26 December 2009
The Day After
Posted by Roland under: Personal .
Great times with family related events on Christmas Eve and Christmas. The saddest part though, had to be the fact that my relatives didn’t decide to get me gifts because they weren’t aware that I was going to be back in Maryland =/ I’m tempted to fulfill that theory next year with a fancy trip somewhere hopefully.
In any case, it’s not so much about the gifts (plus me showing up should give everyone a heads up that I’m around for my all important 25th birthday) but the time hanging out with everyone, for which there was plenty of (and was enjoyable!)
In the aftermath of December 26th I decided to meet up with Cat for some pho, which I had been hankering for days. I would take the journey up into her part of Maryland, the inevitably fancier Montgomery County. Unfortunately, the high (relatively…40s) temperatures had made it so all the snow was melting but also created a weird smoky effect on the roads as it evaporated (probably mixing with the chemicals used to treat the roads during the blizzard). This meant terrible fog and this meant accidents on the Wilson Bridge, so I was super delayed upon meeting her (about 40 min =/ ). Cat, to her credit, took in stride and we sat down for some pho (desperately needed on a cold day) with little incident, although a nearby guy decided I was talking too loud for his liking and told me to quiet down. Who the heck does that at a public place like a restaurant (btw, I wasn’t talking that loud to begin with!)
Anyway, after lunch with Cat, I decided to stop by Montgomery Mall at her suggestion (the place to be “seen”, in her words). Unfortunately, everyone else in the county wanted to be seen so there were car lines everywhere to try and get a space, which I eventually did with some effort. I escaped only with a shirt and tie combo from Express (nothing else called out to me), not kinda the worth the hassle of after Christmas day shopping, but better that than nothing!