Saturday 12th December, 2009 to Thursday January 14th, 2010 My second Christmas Stateside pretty much as expected came and went in the blink of an eye, a series of celebrations in the form of various Belmont Shore parades and parties preceded a very enjoyable Christmas Day which commenced with a now traditional early morning cobweb freeing run on the beach, continued with presents with the Kirby's, several Skyped conversations to loved ones back home, a steak dinner and an hour or so in the pub and culminated in wine with neighbours on the balcony. The following morning, struggling to remember what a holiday, Christmas or otherwise actually felt like I loaded the winter woollies into the car and with Phil and the girls hit the road North, destination Mammoth Mountain. Managing my personal finances since my
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