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December 21, 2006

Oh, there's no place like home for the holidays

"What? What do you MEAN my flight has been cancelled?!?"

You guys all packed and ready to embark on the annual holiday travel marathon? Me, neither! But while I’m frantically wrapping and filling up the gas tank, I thought I’d offer up some upbeat, seasonally-appropriate ways to pass the time in your planes, trains, and automobiles.

May I humbly suggest…

For your mp3 player:
“White Christmas” (Bing Crosby) The entire album. Totally retro and fabulous.
“Blue Christmas” (the Elvis version, naturally.) Add a little Vegas to your holiday.
“Christmas in Hollis” (Run-DMC) Because no Christmas is complete without some old-school flava.
“Christmas Wrapping” (The Waitresses) These girls were doing chick lit before chick lit was cool.
“Snow Miser/Heat Miser” Because Mr. Tall says so.
“I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” (Gayla Peevey) Also because Mr. Tall says so. Bonus points for rhyming “massage” with “garage.”

For your portable DVD player:
“Home For the Holidays”, starring Holly Hunter and Robert Downey, Jr. If quality time with your extended family drives you right over the ragged edge of sanity, you will love this movie.
“The Ref.” I have haven’t seen it yet, but all the cool kids (see: Lani and Fish) recommend it, so I’m renting it tonight. Let’s all watch it over vacation and confab in January. LC movie club!
“Grey’s Anatomy” (season 2) Episodes 9 and 12 deal with Thanksgiving and Christmas debacles, plus you get all the hunky, scrub-clad men you could ever desire.

For your hungry mind:
Nearlyweds (Oh, please. Like I was gonna let this one go by.) It’s a fun, hilarious holiday read, and I promise it will make that five-hour cross-country flight next to the stranger with a virulent case of the flu more bearable.
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Harkens back to a simpler time when kids were delighted to get oranges in their stockings. And who could resist maple syrup snow candy and Jack the brindle bulldog?
Skipping Christmas by John Grisham. If you’ve ever been tempted to opt out of the whole seasonal shebang.

For your hungry tummy:
Listen, you know and I know that the airlines are not going to feed you. And the fast food joints along the interstate are not a good base for a huge holiday dinner. So pack a snack and be the envy of your seatmates.
Larabars. 100% natural, no sugar added, vegan…wait! Where are you going? They’re delicious, I promise. They taste like pie! (Especially the cherry flavors!) Beth tested and approved.
Newman’s Own Organics Alphabet cookies. All of the chocolatey goodness of Oreos; none of the guilt.
Babybel mini cheeses. Conveniently wrapped in single servings and adorably festive, to boot.

Please add your own suggestions to make the journey more enjoyable. Happy trails and safe, healthy holidays to all!

Posted by Beth at 1:37 AM | Comments (4)

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