2016 is here!

Well it is that time of the year, when we have to take down all of the decorations, and place them carefully in a box and put them away for the year. As 6 sits here and ponders all of the events of the past couple weeks, he cannot help but to pull out one of his favorite sayings: ‘Don’t cry because it is over, smile because it happened”. Memories were made: Family dinner at 3’s house over there on Melody Lane with all the other rich people, Christmas Eve Mass featuring 7 and the Wall Flowers, Christmas morning in the house where it all started, the Gen X’rs on the back porch sitting crossed legged around the holiday fruit punch bowl, sit-down Christmas dinner for 25, gift exchange featuring images from the past, final toast for the day, followed by sugar plumbs dancing in my brain. Don’t let those memories of family fad away. We have now officially transitioned from the holidays to that long span of drudgery between charismas and summer vacation. As I think of things to come, I imagine most of you are hearing every time you turn on the radio “Here we go, here we go… Pittsburgh is going to the supper bowl” 6 did not like that song the first time he heard it, he can only imagine the pain you all are going thru. Cold snowy mornings, sitting in traffic wondering if you could walk to your destination faster. Going to work in the dark, coming from work in the dark. Thin coating of white crap all over everything, and 6 doesn’t mean snow.  Cold, wet dark glooooom. Brushing the snow from your feet every time you get in the car or go into your house. Coats gloves hats scarfs boots and still that cold moist air penetrates your shin. Well I guess it doesn’t have to be that way! Just think before we know it we will be in paradise!

The Steelers season will be in the history books, and the talk will be about the Pirates. We can trade our boots, in for thongs oh sorry flip flops. (6 guesses you can ware those year round) Sitting in traffic on our way to the Waffle House wondering if 7 will ever de-fog the windows.  Getting a free manicure & pedicure as you brush the sand from your feet.  Awaking to the sunrise going to bed at sun set (kind of like a rooster). Hot sweaty and bright. Bathing suits wife beaters flip flops ball caps and still sweating you butt off. Hota and Kathy Lee instead of Marty Griffin, tattooed bodies instead of parka’s, ice de-calf coffee, instead of hot de-calf WAWA coffee, having to pay for your coffee instead of free coffee, Bike riding instead of sled riding, going in the Ferguson instead of the ocean, 5 o’clock everyday instead of Friday,  

You all better be ready, we are into a new year, and 2016, will be better than 2015!