The presents are all opened!

[danceswithgary]

It's a quiet Christmas here, the first one without the sisters and brother and assorted nieces and nephews and my small house bursting at the seams. My youngest sister couldn't make it up from Charlotte, NC and without her help I couldn't handle putting it all together. Of course, there's also the 'woman in the bubble' situation and the fact that I really don't need to end up sick(er).

Quiet, but nice. Gary made bacon and eggs and pancakes for breakfast and we opened gifts. I was surprised with Kona coffee beans (my favorite), A Dog's Breakfast, plnunn's CLex calendar, and the most amazing of all, the 10-season package set of SG-1, Stargate on the side and everything.

Since I'm finding myself using SG-1 back story with my McShep AU's, I'm excited that I'll be able to watch the episodes, not just rely on transcripts. I'll watch the McKay episodes right away because I'm using those in Lived By The Sea. I knew there was a reason that story was taking its own sweet time coalescing. :-D

Gary's listening to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra CD, Beethoven's Last Night, that I ordered for him. He fell in love with What is Eternal after watching gnine's amazing vid that makes my throat and chest tighten with emotion every time I watch it. If you haven't seen it, even if you're not an SGA fan, you have to watch this vid - you will see what grabbed me about this show and won't let go. It is really that incredible.

I hope everyone has equally wonderful holidays!

Comments

[bittermint.livejournal.com]

Oooohhh, I didn't know there was a 2009 Clex calendar! Thanks for letting me know. *bops over to Bishonenworks to order one*

Merry Christmas!

[danceswithgary]

It's lovely, too! Happy Holidays!

[bev-crusher1971.livejournal.com]

I'm happy to hear that you had such a peaceful day. *hugs* You sure as hell deserved it.

[danceswithgary]

I was definitely just what I needed. :-D Happy Holidays!

[phoenix-run.livejournal.com]

I was never a big lover of SGA but now seeing this vid it makes me want to go back and watch the show from the beginning, or at least the last episodes.
It was an awesome vid and just kind of made me shiver. I have this cd myself for some reason I can just hear Lex as the man's anguished voice.

[danceswithgary]

That video is such a wonderful piece on McKay, how he changed and grew through the series into the man who would dedicate the rest of his life to right what had gone so badly wrong. I adore the character - he's why I write McShep, just as Lex is why I write CLex.

Happy Holidays!

[selinamoonfire.livejournal.com]

It's a little late but Merry Christmas! I'm glad that you had a quiet holiday. :D