So I did the whole year recap in yesterday’s post. If you haven’t been reading my blog for long, you might be surprised at how open I am. For some reason I can be kinda quiet in person, but on a blog I don’t mind sharing personal stuff. Go figure.
Anyways, by the time you’re all reading this I’ll be off at my mom’s house visiting family and kicking back. She and her husband had an awesome retirement house built in the interior of BC. Actually they did a lot of work themselves, but it turned out to be a really nice house. That’s not to take away from their carpentry skills. My mom did a lot of renovations on the last home she owned. She also did some carpentry work when she was young. Her husband is pretty handy too…in case they’re reading this 
I’ll be there for almost a week. It will be nice to take a break and not have any responsibilities for a little while. No work. No blog. No affiliate websites. No cats. No meals to cook. No groceries to buy. No apartment to clean. The thought even makes me feel more relaxed.
Of course I won’t be completely lazy. I’ll try to help out where I can with cleaning or cooking. Regardless, the change of pace will be enjoyable. I sure can’t complain about some good home cooked meals and time with family.
I’m really interested to see the progress on their house too. The last time I was there they were finishing up the deck and window trim, but that was in the summer. I suspect they’ve made a lot of progress since then. Well maybe not a ton of progress since they recently got a pool table for the rec room. So that might’ve been a bit of a distraction. I know it will be for me while I’m there.
Anyways, enough rambling. Have a good holiday season everyone. Enjoy your time with loved ones and take some time to reflect upon how lucky you are. If I don’t post again before the new year, Happy New Years too!
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Since I won’t be posting again for a little while, you’ll have plenty of time to read some of my favorite posts from recently.
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What are your holiday plans? Who’s excited about turkey, presents and time with family or loved ones?
No big plans for today, but we’ll see what the rest of the weekend brings
Lance @ Money Life and More recently posted..Personal Finance Round Up, Mentions and Carnivals #35
Sometimes no plan is the best kind if plan. Enjoy the holidays Lance.
Entertaining family this year. Looking forward to it
Enjoy your time with those you care about and chat more in 2013!
Thanks for the mention,
Mark
My Own Advisor recently posted..Weekend Reading – Mayan mayhem, holiday wishes and great blogs
I hope the entertaining doesn’t take to much energy Mark. Have a good holiday season.
We actually do prime rib for Christmas dinner. And for Christmas Eve, I have had potato soup every year of my entire life.
Have a great week!
Edward Antrobus recently posted..Is It Time to Retire the Concept of Retirement?
Mmm can’t complain about prime rib. That’s what I had at my work Christmas party. The potato soup tradition is different.
No turkey this year, it is still alive in the garden and too big for two people, we may eat lamb instead. Thank you for the mention, enjoy your mum and the lazy week!
Pauline recently posted..Can cheap labor make you lazy?
Lol, you have your own turkey? My dad had turkeys for a while when I was young. Damn ugly birds but quite tasty. I can’t say I’m a big fan of lamb.
Happy Holidays Mate! We’re off tomorrow to the relatives for 4 days. It will be a nice break. Mr.CBB
Canadian Budget Binder recently posted..A Beginners Guide to Early Retirement
Enjoy the break Mr CBB. Happy holidays.
Thanks for the mention Jeremy. I hope you have a good week and enjoy Christmas. I am usually very excited about Christmas, but can’t concentrate due to the baby. I am not sure how our holiday will be because we have no idea when we will be in the hospital. See you in 2013!
Grayson @ Debt Roundup recently posted..4 Mortgage Changes Coming in 2013
That would make things a bit hectic when you just don’t know when you’ll have to drop everything and rush to the hospital. I’m sure in the end it’ll be your most memorable holidays ever. Happy holidays Grayson.
Quality time with family and friends is where it’s at this week. Hope you enjoy your change of pace, and thanks for including our post =)
Mrs. Pop @ Planting Our Pennies recently posted..Worth Mentioning #19 – Happy Festivus!
Enjoy your time with friends and family Mrs PoP. See you around in the new year.
We’re having steak for Christmas dinner and looking forward to some down time. Thanks for the mention.
Kim@Eyesonthedollar recently posted..Can’t Take My Eyes Off These Blogs #18-Toy Pony Edition
Hmmm another steak for Christmas dinner. I’m just so used to turkey at that time of year. Enjoy your down time Kim.
We got back from St. Louis last night. It was a lot of fun (other than the usual family drama) and I scored a decent amount of cash!
I hope you enjoy the week off Jeremy. I’m sure it’s much-deserved and it’ll be nice to recharge the batteries and have nothing to do!
Jason @ WorkSaveLive recently posted..How to Decide What Financially Matters in the New Year
Congrats on scoring some nice Christmas cash Jason. Enjoy your time off too if you do take some time off. I know that can be a conflict of interest when working for yourself.
Who is taking care of the cats while you’re gone? Hope you have a great time up there, see you when you get back!
Brian recently posted..Twas the night before Christmas
Oh shit, knew I forgot something. Kidding. Actually Kevin is taking care of them this time around. He lives close enough that hopefully it isn’t to much hassle for him. Enjoy the holiday season you two. And thanks again for the hookup.
Thanks for the link love and have a great Christmas Jeremy!
Mo’ Money Mo’ Houses recently posted..Happy Christmas Eve Mo’ Money Readers
No problem Jessica. Christmas was great for me. I hope it went well for you too. Happy New Year.
Jeremy, I’m also more on the quiet sound in group settings. For blogging I just try to remember that age old advice of only sharing what would make my mom proud. haha!
John recently posted..Christmas Movies, makes a great Family Tradition!
haha that’s a good approach. I guess I avoid mentioning anything that my mom might give me shit about lol. Well that is unless it’s something she kinda knows about already.
Have to get myself one of those vacation homes too some day :0) Few of my old friends from highschool are back in town and we’re getting together this weekend. It IS nice to get away from work for awhile. Thanks for the mention and happy holidays
liquid recently posted..Merry Christmas 2012
I’m sure you’ll be able to afford on someday with the pace that you’re putting money into investments. I hope the holidays went well. Thanks again for the help while I was away.
Merry Christmas Jeremy! Thanks for all your help this year.
My Money Design recently posted..My Stocks with High Dividends Income Report – December 2012
No problem MMD. The year end bill will be in the mail
Happy holidays.
Great list of blog roundup and suggested reading before we end the year. Merry Christmas and we may we all have a better 2013!
Manette @ Barbara Friedberg Personal Finance recently posted..A WEALTH BUILDING GIFT FOR YOU-part 1
Thanks Manette. Happy holidays to you too. Best of luck in 2013.
First of all, Happy holidays and lovely New Year 2013 to you and to your family. I celebrated this Christmas Eve in my home along with my friends by tasting turkey, lambs and cakes. For New Year we have planned to celebrate the fresh year in Las Vegas city with my family members.
Sweet…..New Year in Vegas has got to be a pretty awesome experience. I’m a little jealous. Your Christmas sounds like it was pretty enjoyable, based on the food anyway
Happy holidays and new year.
Are you having a good time off?
Veronica @ Pelican on Money recently posted..The Best of Pelican on Money 2012
I am really enjoying the time off. I’m back from my out of town trip, but I still have several days to kick back. Well I say kick back, but I’ve actually got a ton of stuff to take care of before going back to work. So I’ll be keeping pretty busy. I hope you’re doing well Veronica.