No place like home for the holidays…

I have been telling Julie that it is time to get back to our lives in Chicago. We have spent the past week and a half with our families. It has been a very good time. The the family houses we visit are very different. At hers it feels like we are always busy. there is a lot of family living near her and we feel like we should see as many of them as we can. She has some friends still in the area that we try to see as well. At my family’s place in Detroit other family members live 45 minutes away at the closest and there are not that many of them. Also the TV is always on. Actually right now i am enjoying one of the few times it has been allowed to rest in the off position.Each of our family visits is a very different experience. Ironically, I feel like Julie’s is a relaxing break. they live in the middle of a national forest (practically), don’t have wireless internet and don’t watch much TV. I like getting up at a reasonable time, having a simple breakfast and watch the morning TV shows there. I get along well with the family there and that is a giant perk.At my parents house each person has their own laptop computer and the house is full of wireless internet. We have the tendency to each be on our computer, computing and my dad has the TV on full blast with either MSNBC or Seinfeld on. I am easily distracted and it is very distracting. I feel like Julie does not like it there as much because I get sucked into my computer screen or the TV and do not give her my full attention. It will be interesting to see what happens when we get wireless internet in our place in Chicago. There are no plans for Cable though.All that said I want to get back to being productive. It is almost impossible for me to do this at home with wireless, cable TV and the warmest room in the house being the TV room. We are heading out today for a New Years party at a friend’s place. Then back home to Chi-town.