It was a great Christmas at Chez Em......the miniquiches and sausage balls were a hit, the weather behaved, and wonderful gifts were given and received by all.
And the gifts didn't end there - I had a lovely lunch with my friend Steph and her husband who gifted me with a bottle of Pusser's Rum which is the same recipe served to Royal Navy seamen for more than 300 years. I think this substance is part of the reason that they lost the War of 1812 - it certainly can be distracting ;).
But that wasn't the end of the gifts - when I came home today, in the mail was an AARP membership.....not one of the invitations to join that I've been tossing in the recycle bin ever since I hit my 40s - but a real membership, card and all. The paperwork says its a gift membership - but it doesn't mention from whom. (or is it from who - this is one of those grammatical rules that I can't keep straight so I generally avoid using either one and in any case - sentences shouldn't end with prepositions )
There's a list of membership benefits that include hotel, car rental, and cruise discounts all of which would certainly be useful to me - and I gather some stores offer special senior discounts as well. Seems that it does make a great gift for a bargain shopper/traveler like myself.
But still - its the AARP....and I'm not quite ready to publicly acknowledge my senior citizen status even to save a few bucks.
So, to the anonymous donor - Thank you, I think ;).
