Ali Claus is Comin’ to Town

All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go!

I made my list…

I checked it twice.

And then I stuffed everything into my suitcase.

Look at all those presents! Yay!

I am giddy with excitement about getting to New Hampshire tonight. I banged out a 4-mile run this morning (The wind almost knocked me into the East River, I swear!), vacuumed the apartment, cleaned the bathrooms, took out the trash and recycling and put away all the dishes.

I’m meeting ABS at Penn Station around noon and then we’re taking the Long Island Railroad out to Jamaica. From there we hop on the Air Train to the JetBlue terminal. It sounds like a hike, but it’s really easy — and incredibly cheap!

Our flight brings us to Boston (flights to NH are way too expensive) and my mom is picking us up at the airport. My parents’ house is only about an hour outside of Boston, but since we get in at 4:20 pm it’s safe to assume we’ll hit a buttload of traffic.

Here’s our agenda for while we’re in NH:

• Tonight is tacos for dinner! Yum!
• Tomorrow morning ABS and I are running last-minute errands with my dad (obviously he’s not done shopping)
• Tomorrow afternoon my best friend Becky and her boyfriend are coming over
• Tomorrow night — Christmas Eve! — my parents, ABS and I will go to the annual Christmas Eve party hosted by my parents’ friends (traditionnnnn, tradition!)
• Then it’s Christmas! Which at our house means opening presents super early then spending the entire day watching movies and playing games in our PJs

OK, off to triple check the list then hit the road!

Safe travels to everyone this holiday season.

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