RSS Feeds: It Isn't Christmas In November
My long awaited cargo packages arrived yesterday morning. These were four huge boxes containing computer hardware, clothing, china, skillets, and other things. The contents were worth somewhere between $2000 and $4000. My wife sent them the first week of September, they arrived at the Manila port on November 8th, and they were delivered here on November 14th.
As the boxes were placed in the living room area, all of my in-laws and assorted relatives followed them in. They were like vultures waiting for their supper to die so they could swoop down and eat it. As soon as a box was opened, hands and fingers were digging where they didn't belong. They were extremely disappointed when I started kicking them out of the house.
My desktop system now includes a new webcam, a new boom microphone, a new 750 GB external hard drive, and a new 2 GB flash drive. Counting the internal hard drive, I now have over 1 TB or storage space. As soon as I transfer all the extraneous software and files to the external hard drive, I'll be setting up the automated backup system. Everything has been tested — I just finished a video chat session with the wife.
I haven't finished going through and putting everything away. There are some things there that are destined to be given to the relatives, but they're going to have to wait until I can go through everything. If I hadn't stopped them when I did, I'm absolutely positive they would have walked away with things that weren't intended for them. Damn vultures!
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Aint you the man now!
Not really. I feel like things are coming together though.
To them you have much. Great post RT. :)
The thing is, I always share what I have, regardless of what it is. Impatience irks me.
Man, there's nothing worse than opening boxes of new stuff in front of eager relatives…
After I talked to my wife, I realized what I should have done. I should have made sure everyone was out before I opened the first box. It would have made everything easier.
Boy, can I relate!
My husband is from El Salvador and my in-laws are always about the gifts.
A few months ago my husband finally stood up to his mother about the living situation. (She had been living with us for a few years. She kept extending it and I couldn't take it anymore.)
So we've had a bit of a falling out with the family because my MIL moved out, and she didn't go quietly.
The other day I wondered aloud to my husband if we should bother to send a Christmas card to any of his relatives. He said, "Unless there is money in it, they'll still hate us."
Some family!
You hit the proverbial nail on the head.
I went through pretty much the same exact thing, that's kinda funny.
I got out of the military in May and 3 months later, when we got our stuff, my brother, sister, parents and other relatives were there to "help" get things put up.
I didn't get too upset, but it got annoying at times.
Yeah, they don't realize the help is actually a hindrance. I finished putting things away and distributing the left-overs, so I'm feeling much less anxious than before.