T'was the night before...

So I was sitting in the IMAX theater last Wednesday, watching Avatar for the second time, when I started thinking how can I carve out one last ride this week before the family festivities take over. In between scenes of trans-migrational soul sharing between human and Avatar and some fairly good kick a_ _  warrior stuff on screen  I mentally looked at the schedule for the next four days.
Tomorrow, Thursday, if I pick up this family member earlier in the morning to get some last minute shopping done and then drop them off at their hotel I could squeeze in a 2 hour interval/ joy ride before picking my charges for the family Christmas eve nosh. That aught to work for them and give me a chance to lose some pent up energy so I'm not a physco when the family wants to spread some cheer. And after all I want to be a good host/family member so slicing two hours out of four days should be ok, right? At least that's what I'm was telling myself that night it would all wash the next day.
Tomorrow, I thought, will get off to a good start and I'll do some good stuff on the bike and get the furnace going then watch what I my diet with out eating like a model and I won't gain much weight and therefore won;t beat myself to much. My goal in to stay within a 2-3pound gain at most with out my daily routine for 4 days.
So the upside as you know is that we get to hang with family and tell stories on each other in front of the kids who are by now all at least 20 years old. Then when that has lost it's luster we will eat and drink and be satisfied until we are fat, dumb and happy.
Looking back on the Holiday, along with familial bonds and the eating of great food I actually got in an extra ride and didn't disturb the harmony and peace of anyone and I managed some peace of my own. Hope all had a great and Joyous Holiday!
If I pass you on the road stop at Peets, because your buying.