TASSY X-MAS 2004

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It’s summer. It’s warm. Let’s have a BBQ, let’s have Christmas! Why not? We’re in Tassy! ;-)

First a biig biig thanx to Martin and Suzanne who invited us to their farm from Friday to Sunday! Your program made that x-mas unique! Now i finally know where Microsoft got the main windows desktop background from…

But from the beginning. It’s Friday and work is finished. Yeah!

Germany: Drive home, go to church, have dinner, get your presents, sing halleluja and go to bed. Germany. You know that. Well, quite interesting, yes.
Tassy: Drive to a farm with its own oyster beach, do not go to church, take a deep breath of fresh air on the beach, climb some trees, feel like in the early 80s when you were young and wild and lay a last brick before the x-mas program starts. And it starts – yes – with some dead animals on the BBQ to increase the power. Even the dog can’t await it now! On party no. 1 you first learn how to build a catamaran on your own. Nice work! Time for a glass of good red wine. On party no. 2 it was more the white wine and the sparkling wine that made the girls wild ;-) It was one of these partys where you enter the room and – wouuuzz – feel comfortable instantly. And it wasn’t only because of Gracie, Kartherine and Laura (or was it?)... ;-)

Saturday, 25th, the day after.

Germany: Get up, have breakfast. Play with your new toy truck. Have lunch. Sleep. Have tea. Have dinner. Germany. You know that. Well, quite interesting, yes.
Tassy: Get up when computer scientists are used to get up. Jump on the farmer’s truck and have a hellride to the breakfast table. Oh stop. Just before the breakfast you get your presents directly out of Santa Clause’s old socks. But now: Invade the buffet! Pull your neighbor’s firecracker (and break together due to the ~~best~~ jokes you’ve ever heard…), put on your christmas crown and start the day with a good breakfast. And hurry up ‘cause lunch at a friend’s place is already waiting! Too much stress? Well just relax a second before the turkey needs some help in the kitchen… After lunch it’s time for the presents. And here in Tassy even bloody German visitors receive something! After all that wine and food it’s time to mix it all up for a better digestion. And if you’re able to do that old David Copperfield trick you’re ready for the dinner party. Beside more bacon, salad and wine you start sophisticated discussions about the Tassy way of indicating in roundabouts while the moon shows his beautiful face. After dinner you go on an illumination sightseeing trip. Ehm a what? Yes, true, Tassie’s are a bit more enthusiastic about decorating their houses even if it may use additional 18 kilowatt hours… Crazy. Well after such a long day it’s finally time to say hello to all the computer networkers out there! ;-)

And before you can turn around, it’s almost Sunday, 26th – the day when god preferred to chill out.

Germany: See 25th (Well yeah, as a difference you’re usually a bit more sick now from all the food). Germany. You know that. Well, quite interesting, yes.
Tassy: Relax. Have a walk to the oyster beach. Play with the dog. Enjoy the nature. Reflect the great weekend.

We, Jochen, Flux, Stephan and me would like to say a big THANX to

Suzanne and Martin for your invitation and the great program!
Doreen and Rick for the catamaran party on friday!
Sue and Warwick for the highlife party on friday!
Jeannie and Rod for the great turkey lunch on saturday!
Rosemary and Graham for the dinner on saturday!
all Tassies we’ve been visiting for their great hospitality!

This christmas was definitely one of the best we’ve ever had!