I am no longer in Iowa. It was a pleasant and uneventful trip. Unbeknownst to (or, at least, unremembered by) me before going, it was actually Christmas for my family, as well. So, I received, and did not give, several lovely gifts. (Though, had I known, I probably still would have opted for the apology of "you will receive it in the mails" and ordered the gifts via the web to be sent directly to their recipients, as was, and always is, the plan, rather than schlepping them across the country.) Right now, I am wearing one of two pair of jeans received by me, as well as some comfy flannel boxer shorts.