Tap-dancing with excitement

On December 21, I will be arrivaderci-ing the usual Holiday shenanigans and traveling to Scotland with my dear friends, Kellie and Jens. (Brad Pitt is staying put at home.)

That's right, it's gonna be a kilty Xmas and a tartan New Year. Who cares if we're going at the worst possible time, weather-wise? We'll stay warm by drowning ourselves in Scotch-laced hot toddies. And haggis meat pies.


You all know I like lists, right?

Things I must do whilst in Scotland:

• Prance around the Highlands like I've been cast in a (Scottish) reboot of the Sound of Music
• Get stuck in a sheep crossing 
• Pay homage to Monty Python & the Holy Grail by storming the walls of Castle Doune.
• Sleep in an honest to goodness castle. (Arranged! 2 nights in Dalhousie Castle.)
• Isle of Skye!
• Stalk Ewan McGregor
• Visit at least 1 of the whisky distilleries on this list
• Find a pub that will televise the Dec 23 and Dec 30 Patriots' games
• Let my movie freak flag fly - Harry Potter film locations 
• Learn how to say "Yankee, go home" in Scottish gaelic

I'm sure there's more but those are the most important.