Happy
New Year! I’ve spent the day eating a cupcake at a two year old’s birthday
party and now I’m watching hockey, which makes it a pretty perfect way to start
the new year.
Sunday, December 25th
Christmas morning we opened gifts from my cousin and then I headed to church. After church we went to Dr. M’s dad’s house for lunch. Here is what Dr. M said: We once again gathered around the ancestral table for Christmas lunch, there in the little house teenage Pop helped his WWII veteran cousin build. It is his 90th Christmas. He ate well: meatloaf, mash potatoes, green beans and pintos (aka shellie beans), mac ‘n cheese, brioche rolls, and pie! In the early 70s, the house would have been filled with people, and I would have been relegated to the kids’ table. Today, there were just three of us and a lot of ghosts…a lot of ghosts.
Sunday, December 25th
Christmas morning we opened gifts from my cousin and then I headed to church. After church we went to Dr. M’s dad’s house for lunch. Here is what Dr. M said: We once again gathered around the ancestral table for Christmas lunch, there in the little house teenage Pop helped his WWII veteran cousin build. It is his 90th Christmas. He ate well: meatloaf, mash potatoes, green beans and pintos (aka shellie beans), mac ‘n cheese, brioche rolls, and pie! In the early 70s, the house would have been filled with people, and I would have been relegated to the kids’ table. Today, there were just three of us and a lot of ghosts…a lot of ghosts.
Christmas Moon!
Stopped by my dad’s house to work a section of the puzzle. Mischief managed!
Our annual college friend gathering! I think this was number 37? Which is just crazy.
Stopped by my dad’s house and took a sky photo before heading home.
No photo.
My hot chocolate at work looked so pretty that I had to take a photo.
Our evening plans were canceled so we watched college football (two amazing crazy games!) and I made this hat. I was so excited to get to the end of the pattern & then saw that the last line gave instructions for work that will probably take another 2 hours. So that’s what I’ll be working on this evening.
Are you sure that's the moon in your Wednesday sky shot? It has an odd, almost triangular shape. Perhaps it was Santa making an intergalactic run in an oddly-shaped sleigh! I smiled at the mention of the kids' table. We had those, too, and it was quite a rite of passage to be invited up to the big peoples' table!
ReplyDeleteI've still got my tree up, too. I love the lights. I already took off the ornaments and put away some other Christmas decorations, but I've always left the tree up until Epiphany. Now I've learned that some people keep them up until Candlemas -- February 2. I could go with that!
I HAD NOT NOTICED THE SHAPE OF THE MOON! Now I'm wondering if this was the first sighting of an alien invasion. Ha!
DeleteI took our tree and all Christmas decor down by the 27th. It was feeling cluttery and uncomfortable for me.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to continue your traditional Friends' Gathering for so many years. When you hit #50, I think it should be catered and with champagne!
Ooo - that's an excellent idea!
DeleteYour mention of Dr. M's "ghosts" is sad -- time steals from all of us. It's great that you keep up with your college friends. Love the new necklace, and that hot chocolate has left me craving one!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great picture of the ornaments on your tree. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteNice pics! I was going to do something energetic every day in January (quite a loose guideline). I think I'm managing every other day... not bad. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThe frosting work on that cake is exceptional! You could work in a bakery. At least as an icer. And are you sure there was any hot chocolate under all of those marshmallows? Ha. (I wonder why my comments are all about the food and drink?)
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