Dec. 27: We’ve had such a great time these last couple days seeing friends! Bryan and I are currently crashed on the sofa after Fondue Part Deux.
On the 26th, Anne & Owen and Heather stopped over for a visit. We all had a fun time catching up and indulging in the wonderful hot chocolate from Aunt Kate. Maretta and I went shopping in the afternoon for a work-blazer. We had lots of success at Macy’s. It was one of the first times in recent memory that I was shopping without any children. It was a delightful afternoon!
In the evening, Joe and Becky came over and fixed enchiladas for us for dinner. They helped us put the kids to bed, and then Bryan and I spent the evening camped in front of a movie (me) and the laptop playing chess (Bryan).
This morning, our clan trooped through the thick, thick fog to Grandma McElmurry’s house where we visited with Grandma, Nancy, Brian, Tom, and Katie for a couple hours. When we came home, we were delighted to find that our friends Josh and Annie were driving through Madison on their way home from Christmas (on their way back to Philly). So they stopped over and we got to visit with them for a while. We last saw them three years ago. How time flies!
After their visit, we drove across town to attend Lisa’s birthday ice cream get-together. Sylvia and Andrew shared a cup of vanilla ice cream, and I think Sylvia ate more than Andrew did!
Not missing a beat, we drove to my dad’s house where we picked up the left-overs from our Christmas Day fondue feast and took them back to our house. Heather and Michael, Maretta and Kyle, and my dad all came over, and we stuffed ourselves once again. Cheese, meat, and chocolate fondue. That’s a lot of food…
It’s been a great couple of days. Tomorrow may be more relaxed, and that will be fine with me too:)
I’m so glad that we’ve had the opportunity to see so many friends!