Christmas was one of the most enjoyable we’ve had in recent years. We slept in a bit in the hotel room, and then headed over to Jimmy’s parents house around noon or so. After opening presents with Kathy, Mom, and Dad, we sat down to dinner- Violet went mildly nuts running around beneath the table looking for handouts. She decided that Jimmy’s dad had to be the softest touch, so she focused her attention on him for most of the meal. Eric, Kelly, and their daughter Amber showed up and we then opened some more presents within them. The balance of the day was spent playing games with Kathy, watching Veggietales, and cuddling with the puppy. Great, fun, relaxing day for all.
We dropped Violet off with Jimmy’s parents this morning, and are now packing up and getting ready to fly out to California. All in all, the trip is going quite well so far, and the travel weather for today looks like we won’t (hopefully) hit any snags.
So, hope everyone had a merry Christmas, and happy Hanukkah!
PS: Go Bears, your NFC North champions and holders of a first-round bye!!! And a shout-out to Noah Herron, even though he plays for the evil Packers, for his touchdown yesterday.
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