Christmas morning, we enjoyed breakfast then headed to Chris and Kel’s. Once again Tillie slept most of the way. That also meant that she was full of energy as she entered the high energy home. Their cat, Ryder, kept himself upstairs, avoiding the girls and their cousins, who were full of new present highs. Rubble, the 90-popund Pittie, was enjoying all the company and wanted to play with the new puppy. Tillie got into the play and nipped Rubble, who then proceeded to ignore her for the rest of the day. At one point, Tillie grabbed his tail and was tossed to the side when he wagged it, not paying any attention the puppy attached to him. Chaos continued, presents opened, family dropped in for Christmas wishes and hugs, food, and conversations that covered a multitude of topics. When it was time to leave, the four of us just sat in the quiet of the car and enjoyed a few minutes of silence. Poor Heather is spending the night to have more time with the girls.
Monday, I was able to meet up with my friend, Carolyn, in Lambertville, NJ. It is just above Washington’s Crossing in Trenton. The town was very busy, being the day after Christmas. The Lambertville Inn Restaurant had no seating without a reservation. Instead, we scouted the bar area for about 30 minutes or so, and was able to find a bar table. a perfect place to sit and eat. The food here is delicious and the service pretty good for a holiday. Apparently, a number of servers and a bartender opted to call out sick, but we were taken well care of. All too soon we needed to say our good-byes. I parked by the river and noticed the water was moving rather swiftly. It wasn’t until I got back to the house that I learned they had to cancel the Christmas Day Re-enactment of the Washington’s Christmas Crossing the Delaware River due to high water and swift currents.
Tuesday, Greg, Jenn and Pete opted to head over to Top Golf Driving Range, which has balls with trackers that enable it to show up on screens. They figured it would be great to do something different. Apparently so did a whole lot of others. The wait for 4 plus hours. Needless to say, they returned home once they realized that everyone was off for Christmas week and looking for something to do!
We once again got up at the ungodly hour of 2 AM on Wednesday morning to head back to Florida. Traffic, though heavy, moved well until we entered South Carolina. There was a flipped truck on the exit ramp north bound, heading towards the west. Traffic heading South had 6 miles of rubber-neckers. Somehow that stop and go continue through most of the state. We didn’t time it, but I believe that craziness cost us a good 2 hours that added onto the 17-hour trip. Once again, Tillie was great.
Boy, did our bed feel wonderful! Tillie also took pity on us and slept through the night until 7:30. Something she never did before.
This morning we were able to see how the birds decorated our canvas while we were away!
 |
| December 30th Sunset |
Howie and Ann invited us to once again ring in the New Year with them. This year’s theme was a New Year in Havana. We headed over to the club for a yummy assortment of appetizers, a main course of Chilean Bass with Miso sauce, Roasted Duck, Veal and Maine Lobster. Of course, there were also the tasty sides as well as delicious and varied desserts. The band and dancers were also designed with the Cuban theme in mind. Many of the members also dressed the part. It was an enjoyable evening, but Ann’s hip surgery was still uncomfortable. We headed back to their home to ring in 2023! We stayed overnight and returned home in the morning.
A colorful and enjoyable New Year's Eve ~
No comments:
Post a Comment