The Rest of the Vacation, as short points.

[j_v_lynch]

Gentle Readers,

I left off at our arrival in Wolfville so I'll try and get the rest of it down here, mostly so I don't forget it.

Happy New Year to Me.

• The 22 involved a quick tour of town and some book shopping.


• We got back from that to the arrival of our big christmas gift. The courier was pulling up as we turned the corner.


• He wouldn't let me sign for it though.


• Much of the remaining day was spent configuring the new xbox.


• Except for a short trip for groceries (and fresh Lobster!)


• Made a yummy cream sauce of goat's milk for Cortejo that the rest of the family was jealous of.


• My brother and his family arrived just before so Lydia and Scarlette got to play with Antenna


• My uncle and his family arrived the next day along with the snow.


• Cortejo and I took the beer enjoying cousin to the closest brew pub where we got a Giraffe (112 oz tube with a tap) of beer to share.


• The next night was christmas even and we had dinner with Cortejo's dad.


• There were 15 kids (Lydia, her 11 cousins and 3 exchange students including one 10 year old)


• She didn't get too many presents, but did get a Fidgit, which is the new furby, only louder.


• Back to the house where we stayed up for a little bit and then fell over. Well, first we had to get lydia to fall over, then we had to prepare the leavings of the hogfather.


• Christmas/Hogswatch morning, the hogfather filled our stockings!


• Lots of presents. Lydia made out like a bandit. As always.


• Then we spent the rest of the day listening to the bickering coming from the kitchen. My beer loving (and budding gormand of a cousin cooked for us.


• Thankfully, it did not involve a giant tub of Risotto like last year.


• Dinner was delicious.


• Lydia and I went coasting after dark on the best hill in town. We managed 10 trips.


• Boxing day was quiet. Cortejo and Lydia went off to see her estranged mom and her animal loving cousin.


• I helped take my brother to the airport and had a lovely visit with my mom on the way back.


• We were forced to eat delicious salmon for dinner. Forced!


• We bid an early morning good by to my uncle and his family on the 27 and spent the rest of the day puttering.


• We tried a mixed shopping/coasting trip but pretty much nothing was open because it was Wolfville.


• We also watched a lot of weather network as we heard about the snow back in Ottawa.


• We ended up packing up the car and deciding to leave from our dinner that night.


• Dinner was my pre-birthday dinner, enjoyed with old friends including one from high school that I haven't seen in 10 years.


• It was a much better brew pub IMHO.


• My mom kept delivering more things for us to take with us while we ate.


• We left town at 9:30 at night. This may not have been the most optimal plan, but I hope it helped my parents relax a little.


• the next day, my Birthday, was mostly spent driving.


• And now we are home.


• Today, shopping and a dinner trip.


• Tomorrow back to work and then more travel.