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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.
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.
