We ate a nice dinner Friday night at a little French restaurant in a tiny town that happened to be celebrating its annual "Christmas Kickoff" weekend, so after dinner, we meandered downtown to watch fireworks in the snow. Then we crossed the street to see the movie "Secretariat" in the renovated historic theater. We sat in the balcony and enjoyed the movie immensely, except for the noisy teenagers in the very back row (we should have known better than to sit where we did). After the lady in front of us got annoyed enough to go back and scold them, they did calm down and we were able to watch the dramatic ending of the movie in peace and quiet.
Matt and I also relished our being able to have uninterrupted discussions over the weekend. We were able to talk about some of the deeper subjects for which we never seem to have the time. Matt even indulged me with trips to two thrift stores. He also joined me on a couple of coupon shopping adventures.
When we got home late afternoon yesterday, we found the Christmas tree all decorated and all the kiddos and Grandma and Grandpa safe and sound (although all were a bit tired). Grace and Grandpa cooked and baked up a storm while we were away, so everyone had been well fed. As nice as it is to get away, we always miss our kiddies and our own bed. All felt familiar again when I awakened at 3 a.m. to eat my snack and start another load of laundry.
A picture of the homemade Boston Cream Pie that Grace made while we were away. Boston Cream Pie is a long time favorite of Grandpa's. Grace made it as a belated birthday gift to him. It wasn't popular with everyone, though. Jude took one bite and declared, "Ick!"
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