Christmas day began at Norma's with the table filled
with couscous
tofurkey
bacon
yams
salad
pastries
turkey
nuts
bacon
peppermint bark
and cheeses
as we admired the view outside
and Jane
then Jane and Ben
then Ben
and Ben, Jane and Sarah
then Suzanne, Ben, Jane and Sarah
and various groupings posed
before I joined the children for some photos
while Suzanne did her thing (whatever that might have been)
and I posed with my wonderful gifts
and then opened the package
to reveal the contents
which made the room spin
and will make me smell good forever.
Sarah opened her gifts
as Suzanne
warmed up to a phone call
and our final picture was of Sarah before we started on the road.
Before starting home, we purchased Pittsburgh (or Edgewood) gas
as Sarah cleaned the windows
and the gas pumped.
We managed to make it back with just one stop at Highspire (not A spire)
and even cleaned part of the car
before we went in for pizza
and observed the long line of people getting coffee which they would have to stop to return at a later rest area.
Back at home, we went to see PS I Love You where we ran into the Harman's and Liz Dahlen
who were then joined by Alex Dahlen
and then there was a full photo shoot of Harmans, Dahlen and Dobkin/Gespass'es. Merry Xmas to all.