The expression “old news” is an oxymoron. If it’s old, how can it be new? But here I am anyway, behind schedule, bringing you belated news about the holidays.
By now, most everyone has put away Christmas decorations and is thinking of the next observance: Ground Hog’s Day, Valentine’s Day, maybe the Spring Solstice? As I write this blog, though, I’m still thinking of our Christmas festivities. Well, actually there weren’t many festivities.
Morgan and Brigitta hamming it up for the camera!
Keith and I observed Christmas a little late this year. Except for an enjoyable afternoon get-together with the Boonville Herald staff and the Christmas Eve worship service at church, our celebration here in the snow-covered pines was uneventful.
Dan concentrates during a Trivial Pursuit game
As explained in my last post, we decided to delay our usual holiday trip to Pennsylvania until after Christmas weekend. So we actually celebrated the coming of 2010 before we held our usual family Christmas gathering.
We stayed with daughter Kristina at her Gettysburg home, and she once again outdid herself as hostess for a wonderful New Year’s Day brunch. Following a sumptuous meal that featured everything from traditional breakfast foods – like Kris’s tasty homemade French toast – to hotdogs and sauerkraut and lots of delicious sugary treats, we traded gifts with Kris and our granddaughter Brigitta (home from college), as well as future son-in-law Dan; our son and daughter-in-law Brian and Diane, and their two children, our grandchildren Joshua (also home on college break) and Morgan; and daughter Amy and her fiancé John. We missed our Florida family: daughter Kathi, her husband Chris, and our grandson Ryan, who enjoyed the holiday at home.
Josh plays guitar, along with a computerized game, which I won't even try to explain! In background: his mom and dad, Diane and Brian.
We don’t get too many opportunities to spend the greater part of a day with family, so it was a joyous occasion. Watching the younger generation try to keep up with the animated Guitar Hero X-Box pros playing Beetles tunes was a fun treat (entertainment for the younger set is a whole lot different from it was in my teenage years!) Towards evening, some of us – mostly the older generation – tested our skills during a hilarious game of Trivial Pursuit. It’s always a lot of fun to play the game with Kris and Dan, who have to be two of the smartest people I know! I love this old game, but it’s frustrating sometimes to realize just how poor my memory has become!
Stop by again soon for news of a special Christmas gift for two special people!
Kris tries for a piece of the pie during our Trivial Pursuit challenge!
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