Is it really over?
The month and year are over and I am ready to tackle a new year and new beginning. How else can you look at it? Every day is a new opportunity to grow and I don't mean in the waist. I just said to Bob that I would not eat anymore today and then he goes and makes some grilled cheese sandwiches in MY new cast iron pan and I'm a goner. I have shown no restraint this holiday season. Eat, eat and eat. That's enough already. So TOMORROW I am starting to scale back. Oh wait I can't because we just received some venison tenderloin from Bob's cousin and we are grilling them with bacon tomorrow. Okay then the next day, I mean it, I'm stopping the endless snacking and cookie munching.After weather caused cancellation of several of our family get togethers we did after all have a wonderful Christmas. It really was special to have our children here on Christmas Eve to have a gift exchange with dinner
followed by a magical candle light service at church. Here are the slippers I made for everyone, 
and the girls getting ready for church. 
Christmas day was spent relaxing 
and eating ( this is the oven baked pancake I made from a recipe on Smitten Kitchen, amazing)
and getting ready to head to Chicago the next day.We spent a long 7 hours in the car but finally arrived to our hotels 
and then headed out in the drizzle to get a refreshment and laugh with the Gross family.
The following few days in the city flew by. We enjoyed shopping, dining out ( celeb citing: Vince Vaughn eating at the same breakfast diner) walking everywhere, holiday lights and decorations, and GREAT company. Got a tour of Tom and Michelle's condo reno. This picture was taken in their lobby. 
What a project! It will be beautiful and I can't wait to see the finished product. We also enjoyed a lovely church service on Sunday at 4th Pres. On Michigan ave just a block from our hotel. The church was so beautifully decorated for the season and the choir angelic. Very formal and traditional and I loved it. Monday we shopped and enjoyed the few remaining hours with the kids before ending with a 6 hour train ride home that was uneventful and smooth. We got home about 11pm to greet our little Frodo and slept like the dead in our own beds.
and then headed out in the drizzle to get a refreshment and laugh with the Gross family. The following few days in the city flew by. We enjoyed shopping, dining out ( celeb citing: Vince Vaughn eating at the same breakfast diner) walking everywhere, holiday lights and decorations, and GREAT company. Got a tour of Tom and Michelle's condo reno. This picture was taken in their lobby. What a project! It will be beautiful and I can't wait to see the finished product. We also enjoyed a lovely church service on Sunday at 4th Pres. On Michigan ave just a block from our hotel. The church was so beautifully decorated for the season and the choir angelic. Very formal and traditional and I loved it. Monday we shopped and enjoyed the few remaining hours with the kids before ending with a 6 hour train ride home that was uneventful and smooth. We got home about 11pm to greet our little Frodo and slept like the dead in our own beds. 
Sorry I know this is a repeat but I don't know how to remove it, augh.
Rang in the New Year with the usual suspects. Great as always. Wayne and Sherry pulled out all the stops with a full 6 course Prime rib dinner followed by a raucous card game of In Between before we all rang in 2009. Home around 2:30 am. I am getting too old for this because I had to take two naps the next day.
Today we happily finished the installation of our long awaited wardrobe and dresser in the master room at the Edge. I am so glad to have it and am much relieved that it is even better than I expected. I am uber picky so was ready to be disappointed but thank goodness it is great. Custom made by Dave Nicol of Cass City and I will post picks later in the weekend when we go back up on Sunday.
So now settling in for a DVR marathon and basking in the comfort of home.
Ta Ta
Marilyn
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