Our Christmas was fantastic! Of course we missed all of our family and friends back home and hope you all had a great Christmas as well. We truly feel fortunate for all the blessings we have and our great friends and wonderful family. Al
ways, Chritmas seems to make us think about that more and feel grateful. Our day started out early, around 7:00 with good coffee, Christmas music and the lights on the tree. Santa Rich passed out presents and it seems we were both very good this y
ear as Santa (the many Santas in our lives) were awfully generous this year! Opening presents bro
ught new skis for Karen so she can carve in that Utah Powder even better, a leather jacket and opera tickets for Rich , as well as an assortment of awesome clothing for outdoor adventure and indoor style, awesome cookware, comfy flannel sheets, homemade artisan pieces, some neat toys for the Vanagon, and much more. Rich, always happy with his Dunkin' Donuts coffee and pure Connecticut maple syrup! Thanks to everyone for all the perfect and wonderful gifts! After opening presents, we had a quick, but yummy breakfast and headed out for the slo
pes - see the blog entry after this one for details on that! After skiing we had a fantastic dinner with our good friends, who we call
family here, and celebrated the day. Jeff and Amy, Tammy and Ian (also from MI), and Andy (also from MI!) came over to share the evening with us. Rich cooked up an amazing rib roast (think prime rib) and we had potatoes - sweet and mashed, spinach salad, green bean caserole, brought by Tammy, a staple for all holiday dinners! Yummy cornbread and apple stuffing made by Andy, and delicious cheesecake brought by Amy and Jeff. Awesome!! Before eating, we all cracked open our "crackers" - these
are an English holiday tradition that Rich's family has always partaken in. The crackers (sitting on the plates in the table picture) contain fun little toys and crowns, to be worn during dinner! After we all ate, everyone at the table got a little gift from Santa, and we all went home and went to bed feeling fat and happy. What a great day!
Our Christmas was fantastic! Of course we missed all of our family and friends back home and hope you all had a great Christmas as well. We truly feel fortunate for all the blessings we have and our great friends and wonderful family. Al
ways, Chritmas seems to make us think about that more and feel grateful. Our day started out early, around 7:00 with good coffee, Christmas music and the lights on the tree. Santa Rich passed out presents and it seems we were both very good this year as Santa (the many Santas in our lives) were awfully generous this year! Opening presents bro
ught new skis for Karen so she can carve in that Utah Powder even better, a leather jacket and opera tickets for Rich , as well as an assortment of awesome clothing for outdoor adventure and indoor style, awesome cookware, comfy flannel sheets, homemade artisan pieces, some neat toys for the Vanagon, and much more. Rich, always happy with his Dunkin' Donuts coffee and pure Connecticut maple syrup! Thanks to everyone for all the perfect and wonderful gifts! After opening presents, we had a quick, but yummy breakfast and headed out for the slo
pes - see the blog entry after this one for details on that! After skiing we had a fantastic dinner with our good friends, who we call
family here, and celebrated the day. Jeff and Amy, Tammy and Ian (also from MI), and Andy (also from MI!) came over to share the evening with us. Rich cooked up an amazing rib roast (think prime rib) and we had potatoes - sweet and mashed, spinach salad, green bean caserole, brought by Tammy, a staple for all holiday dinners! Yummy cornbread and apple stuffing made by Andy, and delicious cheesecake brought by Amy and Jeff. Awesome!! Before eating, we all cracked open our "crackers" - these 
are an English holiday tradition that Rich's family has always partaken in. The crackers (sitting on the plates in the table picture) contain fun little toys and crowns, to be worn during dinner! After we all ate, everyone at the table got a little gift from Santa, and we all went home and went to bed feeling fat and happy. What a great day!
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