New Year's Eve Eve

Sunday night we rang in the New Year a little early. 

It was a quiet celebration.  We had an early dinner and enjoyed a bottle of Champagne.  After that we watched some football, took the dog for a walk and went to bed around 9 pm.

Monday was a beautiful day here.  We slept in a little and had a pancake breakfast followed by a hike in the hills.

We're looking forward to our first full year in the new house and finishing the job of settling in.

Happy New Year to you and best wishes for a happy and healthy 2013!

Thanksgiving

 Turkey Day was fun for us.  Originally it was just going to be the two of us enjoying a small meal and watching football.

At the last minute, we ended up inviting over a couple of friends from work who had no other plans for the day.  We ended up with five of us for dinner.

One of the guests made some very tasty garlic mashed potatoes.  Aimee and I handled the bird/stuffing, a salad, green beans, cranberries and a homemade pumpkin pie.

There were three NFL games to watch and time to throw the football around the backyard while the turkey was cooking.