Christmas 2021
The House
This was our second pandemic Christmas, but also the first Christmas without Roger, Marsda, or Ted. Restarting a tradition from years past, we rented a house out in the country and gathered to celebrate with the Providence, Boston, and Vermont clans. Emily picked the house and it was a winner! Loads of space, beautiful fireplace, and plenty of snowy grounds to waddle around after eating a bit more than advised.
Games
Before, and after, some truly tasty, gut-busting meals like:
veggie feast (shepherd’s pie, “meatballs”, brussel sprouts)
beef tenderloin with potatoes and asparagus
chicken pot pies
taco night
we’d gather by the fire or scoot up to the kitchen table to play a game, or four. Some of the hits:
Pandemic
Scrabble
Boggle
Time Stories
Sushi Go
Uno Attack
Gin
…and probably some I forgot.
Presents
It was a bumper crop of presents this year! So much fun to see all the gifts and the tearing of wrapping paper and the swapping of Yankees 🤣
Pets
Our four-legged friends provided endless amusement. Sprocket remains dauntless in his pursuit of food and Booger was the chillest cat I’ve ever seen. Sprocket was even unfazed by a vicious encounter with a drone that left him briefly bloody in the snout (sorry Sprocket!).
Hanging Out
And of course, there was plenty of time to just sit around and gab, catching up on the comings and goings of 2021. What a great way to put a bow on the year. Here’s to 2022!
