The Gang's All Here

Trevor came home Monday night, working from (our) home on Tuesday/Wednesday.

Holly came in Wednesday afternoon.

This is what feeding five looks like!

The humans feasted on corned beef, red potatoes, carrots, and brussels sprouts. 

We decided to check out Christmas lights down in Roanoke. A wonderful treat on this street, all the homes lit up, some with families gathered around firepits in the front yard, people walking on the sidewalks admiring all the decorations. So much cheerfulness in the middle of a crazy world.

We swung by Chick Fil A to check out their impressive set up . . . 

and left with milkshakes!

Great Weekend

A wonderful December weekend, partially because ALL Christmas shopping has been completed! 

It was warm enough Friday night for Robert to bbq steak in a t-shirt--and with his handy clip on bbq light, perfect in the dark.

We went to Macy's and braved WalMart on Saturday. The stores are busier but definitely not packed with holiday shoppers.

We went back to church on Sunday for the first time since March.  It.was.wonderful. (They've been opened since May or so, or whenever churches were able to.)  75-80 people in the sanctuary, with just a handful masked. Chairs are separated out into groups of two and three; so, so, so good to be there, and we stayed an extra hour and a half I think visiting afterwards.

 A stop at Krispy Kreme. Ahhh! Hard for Sundays to get any better.

 

We did a bit of grocery shopping at Aldi and headed home to enjoy sitting on the deck in the sunshine--notice my SHORTS!

A perfect weekend, did much to distract me from anxiety about the latest round of mask mandates. I needed all of this!