Christmas Day

Our stockings were hung by the chimney ( well, next to the Christmas Tree!) with care, in hopes that St. Nick soon would be there..............

Yes - the tree looked much bigger in the picture yesterday - but it's not the size of the tree, it's the love and holiday cheer that went into putting it up! And Santa didn't seem to mind either. He left us pictures of the Grandkids along with T-Shirts from their All-Star Teams gift cards, a new VideoRecorder (yes, now you'll get to see Movies of Rich on the court - not just those still shots!!!) and a new Garmin GPS System. The wine glasses were nice too! But most of all we got to talk with family and friends and to spend the day with good friends. We talked with Dennis and the family, my brother Dave and good friends Dieter and Helen from Pa.

In the afternoon we headed for Torrey Oaks RV Resort in Bowling Green to meet up with Stan and Sally and Ken and Fay.

Here's Sally - She and Stan met us at the door with hugs and Christmas Cheer and bearing gifts of even more goodies. Everyone hopes to get a tin of Sally's Home made Trail mix! Here she is preparing White Russians ( Kalua, vodka and cream) for Rich and I - and one for herself. Yes they were excellent!

And here she is with Stan . The RV was beautifully decorated for the holiday.

Not long after - there was another knock at the door as Ken and Fay arrived. Faye elected to stay with her burbon for now, and Ken prepares himself a grasshopper. ( I think most of us shared a taste!)

And here they are - Faye and Ken with their best Merry Xmas Smiles!

After a little socializing it was time to meet up with Richard (Rivard) and the rest of the Torrey Oaks Crew for our Holiday Dinner.

Click on picture to enlarge - use back arrow to return to this page: The pictures above are from our dinner. There were probably 50 or 60 people. Torrey Oaks provided the Turkey (oven baked or smoked) mashed potatoes, gravy and stuffing. Everyone else brought a dish to pass. There was everything you can think of: green bean and artichoke casseroles, sweet potatoes, cranberry salads, pasta salads, rolls and breads and lots of desserts, including Ken's Pumpkin Pie. Music and dancing followed dinner - with Faye the featured line dancer and Sally the Smashing Sensation of the night!!! But before that........

Rich tries to open the bottle of wine for dinenr - as Sally shares another Christmas Hug!

And this rose between two thorns - yes that's me getting a Christmas Hug of my own from Ken and Richard.

And the Star of the evening! Sally shakes her tambourine !!

Merry Christmas to All