Holiday Time
It has been quite busy around here lately! Before Halloween, my Grammy was in a serious car accident, sustaining a shattered ankle. After a week in the hospital getting medically cleared for and recovering from surgery, she was discharged in stable condition to a rehab center. But after just a couple of days there, she suddenly became critically ill and was rushed by ambulance back to the hospital. She was in septic shock which had rapidly led to DIC, and was close to death. Thankfully, the cause of her sepsis was quickly diagnosed and treated, and after a week in ICU and another on a step-down floor, she is now doing very well at a different rehab facility learning how to maneuver her leg cast, healthier and stronger every day. Phew!
Thanksgiving was very nice. We celebrated at my Aunt Susan's house, and it was probably the quietest holiday we have had because most of my cousins were at their in-laws' homes. And, can you believe, we sat down to dinner at about 6PM! (Typically dinner isn't ready until about 9PM, what with all the revelry taking precedence over cooking). In time for Thanksgiving, my cousin (and very close friend) Heather finally moved home to Baltimore from Nashville, where she had been living for the past two years. It is so great to have her back!
My 15th high school reunion was held over Thanksgiving weekend, but of course, I did not attend (haven't gone to any so far). Instead, a few of my girlfriends from good old Towson High came over for a mini reunion, husbands and children in tow. It was amazing how little we have changed, and how comfortable our friendships still feel. I really enjoyed seeing them, and plan to keep in touch through the years to come.
This past weekend, Kaya and I went to NYC with my mom and dad to see the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, and had a fantastic time! The show was really something, I love the Rockettes. Kaya said it was "the bestest mobie I ever saw." We walked all over the theater district, gazing at department store windows (Lord & Taylor's were by far the best). I was excited to go to American Girl Place with my mom, but it was so ridiculously crowded that we quickly left. That was disappointing. But we saw so many wonderful things and places: Times Square, Broadway, 5th Avenue, Tiffany's, Rockefeller Center, and so on. We drove by Ground Zero, which was quite sobering. I love that city. I hadn't been there in six years, which is silly. I'll go back soon, and often.
We ended our Hanukkah celebration last night (Kaya, as usual, made out like a bandit!), and will be decorating the Christmas tree this afternoon. Today is Kaya's Christmas program at her nursery school. The children will sing for their parents, and do the "Reindeer Pokey," which I am dying to see. The holiday hustle bustle is in full swing!
Thanksgiving was very nice. We celebrated at my Aunt Susan's house, and it was probably the quietest holiday we have had because most of my cousins were at their in-laws' homes. And, can you believe, we sat down to dinner at about 6PM! (Typically dinner isn't ready until about 9PM, what with all the revelry taking precedence over cooking). In time for Thanksgiving, my cousin (and very close friend) Heather finally moved home to Baltimore from Nashville, where she had been living for the past two years. It is so great to have her back!
My 15th high school reunion was held over Thanksgiving weekend, but of course, I did not attend (haven't gone to any so far). Instead, a few of my girlfriends from good old Towson High came over for a mini reunion, husbands and children in tow. It was amazing how little we have changed, and how comfortable our friendships still feel. I really enjoyed seeing them, and plan to keep in touch through the years to come.
This past weekend, Kaya and I went to NYC with my mom and dad to see the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, and had a fantastic time! The show was really something, I love the Rockettes. Kaya said it was "the bestest mobie I ever saw." We walked all over the theater district, gazing at department store windows (Lord & Taylor's were by far the best). I was excited to go to American Girl Place with my mom, but it was so ridiculously crowded that we quickly left. That was disappointing. But we saw so many wonderful things and places: Times Square, Broadway, 5th Avenue, Tiffany's, Rockefeller Center, and so on. We drove by Ground Zero, which was quite sobering. I love that city. I hadn't been there in six years, which is silly. I'll go back soon, and often.
We ended our Hanukkah celebration last night (Kaya, as usual, made out like a bandit!), and will be decorating the Christmas tree this afternoon. Today is Kaya's Christmas program at her nursery school. The children will sing for their parents, and do the "Reindeer Pokey," which I am dying to see. The holiday hustle bustle is in full swing!
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