It Was My Favorite Birthday Ever.

In fact it has been the best holiday season ever; being happy and in love has much to do with that. The hoidays have been filled with parties, meeting up with friends, and so much merriment; I'm living my dream life.

Jessica, Ray and the kids drove up from FL to spend my birthday and the holidays with us. Victor cooked me a birthday dinner, and had the whole family over; the kids were enraptured by his heated floor. Megan made my favorite chocolate cake, and pre dinner we all went to Barndoor Cidery for drinks and snacks. It was a perfect birthday. Christmas eve was bitterly cold, but that didn't stop Jessica and I from making one last trip to the grocery stores, early in the morning. Victor came over Christmas eve, and we snacked and watched movies, while everyone else played games at Megans. Christmas morning saw all of us at Megans, opening stockings, always everyones favorite thing, and opening presents; Victor gave me a new motorcycle seat. In the afternoon, Jessica Megan and I started the laborious process of sorting through 40 years of photos...multiple Mimosas were consumed. VIctor came over in the evening, bringing the traditional Itlaian Christmas dish, baccala; it was delicious.

Today I have a cold and am spending it on Victors sofa, watching lots of Netflix, and realizing that unless I blog everyday, there is no way I can remember everything we do.



I decorated Victors tree with alien ornaments he made; you can find some of them on Ebay.







The kids enjoyed the pretzel cigarettes I made; this may become a Christmas tradition.