The tree is up, so are the wreaths, Mary has been making cookies, the UPS guys are here too much, there's fire in the fireplace, and.... there's snow on the ground. Where are Currier and Ives to paint a picture? We have a few more things to do, like write a Christmas letter and .... and....and..... The list never ends. But it's fun.
And one thing that is not fun, is I have one more paper due this Friday. Then we'll have fun. We're off to NYC for a couple of nights. Wanna come? We'll see Annie, and bring her home. Margaret's also planning to be up in that neck of the woods for the weekend, before coming north.
Our big news was the first big snow of the year, which I bet folks in Pennington also got. We know New York City got a lot since Annie sent us a photo. Out in Rochester and Chicago we have a long way to catch up. Anyway, it snowed all day Saturday, but teeny flakes, and then got a little more serious over night, so we woke up to about 6 inches of the white blanket. Even though it was Sunday, we had our own little snow day and stayed home, except for a walk in the woods with snowshoes. Exhilarating.
We remembered that this was the weekend we had panned to go to Boston, for Mary's swim meet, but we cancelled since she had not been feeling well and so wasn't swimming. So, good thing we didn't go since we probably would have gotten caught up in the mess. Things work out.
Margaret finished her semester handing in her last paper. She and Andrew are going to celebrate by going to a Beyonce concert. Why didn't I think of that? When is Beyonce coming to Pittsfield?
We had a long chat with the Chicago folks who were getting ready to go out to Michigan to pick up Claire for the winter break. Lur's parents continue to struggle health-wise. Apparently, Myles is keeping everyone in good spirits though. We have to see them! We have to see Daniel dunk a basketball.
Out in Rochester, it sounds like the deer are taking over or at least feeling right at home in David and Paula's back yard. They are expecting Jeffrey and Melodie up from DC and Matthew, Tina and Oliver on the big day.
Joe sent us a photo he took on his way to a Christmas party. He was wearing his new kilt, along with Pop's tuxedo jacket and a bow tie.
And Peter wrote with some sad news that one of their friends from McCarter Theater has been accused of embezzlement. He was a big supporter of Janet's work with the blind.
Another first to check off the bucket list - an auction. Mary and I went to our first live auction with the fast talking and everything. No pork bellies or cattle, but we did get a small rug. We were outbid a few times on other rugs, and left before the furniture came up. An hour plus was about all that I could handle.
Other happy events? Does the dentist count? Finishing the second season of Homeland? John and Marilyn came over for tea and cookies yesterday.They have been walking six miles a day. Not sure what the snow will do to their hikes. David says the path by the canal where he walks is plowed.
At some point, I will have to tell you about our project to go back to Gabon this summer. And about my thesis on historic preservation. But they're still in the planning phase so we'll wait until they're a little firmer.
And that's all the news from up here. We hope you all enjoying the anticipation and the joy of the season.
Love.
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