Christmas in Merrillville
For a late Christmas get-together, Liz and I headed over to Merrillville, for a lovely evening/dinner at Katie and Tim’s house.
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Christmas in Chicago
So this year, a bonus that neither Liz nor I got sick. Last year, we had the chance to make some rounds, but things got cut short due to Covid.
While I’m glad we got some extra time with my sister’s family this year, it was nice to have our own little Christmas, back home in Chicago.
Tree Decorations
Forgot to post up some images of our Christmas tree, lights and all. To spruce things up, Liz found a few bunny images online… and traced them as makeshift ornaments.
Christmas Trees and Beers
Seriously contemplating the price tag.
Christmas Tree Dropoff
I was adamant about not leaving our old trees on the front porch. Mostly because I have this worry that some random arsonist is going to walk by and see the opportunity. And set our house ablaze with the flick of a match.
Liz has mocked me mercilessly about this, the last few days. But I’m solid in my sense that doing so would be dangerous in the city. Tempting fate, by leaving this uber flammable thing that’s visible from the street.
Christmas Dinner in Merrillville
We brought a few things to share. And also got to sample some Armagnac that Katie and Tim picked up, while they were in southern France earlier this year.
Christmas in Chicago
An early joint gift: a sampler of “sherry bombs.” I figured this was something we could try out together. Funny enough, we were already familiar with a few of these: Arran as well as Auchentoshan.
Felix Gets an Early Christmas Present: Covid
Ah, dang.
Early Christmas in Detroit, 2023
Back at the house, Sandy’s cozied up in the living room.
Christmas Dinner in Merrillville
to Merrilville… to hang out with Julie and Bob, and Katie and Tim’s family. We had a big dinner planned, with folks arriving in the afternoon for drinks and gift exchanges.
Christmas in Chicago
Part of my gift to Liz: three different bottles from Darkness, a bottler that specializes in Sherried Octave casks.
Christmas in Indy, Day 4: Christmas Day
Jahnu, showing off the custom socks he got (featuring a photo of Kaya on the socks).
Note to self: next year, take this photo and print them on a new pair of socks. Repeat for the next 30 years.
Christmas in Indy, Day 3: Hallway Painting and Mahjong
I have vague memories of playing as a kid. And the sound of Mahjong tiles clacking together is something I hear, when imagining my grandmother’s house on the South Side of Indy. But while I think I know the rules, I never learned them officially.
Christmas in Indy, Day 2: Cold and Snow, Painting and Cookies
We were thinking about using an upcoming weekend day to just relax and make cookies. But looking at our remaining time and our progress in the hallway, we realized we had more work and less free time than we anticipated.
So tonight, we made cookies. Or rather – everyone else made cookies, and I watched them. Liz brought a few recipes and was working on Oatmeal cookies and Sugar cookies.
Christmas in Indy, Day 1: Painting Prep and Ransom Note
One prompt in particular stands out. It was: “Politely tell your kidnapper that you need to go to the bathroom.” I forget who gave this answer, but the phrase “juice break” came up. And for the rest of the night (and the rest of our visit), that became a kind of in-joke that we kept going.