Christmas in Indy, Day 5: Opening Christmas Gifts, Visiting Crown Hill

Group photo! Another masterclass in how to balance a phone precariously, for 10 seconds.
Group photo! Another masterclass in how to balance a phone precariously, for 10 seconds.
It was cold out, but we all braved the temps to seek out mulled wine and raclettes.
Fast forward to Indy, several hours later. It’s late at night, we’ve unloaded the car, and are hanging out in the kitchen with Stacey and Shane. As a late nightcap, Shane offers me up a little moonshine.
Headed back to Chicago today. As I was packing up the car, I looked up to see Kaya in the doorway. There was this somewhat somber expression on Kaya’s face, kind of a “You’re leaving? Already?” kind of thing.
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.
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.
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.
My sister didn’t remember it at first, but she recognized this photo. She kept saying “Who is that?” but couldn’t quite place where she recognized him from.
As I played the video, she started to remember bits and pieces. And it was hilarious, watching her remember all the various characters from this film.