The Holiday Spirit

So this year's holiday season kicked off quite well. Lynn's parents and my brother and his family all came to Thanksgiving. Note to anyone who EVER considers rotisserie-ing a duck on the grill... DON'T DO IT! 700 degrees later we had a very charred bird (that greasy, fatty, little duck...) ! But, we did have a smashing success with the Turkey. I followed the "Good Eats" Recipe, it was great! Everyone was in great spirits and the dinner went quite well. I was so glad we had the time together.

For Christmas this year, Lynn has to work that day. Unfortunately, she works in the telecommunications tech support industry and she is one of the low persons on the totem pole. But, thankfully she gets off work at 3:30 that day, so we will be able to have a nice dinner that evening. Neither of us are too upset about her having to work, other than (hopefully) having to schedule another day to get together with her family. We put it in the perspective that Christmas is more than just ONE day, it really has to do with the whole season. The tree is up, the house is decorated for the most part, and we have been watching a ton of holiday movies. We are in the holiday spirit.

This coming Saturday there will be a lighted parade on the square. We only live about 5 blocks away, so I plan to walk up town and meet Lynn after she gets off work for the parade. We are really looking forward to it, and I hope to get some good pictures.