Happy day-after-Christmas, friends!  I hope that everyone who was celebrating yesterday had a wonderful day.  Hubby and I spent Christmas with my in-laws in upstate New York and it was a lovely, relaxing, fun weekend.  We…

• Had lunch downtown at a favorite red-checkered-tablecloths type of Italian restaurant and then walked off the lunch while checking out changes to the downtown area since hubby lived in this city.
• Visited my in-laws’ newly built cabin for the afternoon of Christmas Eve – six adults and two dogs in a one room cabin (okay, granted, one of the dogs stayed outside) was cozy indeed.  Good thing we all like each other!
• Went to midnight mass with hubby, sister-in-law and hubby’s aunt, while my father-in-law lent his voice to the magnificent choir.  It was gorgeous.  Soaring cathedral ceilings and voices mingled with incense and candlelight.
• Went to the Christmas Day service with the entire family, then to brunch with the extended family on a bright and sunny afternoon.
• Chatted with my family across the state, then opened gifts with the in-laws.  I was gifted with – among other things – a lovely necklace from hubby and a big box o’ tea from my in-laws.  Oh, do these people ever know me!

Merry Christmas!