Reluctantly On the Road Again

It was time to empty out the van . . .
and head across the lonely desert . .
and make the usual pit stops . . .


it goes without saying . . .

I added a new stop (because puzzles are not a bad way to spend my time when hubby’s off doing what needs to be done) . . .

and made my way here. . . .

to pick up . . .

so we could . . .

for her mission.  But then she had me drop her off here . . .

to play soccer with her friends one last time.
The next day , we went out to breakfast. . .
 
had an amazing snack/lunch . . .
and went out to dinner . . .

with some packing and loading up the van in between.
all so we could . . .
head home.

Oh Christmas Tree

In years past, we are slow to decorate and even slower to put up our tree.  But we were lucky enough to have Allie for several weeks this year and we had to celebrate .. . . by putting up the tree once she was home.

Could we be more enthusiastic?  Doubtful!

We found a corner for the tree. . .

Paul and Allie worked hard. . . I “needed” to ensure there was photographic proof!

It is a lot of work for a college student who has been running on a sleep deficit for . . . . the past three and half years?  Or maybe longer?

Decorating would have to wait for another day. . . if at all!