Happy New Year

We are through the holiday wildness.
The presents are all opened, and the family gatherings are all past.
Himself has a brand new, full-length, black leather trench coat, and a shiny new knife. Today we picked up two new sports coats that T and I took Him to buy just before the holiday. They've been appropriately altered, and are ready to wear. So, He is all ready to enter the new year looking spiffy.
T got her much wanted mandolin and a ScanPan to replace one damaged earlier in the year. A couple fuzzy warm things to wear and some reindeer pretties add to her collection.
I have a new little video camera and an absolutely beautiful wall clock that I've wanted for YEARS.
We've eaten out more than is good for us, but it has been fun.
We are relaxing and enjoying a long weekend together. Tonight, we went for a walk together through the remarkably balmy (nearly 70 degree) weather that we are having here. It is very odd for the end of December, but made for a nice stroll.
We've had our bumps. Somedays are kind of tough, but overall, life is very good and we are very lucky.
We wish all our friends a very, very happy New Year.

swan