Yikes--been kind of a long time since I posted anything, huh? As Eric and I say, that's crap salad. I loved our blog, and frankly, I miss it. I just need to get back in the habit of posting.
Okay . . . now that that's out of the way, I can update you on the last three months.
November brought another yummy Thanksgiving dinner at Eric's Mom's cabin in Garden Valley, ID. As was the case for the 3 prior, dinner was DELICIOUS! It was also the trip that I learned how to play chess during. I always wanted to learn, but I never knew anybody with a chess set. Eric found his from when he was a kid in a stash of toys that his Mom keeps for her grandkids, and the obsession began. I can't tell you how many games we played, and how much fun we had!
December was Eric's 41st birthday, and Christmas. Ahh. Christmas. We bought a lovely tree this year . . . one a bit more sparse than our prior holiday picks . . . and it turned out gorgeous. We were really able to see each of our decorations, and we wrapped it with beads and ribbon. It was so pretty! I'd even load a picture for you, if I wasn't so comfortable, propped up on a pillow in bed right now. See, the thing is, they're still in our digital camera (yes . . . embarassing). E and I spent a quiet Christmas Eve together watching movies, and wrapping last minute presents. The boys came over on Christmas Day around 11--dinner was Honey Baked Ham, mashed potatoes, and Eric's mom's recipe for these really good brussel sprouts. Everything came out delicious. Just talking about it is making me hungry. On the 27th, we packed up the boys and my favorite dog in the world, (our Dino), and headed back up to Eric's mom's cabin for 2 days. We met Eric's sister Teri, her girls, Sabrina and Annika, and her husband Mike there. Barbara made Cioppino, which has been a tradition for Eric's birthday ever since he can remember. The highlight for us was the hours we spent sledding--all the adults felt like they were 8 years old again! We all huddled together in the family room and opened our gifts to each other--it was so fun.
The next day, we were off to Donnelly, to Eric's Dad's cabin for the next 2 days. The skiiers of the family, (all but Eric's stepmom, Karen, and I) planned to spend a day at Brundage, the ski resort closest to the cabin. For the whole day, Karen and I just relaxed and envisioned all the great times everyone was having . . . then Eric's Dad came home, and very gently mentioned that, "something not so great happened." About 30 seconds pass, and Eric comes walking in with his right arm in a sling. That's my sweetie. He was helping Niko down the very first hill, and at the bottom, Niko's snowboard wedged under Eric's ski, and he fell directly on his right arm. The same arm he had dislocated 2 times before. This being his 3rd dislocation, he knew he'd have to go in for surgery.
Which brings us current--a little over a week ago, Eric went in for his shoulder repair, and is once again, on the mend. He's a good sport . . . he's in good spirits, and is happy to be healing.
So! To all of our friends and family, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year. We love you, and promise to not be so stingy with our posts in '09!
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Here's Jonny!!
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