Dec. 23rd Evening

That evening, Jill, Tony and their kids came over for Pizza, Beer and Wine....

Dec. 22nd and 23rd Lunch

*Thurs. 12/22-  Ric’s last day of work.  Hurray!  Dom left Mississippi bright and early, drove straight through and arrived in Cincinnati just after dark that evening.   

Meanwhile, I got rid of some leftover eggs by making egg salad.  Also started on my Pumpernickel Stuffing for the Goose.  Dom, Ric and I stayed up until 3:30 a.m. drinking beer and laughing.  Just like the old days!

*Fri. 12/23-  The three of us met Jennifer for a neat lunch across the street from where she works.  Terry’s Turf Club.  They just started opening for lunch a few days a week.  The place was mobbed.  The food was great…. ½ pound burgers on artisan rolls.  Buckets of peanuts.  Ice cold beer.  Fun, fun place!

Dec. 18th through 21st

*Sun. 12/18-  Rick went to a gun show while I laid around.  Upon his return, we did some shopping at Wal Mart, ordered his Christmas Goose at Bigg’s, then headed home.

*Mon. 12/19-  Rick spent a full day at work while I stayed home and polished his sterling silver. (My annual job).  When he got home, he dropped me off at a neat bar, Tabby's, while he got a haircut.  

He joined me for a beer afterwards, we picked up our 12 ½ # Goose (Almost 80 bucks…. He almost had a stroke!), then had a delightful dinner at TGIF….  3 courses each for $17 per person.  Yummy!

*Tues. 12/20-  Rick worked.  Uneventful day.  I worked my magic in a call to Dish Network and got them to knock off over 20 bucks a month on his bill.

*Wed. 12/21-  While Rick worked, Jennifer and Jill, Brooke and Ryan picked me up.  I bought them lunch at Fiesta Brava.  (Ric’s favorite Mexican joint.)  Not so much mine, but the company was wonderful! 

Dec. 16th and 17th

*Fri. 12/16-  Flew into Cincinnati.  Rick and I swung by Jennifer and Richard’s on the way home from the airport…. Had great fun with them, as well as little Lauren and Blake.  They had a great local pizza delivered from “Grandma’s Pizza”

*Sat. 12/17-  Rick went into work for half of a day.  When he got home, we headed across the Ohio River to the Party Source in Kentucky.  

http://www.thepartysource.com/  

The Party Source is like the Super Walmart of wine, beer, booze.... It's an annual stop for us.... we're like a couple of kids in a candy store. 

Afterwards, we went to Buckhead’s for a kick-ass steak sandwich.  The joint looks like a hunting lodge and sits on the Ohio River.  Very nice view and a great atmosphere.

When we got home, Jill, Tony and their little ones, Brooke and Ryan stopped by for a few hours.  Had big fun.

Happy New Year, Friends and Family!

I hope that this post finds everyone healthy and happy.

It's been a wild few weeks for us.... wild in a good way-

I flew to visit family in Cincinnati, Ohio on Dec. 16th.  Just flew home on Jan. 3rd.

Dominic drove up for a week on Dec. 22nd.

Best friend Amy and her girls drove down for a couple of nights after Christmas.

Fun, fun, fun!

The following posts and pictures are more of a diary for myself to look back upon.... Some of you may enjoy, others may find it quite boring.

Again, Happy New Year!