The Nelson Narrative

We had an actual white Christmas this year.  That is pretty rare.  It occasionally snows on Christmas but if it does it doesn't usually stick.  It was so pretty and festive. We got up early and opened gifts, then had breakfast and started getting things ready.  Paul's mom and sister came around noon and we opened gifts with them and then had turkey dinner.  They actually stayed the night because they didn't want to drive home in the dark, especially with all the snow. Olivia made these beautiful appetizer trays Later in the week we got even more snow.

Happy New Year!  I can't believe it's 2022.  Maybe I'll go back to the office this year...who knows. Last night we resumed our normal New Year's Eve ritual of going to our friend's house down the street.  We've been going there every NYE since 2012, with the exception of last year, of course.  This year was a bit different though, as she got divorced and a lot of the people who would have normally been there couldn't make it for whatever reason.  So it was small and really low-key but always a great time. Today we took down all the Christmas stuff and will probably watch a movie later.