Today was a good day for just hanging out with family, playing with Christmas goodies, and baking an Apple Pie – could that become a St. Stephen’s Day tradition? We mad s request for Phở for dinner and offered to walk to Phở Hòa to collect some of what we consider the best Phở ever! As a bonus we delighted an an amazing sunset along the way. Back at the house we got to see the little one experience his first taste of peas, a wonderful first foray into the world of solid foods!
By deliberate choice we were in Medina for all the winter holiday festivities from Candlelight Walk in the days before Thanksgiving through A Christmas Carol and A Celtic Christmas as well as an Alex Bevan Concert and a historic house tour all the way through Medina’s 31st Ice Festival but perhaps the highlight was the town hosting hundreds of folks whose homes and lives were devasted by Hurricane Helene at the A Promise of Christmas Event the middle of January. It’s an honor to be a part of this amazing community!
The warmth we anticipated when we headed to the Caribbean in mid-January didn’t really materialize but the fun we had with our dancing friends and the great crew of the Margaritaville at Sea Islander more than made up for the not so favorable weather.
Aboard Jewel of the Seas, a favorite ship of ours, we enjoyed a foray into the history and geology of Canada’s Atlantic coast while enjoying the joys of friendships, longtime and new. Now we’re looking forward to returning to the same ship for further adventures!
So much fun catching up with the blog. Knew of your adventures, but always a treat to see photos!
Thanks for hanging in there while we catch up on our posts!