Brian and I became godparents to young Billy Casper at the beginning of a very Casper Christmas outside of Baltimore. Other than the baptism, there was a lot of eating and sitting in the living room. There was playing with the kids and shopping and gifts and a lot more eating. It was delicious.
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| Brian as the lEf and Becca starring as Cindy Lou Who |
Why Dallas? That'll be in another post.
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| Tea downtown at the Drake |
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| This was a blast - we got all 6 sleds tied together. I think Austin and Jaden couldn't see anything from under their hats. |
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| Dad with his likeness. We should have put a cigar in its mouth. |
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| Favorite game of the weekend - put Phoebe in the bench. She loved it. |
So while we went a lot of places and saw a lot of people (not all mentioned here but that doesn't mean you're not important), our trip had a recurring theme of just hanging out... and eating.
Going back felt different this time. The obvious reasons are that it was winter and we didn't get to the Twin Cities. We'd also been there just four months earlier, so easy and familiar places didn't give me the relief I felt after a year of being foreign. Is that because I feel less foreign in Germany now? Maybe it was also because our whole trip was spent in vast suburban landscapes. No offense to those of you who live in the suburbs, but I had the sensation that even after traveling in three states, we hadn't gotten anywhere becuase it all looked the same.
I didn't go for the places, though, I went for the people. And the Mexican food. And the movies.
We luckily escaped the Polar Vortex and are comfy with a damp 50 degrees in Hannover today.
Happy New Year!
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