I had so much fun being home, and staying at my mom's house. My sister was home from France, and Darrel stayed with us for a few days, so we had a full house. I knew before I went home that it was going to be a hectic week, and it was. I had plans for six out of the seven nights. I spent time with my dad's side of the family, Ernie's family, my mom's side of the family, and Darrel's family. All in two days. Lets just say by the time I got to my mom's on Christmas afternoon, I was a little stressed out I just cried.
Our family has a tradition of going to Gamekeeper's in Chagrin Falls on Christmas Eve afternoon. It's a restaurant/bar that I have been going to since I was an infant, and it's kind of like our Cheers. We know almost everyone who goes there. When I was little, it was a big to-do. My grandfather would play with his band in the afternoon, and the place was packed. As time has gone on, we don't spend as long there, and not as many people go. However, I DID get to see my cousin Jen for a brief hour in time. We had a few cocktails with Poppy before heading to our dinners. I always love to see her!
Of course the whole Christmas thing was fun, but to be honest, my favorite time of the week was Saturday afternoon. I wanted to go to Melt in Lakewood for lunch, because I love it. I called and texted around, and the next thing you know, we have 12 people! My cousins Heather and Kelly and Jeff, my sis and bro and his girlfriend, Darrel and myself, and a few friends. It was so fun! It turned into a three hour event that included great sandwiches and ever better beer. :)
I have to remind myself next year that there are only so many hours in a day. But it was worth all of the running around to do all of the fun things we had planned.Merry Belated Christmas!
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