December 25, CHRISTMAS DAY
Finished our packing and Uber’ed over to the Aaron’s condo
in good time to spend the morning with the family. Everyone already up and
about—and Luka more than ready to see what Santa brought. We started with his
stocking...
and pretty soon moved on to the cornucopia of gifts under the
Christmas tree...
Everyone did well, especially, of course, Luka, and rightly so! After presents, we all enjoyed a pleasant breakfast around the dining table...
Ellie and I wished we had found fresher bagels than those we’d bought at Dean
and Deluca, but there were no complaints, and nobody went hungry.
Everyone did well, especially, of course, Luka, and rightly so! After presents, we all enjoyed a pleasant breakfast around the dining table...
After breakfast, David and I lit up our Cubanos and David
poured generously from a bottle of fine Calvados...
I do not make a practice of smoking indoors, for obvious reasons, but it was cold outside on the terrace—the coldest day of our trip thus far—and everyone, including Chloe, seemed to tolerate the smoke without objection. David claims that it all clears quickly with a door and a window open. I suspect the smell hangs around for longer than he will admit, but I confess it was a sinful pleasure to smoke indoors on a comfortable sofa for a change. And the Calvados only added to the pleasure.
I do not make a practice of smoking indoors, for obvious reasons, but it was cold outside on the terrace—the coldest day of our trip thus far—and everyone, including Chloe, seemed to tolerate the smoke without objection. David claims that it all clears quickly with a door and a window open. I suspect the smell hangs around for longer than he will admit, but I confess it was a sinful pleasure to smoke indoors on a comfortable sofa for a change. And the Calvados only added to the pleasure.
It was all too soon time for the Clothier gang to leave.
With a 3:30 flight from Dulles, we left a little after 1PM...
... and arrived in good time for an easy check-in and security. Ellie was the bad guy, having stashed some kind of mild contraband in her carry-on bag, but that was no more than a momentary hitch.
A brief train ride took us on to our departure gate, where we had only a short wait before boarding.
The flight went by uneventfully and, with the aid of crosswords and a silly movie, in tolerable time. As always, it was good to be home—and to stop by to pick up Jake from his best pal, Remi’s house, just a couple of doors from us, where he had been well taken care of by our friendly neighbors.
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| One tired boy... and Lucio |
... and arrived in good time for an easy check-in and security. Ellie was the bad guy, having stashed some kind of mild contraband in her carry-on bag, but that was no more than a momentary hitch.
A brief train ride took us on to our departure gate, where we had only a short wait before boarding.
The flight went by uneventfully and, with the aid of crosswords and a silly movie, in tolerable time. As always, it was good to be home—and to stop by to pick up Jake from his best pal, Remi’s house, just a couple of doors from us, where he had been well taken care of by our friendly neighbors.
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