Nick and I both beat the snow to Connecticut on Tuesday night. With the winter storm brewing, I was happy we booked his ticket home for Tuesday instead of Wednesday. Nick was missed by everyone, but especially
by Jenny. She had not seen him since August. She followed him around all weekend.
Wednesday night we celebrated Jack’s birthday. Bernie made cupcakes utilizing the chocolate Lego guys as decorations.
Thanksgiving was quiet.
It was the five of us plus my mom and my mother-in-law. We celebrated Jack’s birthday one final
time. Bernie made an awesome Emmett
cake. The Lego man was made out of
chocolate. Fondant was used as the mouth, construction stripes, belt, and
pocket. Bernie also made little wax Lego
man candles for Jack to blow out. Jack loved the gifts he received but was sad
that his cousins were not able to celebrate with him.
Friday was
freezing. It was also the day we decided to pick out our Christmas tree.
We headed to the Lebanon Christmas Tree Farm so that we could also see
Santa. Jack and Vivi were both too
afraid of him to get very close. This was Vivi’s choice of tree:
When we got home, we left the tree in the driveway for a few hours.
Vivi was very concerned that her Christmas Tree was cold. We eventually brought it in and started decorating.
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On Saturday, my brother,
sister-in-law, nephew, and niece came over to see Nick and say Happy Birthday to
Jack. Little Alex is growing way too
fast. She wanted to play with Vivi’s
toys. Vivi was not happy about sharing.
Codi has grown very tall seemingly overnight. We thought for sure he was taller than Nick, but he still has a few inches to go. He might catch him by Christmas at the rate he is going.
Today we met our good friend
Carolyn at Rocky Neck to take our family picture for our Christmas
cards. It is difficult to get everyone
looking in the same direction and smiling at the camera at the same time, especially the dog. My fingers are crossed that we have at least
one good picture. It was a warm,
beautiful day. Nick suggested that next
year we take the picture during the summer, but we could not have asked for
better weather.
Carolyn is a saint for agreeing to help us with
this endeavor every year.
This afternoon, I dropped Nick off at the train station. He is on his way back to school. It was so nice having him with us. While he was here, Vivi kept asking him: “what are you doing here?” When he was getting ready to leave, she was visibly sad and gave him a big hug. This has been a big transition for all of us. As hard as it is to send him back to college, he is doing great. He is involved with many groups and activities, he is enjoying his classes, he is happy. I am thankful that his college career is off to a good start, and that we were able to have a few days with him. Many thanks to my dad for retrieving Nick on the other end and bringing him back to campus.
Nick will be back home in a few weeks
for Christmas break, something to which we are all looking forward. Before the break, he will have to get through
his first set of final exams, auditions for the shows for next semester, and
three performances of “High School the Musical.” He is playing Chad in an off-campus
production. He has a lot on his plate,
but we know he will do amazing!
We love
you, Nick. Break a leg!