Yesterday I went to Travalon's mother's house for Christmas, and all his brothers were there, plus their wives, their kids, and some family friends. His college-age nephew dressed up as Santa and did such a good job that he seems to have successfully fooled his little cousins. Guess what Santa gives out? Whoopie cushions, Groucho Marx glasses, and glow-in-the-dark swords. The boys LOVED it. We had a delicious lunch there, with half my cassata, and then Travalon and I drove back to my town for dinner with Richard Bonomo et al, including the other half of my cassata. I had to abandon Travalon for Date Night with Jesus, since it was Tuesday and Adoration doesn't stop for Christmas, but he had a good time talking with everyone else. He and Cecil Markovitch bonded over being half Croatian. I gave Travalon
Maus Volumes 1 and 2 for Christmas, and here is what he gave me:
A friend of his in Iowa made this. The bird is an Africa grey parrot. There are also matching earrings... with matching beads, they don't have parrots on them. I am wearing the earrings and necklace today and have gotten lots of compliments on them, considering that hardly anyone is at work today. Yes, Travalon has very good taste.
Famous Hat
3 comments:
Beautiful! The cassata sounds fab and yummy. We had mac and cheese for Xmas!
Kathbert said it was my best cassata ever. Nothing wrong with eating childhood favorites for Christmas!
-X-Mas day was very enjoyable at both houses.
-My nephew is quite a convincing actor,and his and my brothers'sense of humor showed in Santa's unusual gifts.
-For all my brothers and their wives to gather for X-Mas at the same time is pretty rare, we are not exactly that classic tv family " The Waltons" this was heaven for my mother.
-Glad your gift was a hit at work, my clay artist friend does amazing work !
- Your cassata was top notch, I had never heard of that kind of dessert before though.
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