I am late, again!

Since I've been so busy lately, I am behind with my postings. I wish I had more time to stay online, like Mom... ;-) Some days I can't even find time to check my emails!
I have so much to tell. Wow, it's been a busy week. Last Friday Mom, Rob and I went for lunch with Tom, Kathryn, and Linda (Tom's sister). They took us to this wonderful restaurant in downtown Sanford, Renauld's. The whole interior reminded me of restaurants in Europe, and immediately I knew I am going to love the food. And I did. We all did! It was soooo good, yummy! But the best of all were the deserts. I had to try it all and made sure to taste every one's dish. Oh, we have to go back to that place--soon! Thank you Tom and Kathryn for this wonderful treat! :-)

But not only the food was good. Linda had an early Christmas present for us, and she gave it to me before we started our lunch. It was a box full of gorgeous tree ornaments! Wow! So beautiful! So detailed! I totally loved it. And we do need more Christmas decoration badly! It was such a great surprise and it set up the Holiday atmosphere right away...

The same evening we went to downtown in Fayetteville to the Gilbert's Theater. My friend, Tina, was acting in "Christmas Carol"play that night and I was super excited to see her performing. I also missed going to the theater for the past five years, so it was an extra joyful event for me. Mom, Rob, and I drove through the downtown in Fayetteville and I couldn't believe that a place like that existed there! It was like taken out of a fairy tale! So old and beautiful! Now I will never say that this town is ugly. People just have to see the less visited parts of this area, and not to stay around the base and the mall. I can't wait to go there during the day time and see it all again. It just needed some snow to be perfect, but I will always need some snow--it's just me! :-)
The "Christmas Carol" was great. Tina played three different characters and she did an awesome job. I was soooo proud of her! It was unbelievable to see my friend on stage, performing. I felt like I wanted to get up and yell some cheers! But I had to resist that... hmmm... I tend to embarrass myself enough in life. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures from the teather, but here below are pictures from our lunch at Renauld's and some others. I wasn't, again, able to post all of the pictures, so I will do it tomorrow.





The same day I decorated the house and this beautiful tree that Rob got day before. It was so much fun having this huge and fresh tree in our new home. We do need more stuff to decorate for Christmas, but I am sure that by the next year we will have enough to chose from. :-)

Mom had really been enjoying her furry grand kids, and they take any chance they can to be petted. Billie already found her favorite new spot to take naps, so we had to fill it with presents to prevent her from claiming uner the tree area, as her new property. Later that night Rob put some lights outside and now we are ready for snow! Did I say snow again??? I meant Christmas! ;-)
The next day we had our friends, Steve and Troy, over to play poker. Mom was so excited about playing the game for money, and... she won! Good job, Mom. You did great! (you little gambler!)

Now Mom is in Washington DC and will be back on Saturday. It's kind of quiet without her and we all miss her. Both Rob and are really happy that this Christmas we will spend all together. It's special. I only wish my grandma could be here with us.