Christmas

We drove up to Ross' mom's house on Christmas eve. Planned to leave the house by 2, and it was closer to 3 when we left. Then the traffic on 94 was hellish. For some reason everyone was driving out of town on Christmas eve! Imagine! However, we got there, helped Sara install her new blinds in the main room, and she cooked a delicious meal of tenderloin. Stayed the night and in the morning we took Toad and Clio out to the horse farm to go for a relatively short walk in the cold - it was 1 degree out. Warmed up a bit walking through the barn and saying hi to Hawk (Sara's horse) and then we said hi to the "babies" who were in the outdoor paddock. Toad actually touched noses with one of them! I think he wasn't as freaked by their smaller size.

Then to Ross' dad's house, where there were many people who all loved Toad. Susan's sisters and families were there, and Ross' two brothers. We sat down to brunch. Hung out, chatted. Opened presents. As the evening approached we packed up and drove back to the cities. I think Toad was very happy to be home; he sacked out on the couch for the rest of the evening.