My sister, brother-in-law, and niece left for Heathrow moments ago – ending a 10 day visit.
It went well, aside from Dawnise being under the weather for much of it.
We and they wandered around London – Dawnise managed to rally for a couple Christmas markets, a walk down Regent street, and a trip to Fortnum and Mason to see their famous Christmas windows. I even dragged them to Greenwitch to stand on the prime meridian.
We cooked (and ate) Christmas dinner, had Sunday Roast, had tea and home-made scones, ate a bunch of mince pies, panettone, stollen, and drank gluhwein.
When they weren’t touristing we hung out here, played games and watched some Christmas movies.
They’ll arrive back in Seattle mid-day, in time to get home and keep their dogs calm during the evening festivities.
Our plan for this evening is to stay home, maybe have a couple friends over, and – assuming we stay up late enough – hopefully get a glimpse of the fireworks display over the Thames from our balcony.
Whatever you have planned for New Years Eve, and Dawnise and I wish you a safe and joyous one, and hope your 2020 gets off to a fantastic start.