A Good Christmas Week
Despite the fact that I've been sick the past two weeks with an upper respiratory infection, it's been a good end of the year for me. I have been able to work from home, which was a bit of a lifesaver. This allowed me to work, take naps during the day and not get behind on my projects. We also had a project launch just before Christmas that was crucial and successful.
Christmas Day was very pleasant. Casper and I slept in a little bit and then I made us some breakfast. Just after noon, We gathered up all of the gifts and made our way to my brother-in-law's house in Bethesda. We enjoyed the usual Uhl Christmas with the family. This includes much gift giving and receiving between family members. I received some wonderful Williams Sonoma kitchen items from Mum Uhl. We then are dinner and the adults did the white elephant gift exchange. I ended up with a Fandango gift certificate this year, which will definitely be put to good use. Afterwards, there was more socializing and also dessert. I made gobs this year and everyone seemed to enjoy them! We then went back home, ordered and pizza and cuddled on the couch while watching Despicable Me 2. Totally fun movie!
This past weekend, we went up to Philly to visit with the Zeisses. Sheridan keeps getting more adorable every day. She really is a great, kind kid and I love seeing her blossom. We had lots of fun adventures. On Saturday, we went to Sky Zone, which is an indoor trampoline park. It was way fun bouncing around for an hour and amazing exercise. I really want to go do it again. Thankfully, there is a place in Columbia, MD and it looks like they are going to be opening one soon in Montgomery County, so maybe I can go more regularly then. After Sky Zone, we went to Busy Bees, which is a paint your own pottery place. We spent a good three hours there. It turns out that it is one of Ryan's favorite activities! I made a light switch cover and a water bowl for the kitties. THEN we went to this amazing homemade chocolate and ice cream place for dessert. It was super delicious. I definitely have to put it on my list of places to go back to when I'm in town.
We had more adventure on Sunday, as we went into the city to see Disney on Ice. The show was pretty cute and kind of like a musical on ice. The best part, however, was experiencing the unadulterated joy of a five year old watching Disney princesses skate around the arena. I had Sheridan on my lap the whole time and it was one of those magical experiences for both of us! After Ice, we went out for a leisurely lunch at Copabananas, which was really good. I had some of the best tacos that I've ever eaten! We also got some really good margaritas!
Our bus trip back was a little annoying because the bus was over an hour late, so we were out in the cold standing in line for almost two hours. :(. Fortunately, one it did come, the ride home was quick and painless. I have already complained on the Megabus Facebook page, so we will see if anything comes of that. I wasn't so much annoyed at the lateness of the bus, but that no one told us what was going on or when they were expecting it tot arrive. A couple people even gave us false information. I may just stick to Boltbus from now on. Regardless, it was a really great, if exhausting, weekend. I really enjoy spending time with the Zeisses and look forward to many more years of family fun together!