Christmas Eve in River Falls

Christmas Eve found us relaxing after Andy and Nelson trekked to the western suburbs of the Twin Cities to complete the sale of Andy's beautiful 2006 Saturn Vue. Andy's new California lifestyle will work without wheels for a while - as he is finding mass transit and his bicycle to be a reasonable way to get around - for now. The three of us and Hazel gathered around the living room and then dining room table for a nice dinner - featuring rib roast, oven-roasted vegetables and sauteed spinach & mushrooms.

Nelson fumbled around as he learned how to take a time-delayed picture of the family (see video featuring adult learning).




Andy prepared a wonderful baked apple dessert which you see pictured below.

Christmas Eve Eve at the Boxcar

Nelson, Marilyn and Andy traveled through a blazing blizzard from River Falls to Prescott, WI to visit with Carol and Will Baudler and their family. We gathered at the BoxCar Bar and Restaraunt - a great little venue in downtown Prescott - to hear Communist Daughter perform. Jonathan Blaseg (red plaid shirt - of I'm A Lumberjack fame...), a friend of Rachel Baudler's, is in the band and we all enjoyed hearing them play - even though only 2 out of 5 members were able to brave the storm and make it to the BoxCar. A great time was had by all as we shared stories fromthe past year.