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Dec 23rdSanta Claus

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Dec 21stXmas with Candy, Chelsea’s Bday

Candy came up to drive Kate home, so we celebrated Chelsea’s birthday and had a mini-Christmas while they were here.

: Sushi for Chelsea’s bday

: She blew out a candle

: Best xmas prezzy ever

: Triplets

: Opening a gift

: stowing away to Maryland

: Bye bye!

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Dec 21stBrunch in hunt country

Kate flew in from LA via Alaska (United canceled her flight and sent her all over God’s half acre), and despite United losing her luggage and sending her to AK, she made it. Kate and Chelsea met us at The Salamander for a decadent brunch with Santa to celebrate Chelsea’s birthday.

: Beautiful drive to the resort

: Our waitress suggested a fantastic sparkling rose

: Effie wasn’t the hugest fan of Santa, but he was very polite and did his best to make her comfortable

: OMG delicious

: Bacon should always been on your dessert plate

: Not happy

: But happy again

: On the naughty list

: I haven’t been on a horse in so long. Time to get back in the saddle and get EF into leadline…

: little babushka

: We all had a great time, and we’ll have to come back soon

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Dec 21stLeBeef’s Holiday Party

: Somebody got jazzed up because they heard Santa was coming

: And he did.

: The food was amazing

: EF pigged out; she loved the food.

: Then it was party time

: Everybody loved this red. Posted it just to remind myself to get more.

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Dec 21stChristmas with my WV relatives

My family came in from the Huntington area and Hinton. We had a great time. We had several great meals, enjoyed the farmers market, exchanged gifts, and had some wonderful (if not Christmasy) weather. Without Papaw, Lemuel, and Gary, its scary to think how differently I may have turned out. Without them, I doubt I’d hunt, own a gun, or own a truck. I probably would have never even been on a fourwheeler. I don’t get to see them often enough, but they’ve had a lot of influence on my life. Hopefully we’ll all get together again soon.

: Getting her first shoes

: She loves them!

: window shopping

: My future

: HB and American Girl HB

: might fine a-pickin’ and a-strummin’

: farmers market

: ham biscuits

: Strip steaks from Organic Butcher of Mclean. They were awesome steaks and I didn’t mess them up on the grill.

: somebody is excited

: make that two

: Gary and I were covered in glitter for two days after setting this up

: front porch sitting

: Great times, but time to say goodbye

: farmers market sausage

: This beer was exellent

: Lemuel’s last meal in the US before Germany

: cookies from Heidelburg bakery

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Dec 21stPutting on the Ritz part 9?

My company Christmas party (regardless of employer, and sometimes for both my company and my wife’s) has always (save for once) been at an area Ritz. Needless to say, its something we look forward to each year. So this is our 9th or 10th year of having a company holiday party. This year was Princess Fussybottom’s second trip to the Ritz. She got to enjoy the pool and have her second sleepover. The party was great, and everyone had a great time. Next year we’re going to have to step up the DJ situation though. I’m not going to get back behind the PA system, but its time for an upgrade.

: Princess Fussybottom

: Up to no good and loving it

: Back to the grind

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Dec 21stRice Paper (review) at the Eden Center

I love the Eden Center because it is so close to my home, but it really can be like being in another country. Until recently however, my favorite Vietnamese dish could only be found in Clarendon. Rice Paper at the Eden Center has a whole page of meat skewer with rice paper options. In addition, they have a lot of the dishes I’ve come to love from other Eden Center restaurants, like roasted quail. I’ve only been once for lunch, but the menu seems to be like the greatest hits from all my favorite Vietnamese restaurants. I definitely recommend Rice Paper. Go and check it out.

: Quail

: Bo Dun – like meat and rice paper wraps

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Dec 21stThe fair-well Kobe show

FJ and I went to see the Wizards earlier this month. It was the first game after Kobe announced his retirement. Save for losing and all the LA fans, it was a lot of fun. To pregame, we had a couple glasses of wine and a charcuterie and cheese plate a proof. It was a great time, and I really enjoyed getting out to my first Wiz game since EF was born. After the game we even got to put the top down despite it being December in DC.

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Dec 1stCatchup, Fall ’15

Fall is always a busy time for me, but I’ve neglected the blog for over a month at this point. Here is all of the stuff we’ve been up to that didn’t warrant a whole post: