We had a little pre-Christmas family reunion of sorts, on Matt's side of the family. Matt's little brother, Adam, and his girlfriend, Jen, came back to Montana to visit family for a week. Even though our time together was short (we had to share them with other family and friends in Bozeman, after all) it was sure awesome. It was a really, really swell early Christmas present! Playing board games, tie-dying, eating dinner, telling stories, laughing until I cried, watching old home videos of the boys, long hugs, catching up. Great, just great. I think it is safe to say we all had a very good time.
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Playing Monopoly Deal and having tea with my sisters-in-law, Jen and Bek. |
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Sharon made these fancy sparkling wine drink with a whole hibiscus flower in the bottom, and sweet hibiscus flavored syrup. They were delish! When the drink was gone I ate the flower. It tasted like fruit leather. Yum. |
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Not to mention quite pretty. Can you see that perfect blossom in there? It sort of opened up in the glass as it sat there. I thought it was quite lovely. |
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So, we drank pretty drinks while Sharon made fried bread for Oofta Tacos. This was my first family dinner without Matt. I guess I am really part of the family myself now! Matt had to work and so joined us much later. |
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Apples to Apples is just about a guarantee for uproarious laughter. That is part of what makes it arguably the best group game ever. |
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Something tells me that Ryan isn't buying whatever Bek is selling. : ) That is another fabulous aspect of Apples to Apples. Lobbying and table-talk are encouraged. It can make it quite lively! |
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