Christmas Eve Eve @ Aunt Laura’s

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Zoe :: Bartlett, IL

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Laura, Danny, Dallas, Maggie & Zoe :: Bartlett, IL

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Wontons :: Bartlett, IL

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Flank Steak :: Bartlett, IL

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Cory Trimming the Tree :: Bartlett, IL**

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Dallas with Danny & his new Dyson vacuum :: Bartlett, IL

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Maggie & her New Bed :: Bartlett, IL

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Zoe & her New Jacket :: Bartlett, IL

On the eve of Christmas Eve we went to dinner at Dallas’ Aunt Laura’s house. Danny and Cory were there, too, as well as their doggies, Maggie and Zoe. Laura’s actual grandson, Hideto, hadn’t arrived yet from California, so the pooches got a lot of spoiling. Including new doggie beds by the fireplace at grandma’s house, a new dog bed for Maggie to bring home and a new shearling jacket for Zoe.

For dinner we had Aunt Laura’s special flank steak and some pork wontons. Dallas’ family’s dinners are always a mix of Asian and American cultures, so we also had edamame, kimchi, tofu, rice and deviled eggs.

After dinner we trimmed the tree, which was in such dire shape that I later learned that Danny and Laura went out the next day and bought a new one and started over. Still fun. We opened a few gifts also and then had coffee and tea and dessert.

A nice way to kick off the holiday weekend.

** Does anyone know what would be causing my camera to sometimes take photos like the one of Corie trimming the tree? I’ve also been having memory card errors where it will just show up as “corrupted data” instead of the photos.

4 thoughts on “Christmas Eve Eve @ Aunt Laura’s

  1. My last camera used to give me the occasional “corrupted data” error too, and would then confiscate my photos into memory card oblivion. I once lost a whole Vegas trip (probably for the best). Since I was keeping a lot of photos on my camera, I cleared the entire memory card and started over. That seemed to work, but I’m not sure it’s a long-term solution.

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