Daily Archives: December 24, 2015
Christmas Eve Travels . . .
Christmas Eve started for Jan and I this morning when we headed out a little after 10am. Our first stop was the Cracker Barrel right down at the next exit for breakfast, and to also pick up the Cornbread Dressing and Turkey Gravy that we called to reserve last Saturday.
And apparently a lot of other people had the same idea, at least the breakfast part, because the parking lot was full and there were people waiting outside in the rocking chairs. Pretty much like a Sunday morning, not a Thursday. Or at least not a Christmas Eve Thursday.
But while we were there to have breakfast, Jan was very happy to find that CB was already serving lunch, even though it wasn’t 11 yet. And Thursday being CB’s Turkey and Dressing Day, that of course is what Jan ordered.
Did she forget what we’re having for dinner tomorrow? For my part, I stuck to the script and had breakfast. While we were eating, the server brought out our 2 lbs. of Cornbread Dressing and quart of Turkey Gravy to take with us for tomorrow’s dinner at Brandi’s.
Traffic was heavy for a normal Thursday, but not bad at all, so we were down in the Katy area in just a little over an hour. But before Brandi’s, we made a couple of stops. Well, one stop, but two stores. The Harbor Freight Tools for me, and the 99 cent store for Jan.
I wanted a cheap pair of Channellock-type pliers to keep in my water bay, and Jan wanted to pick up some more wrapping materials. Lucky for us they were both in the same strip center.
We finally got to Brandi’s a little after 1 and got everything unloaded. While Jan wrapped presents, I worked with Landon putting together a Lego Santa Claus visit.
The box says it’s for 7+ years, but it certainly was a challenge for Landon and I. There’s never a 7 year old around when you need one.
About 4:30 we all headed over to the nearby Little V’s Vietnamese Bistro, one of our all-time favorite places. This was not our usual Christmas Eve eatery, since for many years we’ve all gotten together at King Food Chinese Restaurant down in Webster. But that didn’t work out this year.
The entire Friendswood contingent of the family, our son Chris,our daughter-in-law Linda, and our granddaughter Piper, all had to work at their respective jobs tonight. So as much we would have like to keep up the tradition, it didn’t make a lot of sense for all of us to drive down to the Clear Lake area for just ourselves. So Little V’s it was.
On the left side, it’s Lowell’s sister Sherry, our son-in-law Lowell, our daughter Brandi, and our grandson Landon. On the right side, it’s Lowell’s father Lendell, Lowell’s mother Sonja, and then Jan.
Landon’s thoroughly engrossed in watching a Minecraft video on Brandi’s phone.
Everybody has their standard order here, starting out with an order of their Pork Spring Rolls.
Really great! Very tasty with a crunch of vegetables, the slices of pork, and the herbs and spices.
Next up, I always have the Shaking Beef Vermicelli.
You can’t believe how tender the slices of beef are. The mix of vegetables really enhances the texture and taste in this dish. It’s a must have.
For dessert, there’s no other choice but the Mini Creme Brulees,
toasted up fresh when you order them. The perfect end to a great meal.
Getting back to the house, the ladies started a cookie/treat assembly line, making up Rollo Pretzel Bites and several others.
Wrapping up, Jan and I got back to the rig a little before 9pm, just to get ready to do it again tomorrow morning.
Really looking forward to having everyone together at one time.
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