After our relaxing Christmas in Cook we caught a plane to Maryland to visit my family. This may be my parents (and our) last Christmas in Maryland seeing as my dad is retiring.
We took the opportunity to see a few things in D.C. After a show at the Kennedy Center we went to see the National Christmas tree which was so bedecked in lights it was hard to tell if there was a real tree under there! The history of National Christmas Trees is wrought with damage from too much weight and heat from the light bulbs. I guess it's safer for the tree to tent it rather than deck it.
As predicted, a good amount of our time was spent making and recording music. The tradition must go on!
We did save time for game playing, however. This year Pit seemed to be the runaway favorite. The trading was fast-paced and ruthless.
We had a lot of fun at Escape This Live. We were locked into a room styled after Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of Blackbeard, and given the objective of finding the key to get out. After a lot of problem solving, searching and teamwork we were able to escape the room well under our hour time limit.
It was a happy time ringing in the New Year with family. We all made it until midnight with ease (except Mabel).
Our last meal together was at Tony's Hibachi. It is always entertaining and delicious. We're so grateful we were able to spend the holidays with my family and with Nolan's.
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