Saturday, December 26, 2015

Christmas was wonderful

Carrie making treats for us
It really was a very special day. Smart Guy and I had breakfast and then headed downtown to my coffee shop hangout, Avellino's. Although it was closed for the day, Carrie (the manager) said that some of her regular coffee drinkers were invited to come to the closed shop and enjoy our usual coffee and a special treat that she would make for us.

She created those candy canes with croissant dough and baked them to perfection. I enjoyed one with my coffee and several people piled into the shop for coffee, along with some Christmas carolers who also showed up and serenaded us with the songs we won't have to listen to for another year. It was lovely.

When I got home, a neighbor brought up a super wonderful sour cherry almond yogurt cake for the two of us. Oh, it was so good that I thanked her this morning telling her I am now wearing my Christmas gift. Actually, I still have a piece or two, but it was simply delightful and hard to stop eating once I started.

We sat down in front of the TV and enjoyed a favorite show together, and then before I knew it, the day was over and it was close to bedtime. Since it's a struggle at this time of year for me to stay up very late, I was in bed long before he was. I got up early this morning (as usual) and headed out to Lake Whatcom to meet the ladies for our Saturday walk. Since we meet at 8:00am and the sun comes up around then, we were the only people there when we started our six-mile walk.
Snow on the hills across the lake
Although I was really cold when we started out, before long I was toasty warm and shedding clothes. Then I headed home to warm up, write this post, kiss my partner, and now it's time to leave for the movies. I'm going to see "Youth" and am looking forward to an old folks kind of movie, I hear. Enjoy the rest of your weekend and I'll see you again soon.
:-)

19 comments:

  1. I am so pleased that Christmas was wonderful for you.
    Enjoy your movie.

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  2. What a wonderful thing for the coffee shop owner to invite in the regulars and bake them a special treat! Glad you had a great Christmas.

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  3. So happy that you had a wonderful Christmas! Can't wait to hear about the movie.

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  4. Sounds like a lovely way to spend Christmas, DJan. Merry Christmas!

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  5. It sounds like your Christmas was perfect!

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  6. a special invite to the coffee shop is s big treat.

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  7. Opening for regulars on Christmas morning is a lovely thing. I suspect there are quite a few folks around who do not have extended family near by. Your coffee shop friends are your
    Bellingham family.
    It makes me very happy to know you had such a good Christmas.

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  8. How nice to have a special made treat with your coffee on Christmas Day! :)

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  9. What a wonderful thing to do for the coffeehouse regulars!!
    I am looking forward to that movie as I saw the trailer a while back and quickly saved it in my Netflix queue. :)

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  10. What a lovely day you had! I'm impressed that the coffee shop was so obliging. Merry Christmas my dear friend x

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  11. Seems like a perfect way to spend the day . . . bet those candy canes were delicious!

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  12. Well, you're certainly fitting right into the season, DJan.

    Blessings and Bearahugs.

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  13. you are so active, you amaze me. :)

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  14. Sounds like your Christmas was just right!

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  15. Those treats always make Christmas extra special. Glad you and your husband enjoyed the holiday together.

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  16. What a special morning at the coffee shop for those extra special customers. You'll shed those extra calories on all your future hikes and 6 mile walks in the coming year. Happy New Year! I wish happy blogging and happy trails to you in 2016.

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  17. I think I shall try to find that movie and see how I fit into the story of aging.
    Lately I find myself in bed earlier too.

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  18. This sounds like a perfect Christmas. I can see why you like that coffee shop so much now. You're making me feel guilty that I haven't been exercising. I really need to get going. Thank you for the reminder.

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