We had French Toast and bacon (and homemade vegetarian sausage for Emily) for breakfast and Roast Beef and Baked Macaroni and Cheese and Veggies for dinner - all in all a pretty American Christmas menu. And, a lot of the Christmas candy was consumed.
We did a little walking this afternoon - the weather was lovely and it was nice to get out of the house.
The people who were not cooking made it all the way to the Plaza de Espana, but I needed to get back to keep things moving.
Tonight after Kathy and Ric headed back next door and Albert, Emily, and Rachel decided that they were in for the night, I headed out for a walk into the city to see the lights and listen to the piped in Christmas music. It is hard to believe that it has been over a month since we first saw them stringing up the Christmas lights around town. I am happy that they really celebrate Three Kings Day in Spain -so we still have almost two weeks before the Christmas season really ends here and the lights come down.
The streets right in the city center near the cathedral were crowded and some of the cafes had reopened and were full of folks who were ready to get out. But the streets down in the shopping district were deserted - after weeks of shoulder to shoulder shoppers, it was nice to be able to just cruise down the empty streets.
As I approached our bridge and enjoyed the view of our neighborhood from the other side, I took a moment to reflect on how extraordinarily lucky I am. I miss Walla Walla and will be happy to back next year, but for now I am really enjoying this beautiful city! Merry Christmas.
