Saturday, December 30, 2017

After-Xmas Adventures

Dec. 26: Trivia Night at Playalinda brew pub w/ M&M. Not as fun as it sounds; mostly nerve-wracking, disheartening, noisy, long, and sometimes uncomfortable sitting between a bickering couple and a lonely drunk guy...
 

 
 "Ploughman's Platter: selection of cured meats, cheeses, fresh fruit, rustic bread, and accoutromonts. Enough to share! $19" actually makes me mad; literally just deli meat, cheese, crackers, sandwich veggies, & mayo/mustard/ranch sauce, for $19! -_-;;
 

Dec. 27: Nature walk at the beautiful Enchanted Forest Sanctuary.
At the welcome center: wild boar, owl, wild turkey, bobcat.
 

 
 Reminds me of the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom in HP.
 
 Love this SW pun in the gift shop.
 
As we're leaving, we realized...
 
 This gopher tortoise is real!
 
 Slow and cute.
 

Dec. 30: Grand opening of the new Bealls store. Waited in line and got $10 gift cards and gift bags with lots of goodies: Bealls tote, Skechers tote, Croc water bottle & notebook & stickers, Salt Life can holder & sunglasses holder, shoe polish, caramel popcorn & water. Nice!


 

Monday, December 25, 2017

Xmas 2017

FOOD
Soy sauce chicken, pumpkin pie, chicken w/ olives. Guava & cream cheese pastries.
 
 Stuffing. Marshmallow yams, green bean casserole, broccoli.
 
 Five golden looaaavves~. Turkey & honey ham w/ corn.
 

 
 The full spread...
 

 
 The full spread. Banana bread loaves.
 
 Mocha (gelatin) cheesecake. Pumpkin pie.
 
GIFTS
 Soup mug set from Dad :)
 Charming Charlie necklace/bangle bracelets from M <3
 

 
 Harry Potter socks from R & J :D