{"id":14307,"date":"2014-12-25T01:27:48","date_gmt":"2014-12-25T05:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/?p=14307"},"modified":"2014-12-25T01:27:48","modified_gmt":"2014-12-25T05:27:48","slug":"wednesday-night-twas-the-night-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/2014\/12\/25\/wednesday-night-twas-the-night-before\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday night &#8211; twas the night before"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Very peaceful night before Christmas&#8230; we managed to only leave the house very few times throughout the day. Diane ventured out for an early morning shopping trip.. we took a walk witht he dogs.. then all of us went out to lunch att eh new ParkSide in Richmond.. Lots of nice, quite together time<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Wednesday night - twas the night before\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_11901.jpg\" alt=\"Wednesday night - twas the night before\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">the only serious business of the day was decorating our tree.. we do both sets of holidays.. and the christmas tree is definitely the main event. As is our tradition.. it&#8217;s simply decorated.. we used a ton of RedBull cans that Sam had collected. a few years back we cut some of them into strips and made garlands out of them.. raor sharp garlands at that.. .. then we hung a bnch of the cans on the tree.. and top[ped it with a redbull angel&#8217;.as gross as it sounds,\u00a0 i like knowing that some of the dried backwash in these cans\u00a0 is from sam.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_11931.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1195.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_11941.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Diane and gabe did some great cooking through the day.. first sourdough bread<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1197.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">then hot buttered rum to stave<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/> off the warm damp outside (it was 43 degrees and rainy.. more like april !)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1207.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">then a delicious seven fish stew for dinner with a sambuca toast to Sam<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1209.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1211.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1210.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">i even found a bay leaf in mine. good luck !<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1213.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">we ended the day by wathcing the 1966 cartoon version of &#8216;the grinch who stole christmas&#8217; ..great fun for 4 adult.. then we watched the\u00a0 very trippy &#8216;horton hears a who&#8217;.. man.. is that weird.. i recommend it<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">now.. time to don my kerchief and settle in for a long winter&#8217;s nap<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">merry chistmas to all.. and to all a good night<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">nite all, nite sam<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">-me<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Very peaceful night before Christmas&#8230; we managed to only leave the house very few times throughout the day. Diane ventured out for an early morning shopping trip.. we took a walk witht he dogs.. then all of us went out to lunch att eh new ParkSide in Richmond.. 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