A Busy Thanksgiving.............

From the moment Lori and Pam arrived to the trip back to the airport this morning, there has been non-stop activity so now it's time to take a short rest.  The girls arrived Thursday afternoon and Lori took charge of finishing the Thanksgiving dinner. 

We spend Thanksgiving together every year and it's a special time that we all look forward to.

This year we decided to go to a couple of movies so Friday (along with some "small box" shopping in downtown) we went to Living Room Theater to see "The Great Beauty (La Grande Bellezza), an Italian film.  Sunday we went to the downtown Regal Theater to see "Philomena", a British film that stars Judi Dench.  We were able to get to both via streetcar.  The only surprise for Lori was when she went to the snack bar to buy a small bottle of water and charged $5.00.  (Next time we're taking our own in a big purse).

Saturday we spent time shopping on Hawthorne Street and the girls also enjoyed touring the Pearl District where there are many unique boutiques so it was the perfect holiday - lots of good food, Christmas shopping and just enjoying our time together.