A Curry of a Life

The kids and I took off the day after Christmas to spend the rest of our holiday break in Tennessee. It was exactly what we all needed. Best visit we have ever had. By best I mean, it was fun and relaxing. We took a more planned approached, and had at least one outing we did everyday. That allowed us to do a lot of new things: Elf on the shelf scavenger hunt around downtown Knoxville, ice skating at Market Square, rock climbing at Obed, Lady Vols game, swimming at the civic center, jump jam, the zoo, chick fil a, going to the movies, hiking in the Great Smokey Mountains, and lots of Wii playing. Dad even played super smash brothers with Henry. Can you believe it? I witnessed it, and that is the only reason I know it happened. The day after Christmas is special, because it is Mom's birthday! We enjoyed spending it with her.  Zoo Knoxville with cousin Ruby.  The tradition continues! I loves these little buddies and how they immediately gave me a silly face

A belated Happy Holidays from us. We spent this wonderful season at home. It was a wonderful Christmas. We got out tree early from the corner store. They always have a lovely set up during the holidays. The kids insisted on carry it up to the apartment. I have got me some strong elves. We visited Santa at Macy's and Nordstrom. Nordstrom is where the real Santa lives. I will write a post about that, because it is a really sweet story. Had dinner at the Columbus Circle Holiday Market in the snow. My tradition is to always get a bratwurst from the German stand. The kids were saving a table for us, and kept running up to me, because mom=food (right?). The lady at the stand gave us advent calendars (for free) for the kids. It was a sweet gesture. A true Christmas gesture. Where is Tiny Tim to say, "God bless us, every one!"? Walked down 5th Ave and saw the beautiful window displays. Bergdorf Goodman were awesome! I loved the chessboard and pinball widows. Saw the Ra