Monday, January 2, 2017

Home for the Holidays - Pittsburg and South Bend IN

On December 23, 2016 I drove from Baltimore to Pittsburg to visit my sister, Becky, and her husband, Al.



Becky and Al in their dining room during a game of Scrabble.


That evening, my niece, Allison, her husband, Ryan,
and their nine month old son, Ronan,
drove down for a visit
from Oil City, PA.  


I got up the next morning at 3:00 am in order to catch my flight to Chicago.  From Midway airport I took a taxi to the South Shore train station.  I boarded the train at 8:30 am (CST) and arrived in South Bend by 10:30 am (EST).  Needless to say I was exhausted, but I met my youngest daughter, Grace, at the grocery store to buy what we needed for dinner on Christmas day.  We made some preparations for dinner and I went to my hotel early that night.


I spent Christmas day with Grace and her friend Ben cooking,
eating, talking, and laughing at Christmas movies and
Christmas sitcom episodes.


When I got back to my hotel I watched the disappointing Ravens vs. Steelers game that ended with a score of Ravens - 27  Steelers - 31.


The next morning I was up early to take the train to Chicago to visit my daughter Rachel.


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