Life With LuLu – MERRY CHRISTMAS YO!

The Tradition continues ...

We have a tradition in our home and it was honored in full regalia last night.  One of the gifts we share with each other is our traditional Christmas Eve dinner.  For years while living in Charleston we took on that sleepy little town each year at Christmas Even at a place called Anson’s.  The fun part was we knew there would always be available parking, and the streets were ours.  Our routine since we started this tradition in 1998 was to have a cocktail or two at Henry’s and then walk on up the hill to Anson’s.  It was always a great time with each other.  Getting dressed up, knowing Santa was overhead somewhere and the entire town to ourselves! Yes – this was a great idea which is why we are still going strong a dozen years later.  Making the reservation is half the fun, and this year was no different.  The last two Christmas’ of course have been here in Northern California, and although we’ve left Anson’s and Henry’s in the rear view mirror the tradition continues. Last year we spent the entire Christmas weekend downtown at The W in San Francisco and as much as we’d love to make that an annual tradition, and oh man would that be sweet – we thought perhaps we’d keep things local this year and take in the warmth and the exquisite cuisine at the Central Market here in Petaluma. Good choice, great 8:PM reservation, dinner was unbelievable and having everyone at the dinner table is truly a gift Santa would not be capable of providing.  This is something we do each and every year – we love doing it and everything from top to bottom was as if they (The Central Market staff) opened just for us.

So where does LuLu fit in here this morning? She fits in just fine – we came home from dinner and she was all a big bundle of bulldog waiting to be loved.  She lies in her new bed this morning unaware of the mayhem that is about to ensue here in the living room.  Even before the gifts are opened I can honestly say the best gift of all this year was from the folks at Northern California Bulldog Rescue for allowing us to adopt our little LuLu!!  Thank you.

Logan and I are up waiting for Bonnie and Taylor, and I just put on a pot of coffee that should arouse Bonnie’s senses enough to get her down here by the tree … as for Taylor … this year’s tradition would not have been 100 percent without her beautiful face at the table last night. It’s good to have you home Taylor … but for crying out loud … it’s Christmas morning and WE’RE WAITING!!!

A big thank you to Michelle for stopping by with her homemade Christmas cheer!  Very nice to have traditions, even better to have friends to share them with.

Cheers everyone.

Peace,

Papa