December 28, 2016
Entry #6 12/22-28 - Location: Central New Jersey
Christmas in NJ
We arrived back to our hometown on December 21 and jumped right into family traditions. First task: make traditional Christmas Eve dinners. Lara’s family makes pierogies and mushroom soup, while Eric’s family makes shepherds pie. Thankfully we eat those on different days- too much good food for one sitting! The other big tradition is the annual D’Orvilliers Christmas Eve Ping-Pong tournament; running strong with over 20 years of fun family rivalry. Eric had the first three-peat in the history of the tournament…could be that he’s the ping-pong committee, or that he’s able to function better than others after drinking some Black Russians, the official Christmas Eve beverage.
No Christmas trip home would be complete without a brothers (and sisters) night out in New York. That night is always a great time catching up with the family while wandering- this year through the Bowery District.
The bi-annual pilgrimage home to NJ is always a highlight of our year.
After the holiday festivities wind down, we get ready to head out for the next leg of our trip. Destination: Sunday River Maine
Lara