Dinner on the Night Before Christmas

On Christmas Eve day we walked into town and did shopping for the nights dinner at Larry and Maggie's, and Christmas day dinner at our Casa. Shrimp were in order for the meal across the street and we bought a bunch of meats to be grilled at our place on the big day.

After we shopped everyone felt a pool volleyball game was in order so we cooled off, and I mean cooled, in the pool. The sun had been replaced by clouds and it was very cold in the water.

The evening dinner was spectacular. We had fresh Coho salmon that Larry brought down, added to that were two salads, meat and veggie kabobs,garlic shrimp, potato's, and ham-n-beans. For desert we had two pies that were finally identified as one apple and one apple, peach, maybe strawberry, maybe pineapple. They were very good so it didn't really matter what kind they were. We called them magic pies because everyone tasted a different fruit in them.

It was a marvelous dinner and by the end Don and Caroline had joined us for a visit. Everyone talked and shared stories until later in the evening. The neighborhood noise level grew with sounds of stereos, fireworks, and families celebrating. This went on until after midnight when it quieted down with the anticipation of Santa's arrival.