Christmas Eve dinner

The Snowpocalypse has come and gone. It lasted a week. And as of this morning, the two student offspring have come and gone, off to see their friends. They lasted a week and 10 days, respectively. We’ve reclaimed the couch and the laptop and cleaned the bathroom. We’ve gathered the belongings they left behind. Soon it will be time to go back to work and throw the Christmas tree over the balcony.

And if it’s the New Year, can the North American International Auto Show be far behind? It will be strange to be in Washington where news from the auto show will be buried in the business section and where the lead will surely be about government loans and depressed Detroit, instead of on the cars,

On the positive side, however, it was great to see the snowstorm of the decade, plus have time off to spend time exploring the national museums. Plus we made some fine food (the standing rib roast encrusted in salt was a hit), watched Avatar, V for Vendetta, Planet Earth, Gosford Park and Benjamin Button.

We hope to catch up with friends and family we missed early in 2010, and to hear some rock ‘n’ roll in the D. I wish you all a happy, prosperous, peaceful New Year.