As I mentioned in Post #120, the two weeks span from pre-Christmas to New Years was a whirlwind of parties, travel, family and great food...
It all started with a trip above the line to Hyde Park, New York for the significant other's family Christmas celebration. We missed the blizzard of 2009 that blanketed most of the eastern seaboard, but did get a chance to check out the Vanderbilt manse decorated for the holidays and return to DC for a snow day off of work.
On the 24th, I headed below the line to New Orleans for a food-fueled four days that included turtle soup and oysters at Felix's, dinner at Ruth's Chris, brunch at the Royal Sonesta, cheese fries at F&M's and an eggnog daiquiri after the Saints depressing loss.
Speaking of, I swore up and down I wasn't going to buy tickets, just head to a bar for a fan-filled afternoon of watching the Saints beat the Bucs. But a case of "fear of missing out" caused me to jump on StubHub and get tickets just in time for kick-off.
While the end zone seats were great, its unfortunate that we were behind the cursed uprights that lost us the game when the Saints missed the field goal sending the game into overtime. The Bucs won the toss and were able to drive the ball down the field for a field goal...
Technically, the celebrations wrapped up above the line in Wilmington, DE for our now third annual New Year's Eve dinner party.
But being a New Orleanian at heart, the celebration will continue into the new year with a Twelfth Night dinner tonight that starts the countdown to Mardi Gras 2010!
Happy New Year!
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