Christmas 2011

We met our friends Phyllis and Bob Brandt in a rather unique way.   One day last year our doorbell rang and there was a nice lady.  She and her husband were staying with her mother (Evie Schaaf, who lives two doors down from our house in FL) while they were waiting for their house in New York to sell.

They invited us to dinner and put on a very lovely dinner party just for us. We felt very honored!

To simplify a complicated story, their house finally sold and they moved a few miles away to a rental house until they decide where they want to settle.

(On Christmas eve we went to church with George, Ed's bro, and Kay.  They were tied up on Christmas Day with her kids and grandchildren.) 

Phyllis and Bob invited us for Christmas dinner and we were delighted.  That was a much better option than our plans for the two of us to go out for Chinese food!

Left:  Ed and Evie (Evelyn) Schaaf, our neighbor and Phyllis's mom

Evie recently celebrated her 90th birthday.  I hope I look half that good at 90!!

  

Evie and Phyllis bring on the food!

MaryMay, Ed, Phyllis, Bob, Evie, and their son, Alex.

 

Bob is a retired Episcopalian minister and he helps in a church here.  They invited Father Ken, one of his co-workers, to join us.  Alex, goes to college in South Carolina.

Phyllis made a standing rib roast that was totally tender.  Ed couldn't finish his so asked for a doggie bag, which he ate later and it was still delicious.

Evie gave her grand-cats, Sherlock and Sebastian, a laser light for Christmas.  That provided the after-dinner entertainment!

Christmas Day 2011 turned out to be a great day with a great dinner with great friends.