Happy Easter

Yesterday we had an early Easter party with Charlie's side of the family.  We all went over to Charlie's parent's place.  Charlie has one sister and one brother -- and they are both married and have kids.  I had 4 nieces and one nephew who were running around looking for plastic eggs.  I have good memories of doing that same thing as a child, although I remember getting a nickel or a couple of jelly beans inside when I found one.  These kids have it made -- Grandma gives them cold hard cash.  They are growing up so quickly.  Marina, the oldest, just got engaged!  She was still in junior high when I met Charlie.  I feel old.

I also wanted to throw in a photo of Lily the dog.  She is such a sweet dog.  Here she is begging for food after dinner.

Speaking of dinner, of course we had tons of food.  Mom-in-law always goes out of her way to make sure that I have something yummy to eat too (vegetarian).  She is always trying out new vegetarian dishes when she sees one in a magazine.  Yesterday was a southwestern pasta -- pasta and tomato sauce with corn, black beans, bell peppers and cheese.  It was quite good!  I just really appreciate all the effort she puts into cooking for me.

Overall, it was a very nice day.  The only thing that I disliked about the day was that my own Mother couldn't come out for a visit.  She has some very legitimate reasons why she couldn't come (family health issues) but I am still very sad.  Hopefully we can have our weekend together soon.

Happy Easter everybody!