After Christmas, I drove to Ann Arbor to visit with the Gonyos and Lawvers. We had our annual Christmas party at the Lawvers house. We went shopping at Briarwood. Wendy had got her wisdom teeth removed so was resting. She was knocked out for the surgery.
In the evening, Joy and I went to see Adam play hockey at Yost Arena in Ann Arbor. Adam was on a hockey team. They lost their game today with a score of 2-0. Adam was happy that we came to see him play. I enjoyed chatting with Jo Lawver.
In the evening, Grandpa and Grandma Thomas, Steve, Charlene, Kelsey, Mom, and I went for dinner at Pietros Restaurant in Grand Rapids. We surprised him with a Marilyn Monroe impersonator. The lady who impersonated Marilyn was a substitute teacher during the daytime and Marilyn Monroe at night. It was so funny! Grandpa got to take her garter off. Grandpa looked like he was in heaven. She really did a great job. We were laughing so much.
Mom and I went to Ron and Joan Morse's house for dinner. I met Joan's brother, Ron. I told my Mom that I thought we would have mac n' cheese, as she used to always make that as a part of our dinner, which I loved. Sure enough, we had mac 'n cheese which made me so happy. We also had breaded chicken and a creamy vegetable casserole.
Jim came home and Joan told him what she wanted for Christmas. She said she wanted a nightie. He turned bright red and was embarrassed. We laughed so hard.
We all went to the Holland mall to go shopping.
Jim told us he just bought a new Dodge Neon and a cop hit him and tried to blame it on Jim. This happened about 6 weeks after Jim had bought the car. I can still remember when Jim and I were kids and he would follow me around and I would try and run away.
His brother, Danny, was attending Ferris State University. His younger brother, Phil, had grown up so tall. Jim's dad, Ron Morse, was a good friend of my dads. They met while attending Muskegon Community College. Ron was in my mom and dad's wedding.
Mom and I took a bus trip to Chicago for Christmas. Lisa Micka's parents were on our bus which was a surprise. Mom and I went to the Art Institute and saw Picasso's paintings. Mom kept saying "That's art? I could slop that together." I was so embarrassed.
We went shopping at Marshall Fields and of course, went to the 7th floor to see the famous Christmas tree. Then, we went shopping at Water Tower Place. On our walk, we saw a taping of the TV show, "ER". At TJ Max, we ran into Karen and Ernie Simons. Karen has been our friend and accountant for years.
We had a really good time on our trip. We look forward to this every year.
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