To Grandmother’s House We Went

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There’s nothing like a visit to grandmother’s house!!

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Mazen and I went to Hillsborough for the weekend for a pre-Thanksgiving visit.

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We arrived in time for dinner on Friday night. Dad and I shared two pumpkin beers, and we had cheese and crackers to start.

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Mom made her famous BBQ chicken served with broccoli (for Mazen – it was the only thing he ate enthusiastically!), rice, and sautéed apples.

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Comfort food from my childhood : )

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For dessert we had a cookie cake with Gus the dog’s face on front for Mazen.

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Mazen was up until 10:30 p.m. jumping on the bed with my sister’s giant stuffed animals!

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On Saturday morning my mom surprised us with her famous cinnamon cake.

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And later on, when we had eggs, toast, and raspberries with lots of coffee.

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I went for a power walk downtown and back, and then my childhood BFF, Becca, came over with her three girls to play outside for a bit. Mazen called all three of the girls “Rebecca,” which made us all laugh.

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For lunch we had sandwiches and chips

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And Mazen had a great time playing with Grammie’s big road.

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On Saturday afternoon we got dressed up and headed to my parent’s new house for cocktail hour.

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They bought a new house (literally a brand new house) in their same neighborhood, and they are slowly moving over. While we are all sad to say goodbye to the historic house I grew up in, we are pumped for the swap to a new house without fewer drafts, fewer spiders, more bathrooms, and more heat!

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We went to my favorite restaurant – The Saratoga Grill – for dinner.

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Their scones are the best!

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I always get the broiled seafood platter with salmon, scallops, stuffed shrimp, and a great side salad with strawberry dressing.

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We shared this baklava cheesecake and a coconut cake for dessert!

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Mom and Mazey went home for bedtime, and dad and I went to Mystery Brewing for a show by the Berlin Brothers. They were such great entertainers, and the music ranged from Dixieland to swing to Latin.

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We were up early to head home at around 8:00 a.m. because I had a soccer game (the finals!) at noon. Sadly my team lost, but we lost 1:0 and gave it our all, so it was a great game to walk away from.

Hope you guys had a good weekend!



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