It was an active weekend around here – Chris and John came in from Cleveland on Friday evening and we wined and dined them at the cafeteria at Shepherd University. It was the annual holiday meal at the university and they had quite the extensive menu – and of course live music…
Chris got to experience a number of culinary delights for the first time, such as pecan pie, funnel sticks and figgy pudding, which dates back to 16th century England.
On Saturday, Chris and Claire went to some kind of craft fair/show and later in the morning we all attended the annual Christmas Parade in Shepherdstown. In the afternoon, the big event was the Candy cane Walk here in Deerfield Village that included a visit from Santa.
On Saturday evening, Dave and Chassie came out and we attended the Antietam Memorial Illumination at the battlefield – a candle lit for each casualty in the one day battle – in excess of 23,000. We had almost a 3 hour wait to get into the battlefield and about an hour to drive through it, but everyone agreed it was probably worth it.
Dave and Chassie spent the night and headed out Sunday morning to pick up the newest member of the family – a new puppy.
All in all, a fun weekend!
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