Today we spent lunch and part of the afternoon with Uncle Dan and Aunt Beryle, who live in Rockville, MD, about a 20-minute drive from us. It feels odd to think that they're Rachel's great-aunt and great-uncle; I'm so used to thinking of them as MY aunt and uncle.
We had a great time talking about all kinds of things, including the gay marriage of two residents who live in the same building they live in. The men had been together for 55 years, and they finally made it official because Maryland recognizes gay marriage. Apparently they had a private ceremony and then a party for the entire group of people who live in the apartment building.
Rachel was very well-behaved during the visit; she actually ate some lunch (rare for her on weekends) and looked at some picture books and read some books with Drew while Dan and Beryle tried to show me an alternate "back route" to NYC during Thanksgiving. I think I've got it down, but I may want to check back with them before we go.
Then we did our grocery shopping at Safeway near their house and ran into...our neighbor! Actually, it was Luz, our neighbor's nanny, who was visiting a friend of hers who lives in Chevy Chase. Rachel gave her a big hug. We got home in time for me to put away the food and start dinner for us and for Ivy, Liam and their mom, Jenny, who we invited over for spaghetti with basil and cherry tomatoes -- a mercifully easy dinner to make. For dessert we had the babka Daniella brought to us last weekend from a Hungarian bakery in NYC. Thanks, Tia Daniella! It's delicious.
And then I got out a brisket I bought last week, made some rub for it and put it in the refrigerator. I'm going to smoke it tomorrow night and then finish it off in the oven overnight. Yeah, it's a hassle, but Rachel has been asking for Mommy's smoked brisket so who am I to refuse???
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