It's been a busy week and a half since we returned from Germany. We got home on a Thursday and, after some laundry and grocery shopping, we got right back into the swing of things. Friday, we went to work and then went over to Alex and Sam's that night for a wine and cheese party. There were maybe 10 of us that went and it was a really good time. Leonora had brought a bunch of cheese back after her last trip home to England so she was pleased to share her bounty with the group. Dan and I brought a few bottles of wine. The girls chatted on the couch and the guys played games at the dining room table. After we ran out of goodies, everyone piled into the truck and Asare drove the clan over to Burger and Relish for more games and fun.
After the fun of Friday night, suffice to say Saturday was a lazy afternoon of recuperation. Between all our travel, jet lag, and fun with friends, it was a much needed day of soccer, college football and lounging. Sunday was our first week of NFL that we were both home together to enjoy. We charted fantasy teams and yelled at Red Zone and ordered pizza delivery for dinner. It was the perfect opening weekend to our fall football Sundays at home.
The next work week was fairly uneventful except that Dan had his "Tax Away Day" with his team on Thursday night into Friday. He was part of the party planning committee and it sounds like it was a really good time, but more on that later as he's putting together a post with photos and the details of the whole event. While he was away on Thursday night, I hosted a girls night. Unfortunately, Hannah came down with a migraine and Alex had to work late so it was just me, Leonora and Katerina. That said, we had a really nice time. I made some dinner and we had some wine and just sat on the couch and chatted for awhile.
Dan returned on Friday afternoon and we had a quiet dinner at home. After dinner, we went to Bread and Wine for some live music with an American couple. We had some wine but didn't stay out very late as Dan was exhausted from his trip with his coworkers. Saturday afternoon we picked up Janni, the PwC expat from Denmark, and took a cab out to Tema. Dorothy and Albert's twin boys were turning 4 so we were invited to their party. The house was full of energy from kids running around and parents shouting at the soccer matches on TV. Lots of food was prepared so we certainly got our share of lunch/dinner. The cutting of the cake was a fiasco as Dorothy tried to line up all the kids for a photo and everyone kept sticking their fingers in the icing.
All in all it was a really good day... which was topped off by a FANTASTIC Gator football game. (Just had to sneak that in there as we completely and utterly dismantled the #3 team in the country.) Sunday was the "usual" with a couples workout in the living room, an early NFL game being broadcast from London and more lounging on the couch shouting at our fantasy players.
That brings us to a new week. Pretty quiet so far but we've both been a little busy with work so that's understandable. Hard to believe we're quickly working through October already. Before we know it we will be back in the US enjoying Thanksgiving with both sets of our parents!!! Yay!
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