Wow thanks all. I checked in briefly this AM but have been just enjoying the day in a laid back way today. I just got done with a great birthday dinner ofroast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy. Cindy makes the best gravy this side of the gravy ladle! She also brought me homea HUGE bottle of Blackberry Brandy. I love to sip on that in the evening after a cold day outside. It warms your heart right up. For the dinner wine I chose my favorite wine a bottle of St Pepin. That's a white wine that is similar to reisling but has more apricot and a "je ne sais quoi" to it- as described by a Frenchwoman. She loved it when trying it earlier this year- and so do I.
Hope you all had a great Christmas and continue to celebrate the new year.