January was, as usual, a quiet reprieve from the previous few months. We had a nice New Year's Day, going to Mass, relaxing, and having our good-luck dinner for security purposes for the year ahead.
Erin joined me at CPO on the 2nd, stocking carts for clients, and then we had a nice lunch at Chipotle and a self-guided tour of Peace College. It's small!
After trying out my new pasta maker mixer attachment for dinner that night, we girls enjoyed watching the Wicked movie that evening while Bob blew off a Knights meeting to hang out with his friends instead.
Anna did some shopping with friends on Saturday, and more shopping with different friends on Sunday! Monday the 6th was back to school, and I had a nice book club meeting that evening. We spent that week getting back into the swing of things. After a bit of a snow disappointment on Friday evening, Bob and I enjoyed going to the NCSU/UNC men's basketball game on Saturday, though unfortunately it did not go our way.
Anna collected her winnings from a Knights of Columbus essay contest on Sunday evening before Erin lectored at Mass, followed by youth group.
The next week was more of the usual, ending with a fun trip to the beach for Anna with Lyla's family. It was a bit rainy and, of course, cool, but they had a great time! Meanwhile, Bob, Erin, and I did a little car shopping on Saturday and ended up bringing home a 2023 Accord! We love it so far! Erin and I also hit Southpoint while we were in the area, and then the three of us tried another NCSU basketball game, which again didn't go our way, but was still lots of fun.
Erin drove herself to piano rehearsal on Sunday. Monday, Anna got her hair cut while they were off school for MLK Day. The second round of snow on Tuesday evening brought more than earlier in the month, and the kids got 2 snow days and a delay on Friday! They were happy to have one regular day and one short day that week.
Anna had been under the weather for a couple of weeks and ended up getting an antibiotic for walking pneumonia on Thursday, which helped a lot. Bob and I enjoyed watching Erin's piano ensemble festival dress rehearsal before dropping him off at the airport for his trip to Sao Paulo. The girls had a blast that evening at the Gibbons Snow Ball, which was moved to January from December this year, and only freshmen and sophomores were able to go. So, it was a smaller crowd, but they said it was actually more fun and less crowded than the other dances, and had better music! Anna had dinner with friends at Superica in Fenton before the dance.
The last week of the month has been pretty tame. Anna went back to her alma mater for a charity basketball game on Monday and enjoyed seeing friends and teachers from StMM. Erin has had a busy few weeks doing extra dance classes and placement tests for school classes for next year, in addition to the piano festival.
This week is Catholic Schools Week, so they're having some extra events at school. The bishop showed up for all-school Mass today! Bob will return home on Saturday, and we are looking forward to meeting up in Greensboro for Ansley's birthday lunch this coming Sunday!
So, it was a great month with some snow excitement and some quieter days. I had a smaller second round of scholarship applications to review for UNC, and we have been enjoying following NFL playoffs and Wolfpack men's and women's basketball (a little less enjoyment surrounds the men's team at the moment). We are thankful for a fun and quiet month, and are looking forward to another great month ahead!
