We ushered in the New Year with extended family here in the city. One of Z’s cousins Tony invited us to spend the evening with his family, along with another cousin and his family. The eight adults and four teenagers enjoyed pool, blackjack, Arabic music played expertly by Tony’s son on a specially equipped keyboard/arranger, a big spread of middle eastern food, and lots of wine. We cracked a bottle of champagne at midnight, and headed home in the first snowfall of the new year around 1:30 am.

A fun and relaxing evening was had by all.