Well, here we are watching a Bowl Game at the Austin condo.

There are snacks and tacos and high hopes as five fans munch, cheer and fight moments of despair here in the first quarter.

The last time we watched Nebraska play a Bowl game was in 2016. The power went out, the condo grew cold (as did the chili) and the boys went to a restaurant to catch the 4th quarter while Banjo Man huddled in a blanket and watched the game on his phone.

It was the worst football party ever.

But today? Nebraska has scored and, despite an intense thunderstorm, the electricity is still on.

We are heading home tomorrow morning. Our two-week vacation has been great fun. We ate all the New Orleans food we could manage, loved our days with the family, and celebrated Christmas with gusto.

The Funny Grandson loved his gift. He says he’s wearing it to school on his first day back.

The next day we went with Will to the Bullock History of Texas museum to see an Imax production about caves. It was great.

Rhode Island is going to feel very, very quiet.