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Christmas morning we got dressed for Christmas Mass where we ran into Joe and Jenny Lamy who had just finished with the morning's choir. The mass went well and I thought it might keep the mod going by taking them to the Ritz-Carlton for lunch (which was booked solid), but next door at Marriott at Citron was open where we had a fantastic lunch buffet.

All the dishes were well presented and delicious. Carved turkey, spiraled ham, oysters on the half shell, stone crab claws, snow crab, chilled shrimp. warm duck salad, ceviche, sushi and nigiri, beef tenderloin, various grilled vegetables, artisnal cheeses and a wide array of desserts amongst others were served. There was a kid's setup and mimosas and sangria were served and they even gave the children a Christmas bag of goodies and the parent's a huge coffee cup of gourmet coffees. It was a nice to be go somewhere dressed up and eat well. It definitely put Ellen in better spirits (no pun intended).