* We didn't attend nearly as many Christmases this year as we always do. For the first time in our eight years together, some of the family Christmases were moved to new days, and because we don't get time off work, we had to work for those. (It was for the best, really, because we like to keep our outings on the smaller side.) Last Sunday, though, was a Christmas gathering with Ryan's side of the family. We haven't seen any of them (except his step-dad) in six months, so it was nice to see them again. We got home just in time to go back on duty for a few more days.
* Monday was the WillowBridge Christmas, which I told you about already. We enjoyed an evening with our WillowBridge family, which in some ways felt like a true family Christmas, because these are the people we have seen every day for the past six months! We had breakfast for dinner, played games, and watched as the tenants unwrapped their gifts. It was a fun night!
* Tuesday was a regular work day, which included office work AND spending time with Miss Isla. Tuesday was also the day Abby's floors were finished, and we could take the official after photos. It was a good day!
* Ryan thought it was a good idea to do a little last minute shopping on Wednesday. (We had a couple of quick things to get.) The truth is I barely survived a pre-Christmas Wal-Mart. Goodness. Made it home, finished up all our work chores and then we began our two day stretch off work! We watched a movie that night and enjoyed resting by the fake fire. :)
* My family's Christmas was on Christmas Eve this year, so we we drove back to our old stomping grounds again to meet up with them for lunch and a gift exchange. We were grateful for a good weather day to drive in and a nice time together with my parents and sister!
* We were off work on Christmas Day, but because of all the rescheduled gatherings, we actually didn't have to go anywhere the entire day. I declared it a delightful day - and it concluded the year of spending every single holiday on our own! We slept in, made breakfast together, exchanged stockings, and enjoyed our time very much.
* Yesterday we were on duty alone, and our two incoming tenants came over for day passes. We ordered pizza and gave them their gifts. Ryan put together the pretty pink princess tent for the one tenant's daughter - and I thought it suited him well. Also for entertainment that day, Ryan tossed grapes in the air to eat them - ha! And though yesterday was admittedly not my finest day, I am (as the mug says) grateful for Ryan and his constant love!
4 comments:
Sounds like a perfect Christmas week!!
Glad you had a nice Christmas. I got to FaceTime with my brother and his family and my new four-legged nephew. It’s their first pet, and they got him in the spring. He looks a lot like Phoebe...dark and fluffy! He’s a Cavipoo. (Cavalier Poodle)
Does that pink tent have glow-in-the-dark stars on it?
I refused to go into any stores on Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve and got all the shopping done early on the days before that. I just don't like stores around this time of year. Ugh.
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