To break it down. Christmas Eve turned into a nice surprise as my law firm suddenly gave us the day off. So, with lots to do before the arrival of the big man, we scurried about and got all the holiday hoopla taken care of. The Empress and I made cookies a couple days prior in anticipation, but on Christmas Eve we mixed up the magical "Reindeer Food" for Santa's flying minions. We picked up the Jolly Ole Elf's favorite libation....egg nog. And, we opened our one Christmas Eve present, jammies. After a quick bath we sat our weary bums on the couch and read "The Night Before Christmas." The Empress said farewell to her newest bestest friend, Gus, the Elf, and we tucked her sweet self into her snuggly bed.
Flash forward. We are suddenly awakened by a screaming child as she burst into our bedroom at the crack of dawn. "Santa brought me my Princess Musical Vanity!!!!" We all headed to the living room and the bounty of the day. Fun. And, "Mom, Santa brought me a scooter too. How did he know that was my second choice?" After all the merriment, we basically just vegged in our jammies all day.
On the 26th we headed for Dillon. First it was Christmas at BB and Papa J's. It was sooo nice to visit with J, D and the kids. We all received awesome gifts. On the 27th we had Christmas at Nana and Papa S's. More fabulous gifts! Sister and I made our first prime rib which was declared fantastic by our dad, Ebeneezer Scrooge. It was such a nice holiday.
Looking forward to 2010. Wishing everyone a fantastic New Year!!
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