Sneaky Christmas
Christmas kind of crept up on me this year... I wasn't feeling particularly festive until last Friday, when I finally started wrapping gifts. :) Anyway, it turned out to be a very nice holiday. I took Friday off, then Saturday my family and I went over to Tita Marie's house for Christmas Eve dinner.
OMG food
We had a fine time eating, telling jokes and stories, listening to Jerry's guitar stylings (hehe), and exchanging gifts. Jaclyn and Herschell stopped by for a while to join in the festivities. All in all it was a fun time. My gift haul was pretty good too:
I gave Dad some shirts and pants from the Gap, Mom a Container Store gift card (hint hint :)), and Lori a Barnes & Noble gift card. We gave Lola a basket of toiletries (which she loved), and Mocha got a new leash and chew toy. As a grab bag gift, I got Jerry a card dealer shoe.
We got home around 2am Christmas morning and I slept over at my parents' house. Mocha slept next to (and sometimes on) me and woke me up bright and early to take him outside. On our way downstairs he snuck into my parents' room and jumped on their bed... Mom wasn't so pleased, LOL. Eventually we all got up, had breakfast, and went to 12:15 mass. Mom & Dad got a last-minute invite to a friend's place for lunch but I stayed home with Lori and Lola. Later we all went to Tita Sol's for dinner. The rest of the night and all day yesterday I vegged at home.
And now I'm back at work (sigh). At least it's a short week. I'm taking Friday off again. Not sure yet what I'm doing for New Years Eve. I have always rung in the new year with my family, either at our home or at some friend's party... I think my parents might be hosting a party this year again, but I'm open to other options. :)
OMG food
We had a fine time eating, telling jokes and stories, listening to Jerry's guitar stylings (hehe), and exchanging gifts. Jaclyn and Herschell stopped by for a while to join in the festivities. All in all it was a fun time. My gift haul was pretty good too:
- Two CDs (Bo Bice, Hootie & the Blowfish) and pillows for my bed, from Mom & Dad
- The Life of Pi book from Lori
- Hot cocoa mix, peppermint schnapps, Frango mints (yum x 3!) and a Best Buy gift card from Jaclyn
- Desk frame from Myra
- More gift cards and cash from Mark G, Mark W, and Tita Marie
I gave Dad some shirts and pants from the Gap, Mom a Container Store gift card (hint hint :)), and Lori a Barnes & Noble gift card. We gave Lola a basket of toiletries (which she loved), and Mocha got a new leash and chew toy. As a grab bag gift, I got Jerry a card dealer shoe.
We got home around 2am Christmas morning and I slept over at my parents' house. Mocha slept next to (and sometimes on) me and woke me up bright and early to take him outside. On our way downstairs he snuck into my parents' room and jumped on their bed... Mom wasn't so pleased, LOL. Eventually we all got up, had breakfast, and went to 12:15 mass. Mom & Dad got a last-minute invite to a friend's place for lunch but I stayed home with Lori and Lola. Later we all went to Tita Sol's for dinner. The rest of the night and all day yesterday I vegged at home.
And now I'm back at work (sigh). At least it's a short week. I'm taking Friday off again. Not sure yet what I'm doing for New Years Eve. I have always rung in the new year with my family, either at our home or at some friend's party... I think my parents might be hosting a party this year again, but I'm open to other options. :)
posted by Ronald @ 10:12 AM
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