Holiday Finest
// 12.26.06 // Filed under: My Daughter, My Son, Parenting, Thriving
We had four days of traveling and bacchanalian celebrations, and I am now home, feeling bloated and spent. Here are the cliff notes:
- We exchanged wonderful gifts. C’s high score went to Sing & Spin Pablo, while L was psyched to get more spy gear and the game Heroscape.
- We enjoyed an Italian feast on Christmas Eve at my cousin’s house and I discovered a new cocktail: Navan vanilla cognac and Coke. Yum! I discovered this cocktail many times, taking my turn as the drunken fool of the family. There’s one every year.
- I hadn’t been to my cousin’s Christmas Eve party for several years and I enjoyed seeing many relatives I had not seen in a long while. One had been serving in Iraq. Others had been in college or just living far away. The “kids” were now wearing makeup and accompanied by boyfriends/girlfriends. I felt really old, but in a good way. It was wonderful enjoying their company, joking and laughing.
- We revived what I hope will become a new tradition with my children: the drive around town to check out the most outrageous displays of Christmas decorations. I remember doing this every year with my parents. C loved seeing all the lights and inflatables – no longer reserved to Santa, Frosty and Rudolph, everyone from Mickey Mouse to Scooby Doo now qualifies as Christmas decor.
- Christmas Day was a smaller, more relaxed gathering. We watched a re-run of the 2004 National Spelling Bee with Superbowl-like fervor. L played PS2 (oh, finally, something that’s NOT boooorrrring) with PHAT Daddy and my cousins. And we ate some more. My aunts made an awesome ham and all my favorite sides: mashed potatoes, corn, green bean casserole, sweet gravy and rolls.
- Then it started to snow! Big fluffy flakes that floated down and lingered on your coat and hair. It was just a dusting, but so beautiful on Christmas night.
- The only low point was the fact that my grandmother went into the hospital with pneumonia. I missed seeing her this year.
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday.
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It sounds like your holidays were lovely! I am so happy for you all. THe kids look adorable…although I would have enjoyed a picture of you with a lampshade on your head as well!
Shan, So glad to hear that you had a great holiday. Thanks so much for the beautiful hand-made card with the picture of Luke & Leia. I wanted to send cards this year. I had “delusions” of including a picture of my dogs in their Christmas outfits. But, we got back from vacation on the 18th, and had a hectic week getting ready for the holidays – and then when I tried to take the picture, Butch refused to wear his reindeer antlers and kept pulling Gus’ Santa hat off. Needless to say – no picture. No card. I’m so sorry!
My best to your family, and I hope your grandma is better and home soon.
I love that dress, it is my favorite holiday attire. I wish I could get one my size!!
My son wants that game your son got. Love the dress, we actually found one in black like it. Sounds like you had a busy holiday.
Would’ve loved the snow, we got rain here. 