Christmas Day was different than most. Very low stress, no cooking, no cleanup & no gifts. What fun is that!!
I did have a great Christmas dinner with Don, Mom, Ricki’s family and John’s parents & Aunt at Epworth Villa’s. It was a fabulous dinner.
I guess I just didn’t get in the Christmas spirit this year. I didn’t put up a tree, lights outside or decorate inside. I just bought a couple of poinsettias and that was my decorations.
I didn’t get the decorations up the week after Thanksgiving and then we were gone a week to Phoenix. At that point I felt like it was a lot of work for a very short time. Next year maybe!!
Don and I don’t give gifts as such. But when the Christmas sales start we look for bargains and this year we got a new Toshiba Thrive Tablet and I got a new camera. Yea for me!!
The rest of the family was celebrating with other parts of their families which is great. We all got together at Thanksgiving. Mac & Mary celebrated with her family and he is coming to see mother tomorrow. Kenna stayed in TX to have Christmas with Paige and her family. They are living in Austin. Ricki and John went to NY last week for a Christmas visit with Ray and his family.
But, I am a Christmas kind of girl at heart and love all the hustle and bustle. I love going to the mall in the crowds. I love to buy gifts. I love the cooking. I love the family getting together. I love us all playing games. I love us being together for an extended period of time(several days). That doesn’t happen anymore. Everyone has jobs and other families now. I want the old days back, please.
OK I know it’s time for me to grow up, but those times were so much fun.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!
Update: My breast biopsy came back on Thursday & it was a benign fibrocystic lump. Very good news. Now I just have a bruised and sore boob.
Let the shopping begin! Ricki and I are heading out at 6:00 in the morning to the after Christmas sales. Maybe I’ll get my Christmas fix from that.
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