I love Christmas. I admit it. Almost everything about it. Food, gift giving, wearing Christmas sweaters, sending and receiving Christmas cards, decorating, singing Christmas carols, and pondering the Incarnation. I love my Christmas tree.
I'm so happy to have my boys home for Christmas break. Recently, I saw a sweatshirt that a lady was wearing that said "Life is better with my boys." That sums up how I feel.
This year I was in a Christmas choir. We sang during worship services on December 15th and 22nd.
The woman next to me in the gold blouse and black skirt is my friend Jill. We are in the alto section.
We attended the Christmas Eve service at our church. It is held at 4 pm which allows people to still have dinner with their families. I like to take the day off from cooking the day before a big meal. After church we went to a Chinese stir fry restaurant. It was a good choice. Not too fancy but pretty healthy.
On Christmas morning we ate the Bacon and Cheese Strata that I made the day before. We then opened presents. It was hard to buy for A since he gave us his list at the last minute. He was very busy this month wrapping up his studies. He is now finished with college.
Here are J's presents:
- from A: a case for his rifle
- from C: an old Life magazine with Winston Churchill on the cover.
- from me: a DVD of the movie Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.
- a selection of hot sauces
- from A: a steel target
- from me: a gold tie
- from me: a tie clip. J says he has never owned a tie clip before!
- small food gifts
Here are C's presents:
- a pro life t shirt
- a collection of specialty bar soaps
- a shoulder strap for his rifle
- a book about history
- a comic book
Here are A's presents. Some of them will be exchanged later for exactly what he wants.
- a new water bottle (Hydro Flask)
- one of his favourite snacks
- a case for holding his cables and equipment
- a hard drive. He needs to have a lot of storage for the videos that he edits.
- a book about a TV show he likes
- a set of DVDs of a TV show
- a gift card to a supplements store
My presents
- note cards
- 2 jigsaw puzzles. The one on the left is tea cups and the other is Hercule Poirot a fictional character in mysteries by Agatha Christie.
- from A: an ergonomic keyboard for my computer
- a book about literature
- from C: a tin of tea
- from C: a book about tea
- from C: a notebook
- from Jonathan - an anniversary band (ring). Here is a close up photo that C took. The photo makes it look large but it is not. It is a very slim ring. J and I picked it out together on the Saturday before Christmas.
This was our Christmas menu:
- Prime Rib
- Mashed Potatoes
- Spinach Kiwi Strawberry Salad
- Yorkshire Pudding
- Chocolate Cake from Whole Foods
Here's my plate with the food:
I enjoy setting up a fancy table.
When we were getting ready to take a family photo, C took this photo. I think it is sweet.
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