It's 11:25 p.m. on Christmas Day, and I am sitting on my couch, eating peanut butter blossoms, drinking a Diet Coke, watching Love Actually, and savoring a perfect Christmas.
Yesterday evening, Bryan and I headed to his parents house for our traditional Christmas Eve dinner and present exchange with his family. This year was especially satisfying because Bryan's sister Jessica is back in town - and having her back makes me realize how the holidays were not the same without her.
Bryan's mom, Anne, did a WONDERFUL job decorating the house. When we walked in we were greeted with the warm glow of white Christmas lights in the entryway, the sweet smoky smell of candles, and visions of red cheery Santas mixed within the green of the Christmas tree. We had chicken enchiladas and a salad for dinner, and chocolate chip ice cream and peanut butter cookies for dessert. I had a 20-minute conversation with Bryan's brother, Erik, about The Real Housewives of Orange County, and we heard tales surrounding the four times Erik has had to call 911 in his life (which were truly entertaining and resulted in a lot of warm laughter in the dining room).
Bryan and I got gift certificates, candles, and spices, and Penny got more toys than she knows what to do with. Even Erik got Penny a gift - three bags of treats. She is one happy girl.
We ended the night there with Iron Man, and the beginning of the Christmas Story marathon on TBS. Around midnight we headed to my dad's so that we could spend Christmas morning with his family.
When we arrived we were again greeted with the glow of Christmas lights, and not a creature was stirring...except Aarika, who was up wrapping gifts. After a "long winter's nap," we awoke to waffles and bacon, and Zack chomping at the bit to open gifts. We now have a Blu-Ray player and I have a new camera. We also all got puzzle ornaments, and had a contest to see who could put them together the fastest. Again - lots of laughs were involved.
Finally, after breakfast and chatting, we headed home, welcomed my mom, and baked cookies all day. After a dinner of ham, sweet potatoes, and some veggies, we watched The Dark Knight (our first Blu-Ray disc), and exchanged our gifts.
Bryan drew a picture of me in the "waking life" style that he has one other art in - it is amazing. I am the luckiest girl in the world!
Happy Christmas everyone!
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