Well it's official.... Christmas is over! Even though my husband wasn't home for Christmas Eve, we promised each other that we would start our very own Christmas Eve tradition. Plus we started a Christmas morning tradition for our entire family! You see this was our very first Christmas in our brand new house, so we thought we would start something new and different this year. We had everyone over for breakfast and presents! We had so much fun... some of us still in our pajama's, everyone having apple and cherry turn overs and fresh cinnamon rolls with coffee, hot chocolate and hot apple cider.... all of us opening presents and just having a good time :) Santa was VERY good to all of us this year! This was our first opportunity to host a holiday gathering and we totally jumped at it! Now we're moving on to New Years Eve! Homemade chili, black eyed peas, champagne with family and friends.... sounds like the perfect way to ring in the New Year to me ;)
On the other hand... I'm ready for our house to get back to normal. I absolutely LOVE decorating for the holidays. I love the tree and stockings and lights, etc. etc. etc. But I'm ready for the toys to find new homes, for the new DVD's to meet the old DVD's, for cologne and perfume to join the rest of the fragrances we currently own, you get the picture. I'm ready for everything to find it's place in our house.
However we did get one gift this year that we won't have to find a place for... it will be in our minds forever. My Grandmother gave us the gift of money this year. And instead of buying several things we don't need, we decided to go see The Titanic Exhibit at The Arizona Science Center. The Titanic sank on April 15th 1912; that's a pretty significant date for us since we were married on April 15th 2006; exactly 94 years later. Looking at all of the artifacts that have been recovered from the wreckage makes it "real". Suitcases, glasses, toothbrushes, jewelry and clothing...all from passengers that were aboard the ship when it sank. Amazing. That was the very best gift that we received this year. Plus we got to spend the ENTIRE day as a family and that means more to me than anything else.
Happy New Year!
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