Well, another one in the books. Ceci is holding the prize for finding the pickle this year. They arrived in their pajamas on Friday evening and never got out of them the whole day Saturday. Some people dress up in their holiday finest for Christmas...and some don't.
By the time everyone left at 6 p.m. on Saturday we had a Friday night ham dinner, opened stockings, played games that failed miserably, made up beds on the floor, couches and spare beds, breakfasted on monkey bread, bacon, eggs and mimosas, ate all day from a cookie buffet, opened gifts, searched the neighborhood for the escaped naughty puppy (and found her,) ate a dinner of insanely thick rib eye steaks and trimmings and champagne, played cards and finally called it done. PH and I slept for 12 hours.
Christmas Eve was spent serene, quiet and peacefully at daughter's house where Adelaide played carols on her violin, we played hours of charades, nibbled on a delicious spread and Colin read his favorite Christmas poem that always, always makes him cry unashamedly. We all named our top five favorite Christmas movies and each of our lists contained a tear jerker.
Christmas Day we could have just stayed in OUR pajamas all day but got some air with a nice walk in the morning, since the temperatures are the highest they have been since sometime in the 1800s. You don't get sunshine, blue skies and sweater weather in Michigan on Christmas day. We consider ourselves lucky if we don't have a snow storm. In the afternoon we went to a movie.
Today I'm taking the tree down and packing it all away. Done and done.
This one is number 50 for PH and I and that is a big number when we say it out loud.
I hope you all enjoyed your Christmas, whether you spent it feasting with family or on the couch in your pajamas.
We sure don't dress in our finest for the holidays. I think some of my grandchildren would refuse to come if I made that a rule. It sounds like everyone had a good time.
ReplyDeleteGlad you had goood weather. We had rain over night and wet , sprinkly day. 52 degrees though. At least it wasn't icy for travelers. Was quiet and peaceful. We over ate. Ham here too. No dressing up here.. we don't go to grandmas any more. Just relaxing.
ReplyDeleteIt was pretty warm for December here as well.
ReplyDeleteLove the PJs photo. Happy to hear all is well.
It looks like you had an amazing time even though exhausting. I know you love evry minute with that crew. Is that 50 Christmases or 50 married.
ReplyDeleteA great relaxed Christmas. I always enjoy a PJ day,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you had wonderful Christmas festivities. It seems rather quiet after it all. We too our decorations down today as well, all packed away for the year. it was lovely to see you on Zoom yesterday.
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