Ahhh yes. I may have taken a short break from the blog, but I had an even shorter break from work. Most everyone around here is gone until after January 1st. It's very quiet around here, but also very dull. There is no work to be done at ALL.
So! I spent Christmas with my parents, grandma (local), cousin (+husband and twin 4-year-olds, up from San Antonio), aunt (+husband, local), uncle (+wife, down from Illinois) and various other relatives and family friends. Our Christmas Eve festivities were over in Dallas at my aunt's house. We had delicious spinach, pear, and cranberry salad with my grandma's famous veggie soup and delicious homemade cornbread. Dessert was a variety of miniature cakes and some delicious apple crumble. Hats off to my aunt, who did most of the cooking. Christmas day, somewhere between 20 and 25 people showed up at my parents' house to consume ham, chicken, stuffing, green beans, corn, potatoes, deviled eggs, noodles, and oh so much pie. The pre-food food included home made caramel popcorn, mixed nuts, and our family's famous (ok none of this stuff is famous, but it's famous to us!) holiday punch. I could tell you what's in the punch, but then I'd have to kill you. With my fists.
Two days with the twins, and I was about ready to collapse. I don't know how my cousin has the energy. She and her husband are great parents. Anyway, we talked, ate, put a puzzle together, sang carols, and played with munchkins, and in my mind, that makes just about the best way to spend Christmas.
(Also presents: new printer, wireless awesome mouse, fuzzy socks and pillow, some moolah, two shirts, a ring, some bracelets, and um... yeah i think that about covers it?)
I hope everyone else had a fantastic Christmas, and here's hoping the New Year goes even better than this year. See you in '08!
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