When I say successful, I mean it was relaxing, fun and stress-free. Luckily I got most of my Christmas shopping done pretty early this year, so on Christmas Eve we got to focus on just wrapping the gifts and preparing delicious food. We had the Christmas music going and it was raining outside, so it really felt like Christmas this year – ya know? Sometimes there’s so much hustle and the weather doesn’t quite match the season, so its hard to get in the zone. But not this time. It was so nice. My brother helped me bake cookies and my husband’s family came over for dinner and presents.

Christmas Day was still raining and we rolled ourselves out of bed around 11:30 to go eat some french toast. We spent the afternoon relaxing and watching movies before joining in the festivities with some of the other relatives. We played White Elephant and got to see a new baby (she is sooo cute!) What a great holiday. Even yesterday we had our HomeView Holiday Party and got to spend the day freezing our buns off at the race track. It was fun to bet on the horses, but even more fun to come home and get cozy for the evening.

Usually I am very sad to see Christmas go – and this year won’t be any different – but it’s not over yet. We still have the gift exchange with our friends tonight, so we are cooking again and getting ready for everybody. Hubs has all of this week off too, so we will get to spend some more time together cozy by the fire, watching movies. And to top it off, some of my family is coming to visit next weekend for Mom’s birthday, so we will exchange more gifts and get to see Disneyland all decorated for the holidays. I just love this time of year!

Hope all of you had a Merry Christmas too!