It has been quite some time since I have thought of you, my apple-oggies.
It is December, they sky is grey and my apartment smells like Christmas. I’ve finished shopping and have wrapped most of the gifts. This is my favorite time of the year, I visit with my family more often and there are always tons of creative things going on in my sewing room. This year we are working on a quilt for Pat; I just know she is going to love it and I don’t think Jay has ever done anything as personal and touching as this (he usually buys her some sort of kitchen appliance or gadget). Hopefully I’ll have some extra time in the next few days before Christmas to make a small quilt for my grandma. I’m really looking forward to starting my vacation on Christmas Eve at 11:00 am! (not that I’m counting down or anything hehe) I will be away from my cubicle for 17 days!!! This is the longest vacation I’ve had and I feel so lucky and grateful to be able to take this paid time off.
We will be heading over to visit Jay’s family on Christmas Eve and then off to my mom’s for Christmas. It’s a trick to balance out visiting hours since Jay’s family stays up late and my family gets up extra early for the unwrapping of gifts. We are always super sleepy but that is part of what makes Christmas a fun and exhausting experience. It only happens once a year so I try to make the very most of it! We have had the same Christmas tradition ever since I was little but I’m sure it goes further back then that, since I do have two older sisters. We get up early in the morning (it used to be 6ish but we’ve toned it down to about 8) and after the kids have gone through their stockings we file into the living room. Everyone has a designated spot, this is necessary because there are SO many of us, once we’ve made ourselves comfortable the insanity that is unwrapping begins. The room is filled with wrapping paper, bows, ribbon and exclamations of “thank you!” and “how cute!” it’s a wonderfully organized mess. We gather our little piles of new treasures, load them into the car, and head home for a couple of hours. I usually plan on napping but that never happens. This year I will bake, bake, bake until the moment we leave. I’m still searching for a yummy holiday desert, any ideas? We head back to my mom’s for a completely lazy day filled with food, board games and napping. Christmas is the best.
After a few days of recovery we will be driving down to Anaheim for a four day stay, two days of which will be spent at DISNEYLAND !!! Yippee! I’ve been counting down the days since probably August and I’m only a teensy bit ashamed of that J The holidays at Disneyland are amazing, all the holiday lights and decorations and still up, there is snow all over the buildings and they play Christmas music non-stop. We are going on what most consider the most crowded days of the year, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Although I’ve read the blog about the madness of NYE, I’ve never quite experience it myself…yes it is very crowded and we won’t get on too many rides but it is FANTASTIC! People are kind for the most part and everyone is there to have a magical night. I’m so excited to wear my cape again, take those long walks in the dark from our hotel to the Disneyland Resort, eat at the Blue Bayou, walk through Downtown Disney, ride The Nightmare Before Christmas Haunted Mansion, see the beautiful outdoor display on It’s a Small World and well…the list just goes on and on. New Year’s Day is our 5 year anniversary, I’m so happy we made it through this chaotic year…it was all well worth the fight. I can’t think of a better way to end the year.
Here are some pics from last year, enjoy!
It is December, they sky is grey and my apartment smells like Christmas. I’ve finished shopping and have wrapped most of the gifts. This is my favorite time of the year, I visit with my family more often and there are always tons of creative things going on in my sewing room. This year we are working on a quilt for Pat; I just know she is going to love it and I don’t think Jay has ever done anything as personal and touching as this (he usually buys her some sort of kitchen appliance or gadget). Hopefully I’ll have some extra time in the next few days before Christmas to make a small quilt for my grandma. I’m really looking forward to starting my vacation on Christmas Eve at 11:00 am! (not that I’m counting down or anything hehe) I will be away from my cubicle for 17 days!!! This is the longest vacation I’ve had and I feel so lucky and grateful to be able to take this paid time off.
We will be heading over to visit Jay’s family on Christmas Eve and then off to my mom’s for Christmas. It’s a trick to balance out visiting hours since Jay’s family stays up late and my family gets up extra early for the unwrapping of gifts. We are always super sleepy but that is part of what makes Christmas a fun and exhausting experience. It only happens once a year so I try to make the very most of it! We have had the same Christmas tradition ever since I was little but I’m sure it goes further back then that, since I do have two older sisters. We get up early in the morning (it used to be 6ish but we’ve toned it down to about 8) and after the kids have gone through their stockings we file into the living room. Everyone has a designated spot, this is necessary because there are SO many of us, once we’ve made ourselves comfortable the insanity that is unwrapping begins. The room is filled with wrapping paper, bows, ribbon and exclamations of “thank you!” and “how cute!” it’s a wonderfully organized mess. We gather our little piles of new treasures, load them into the car, and head home for a couple of hours. I usually plan on napping but that never happens. This year I will bake, bake, bake until the moment we leave. I’m still searching for a yummy holiday desert, any ideas? We head back to my mom’s for a completely lazy day filled with food, board games and napping. Christmas is the best.
After a few days of recovery we will be driving down to Anaheim for a four day stay, two days of which will be spent at DISNEYLAND !!! Yippee! I’ve been counting down the days since probably August and I’m only a teensy bit ashamed of that J The holidays at Disneyland are amazing, all the holiday lights and decorations and still up, there is snow all over the buildings and they play Christmas music non-stop. We are going on what most consider the most crowded days of the year, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Although I’ve read the blog about the madness of NYE, I’ve never quite experience it myself…yes it is very crowded and we won’t get on too many rides but it is FANTASTIC! People are kind for the most part and everyone is there to have a magical night. I’m so excited to wear my cape again, take those long walks in the dark from our hotel to the Disneyland Resort, eat at the Blue Bayou, walk through Downtown Disney, ride The Nightmare Before Christmas Haunted Mansion, see the beautiful outdoor display on It’s a Small World and well…the list just goes on and on. New Year’s Day is our 5 year anniversary, I’m so happy we made it through this chaotic year…it was all well worth the fight. I can’t think of a better way to end the year.
Here are some pics from last year, enjoy!
