Monday, December 29, 2008

What have I been doing....

Well I would love to have pictures to go with my post but my computer is down and I'm so totally frustrated with it right now! So I'll have to add pictures later....and maybe, just maybe I can talk hubby into a very cool Apple laptop I spied today...I mean it would be my environmental duty to purchase it, it's mercury free and recycled and a bunch of other good 'green' stuff...and it's CUTE, but I digress....

I had my annual ornament exchange party and it was FUN FUN FUN, I'm so glad I did it. Twenty-nine lovely ladies came by, we talked, we ate, we made bawdy jokes. I so love my friends, my neighborhood friends, my dear friends from the past, my new friends. They are all a lovely bunch of women and I'm blessed they are all in my life (even the ones that couldn't make it).

Then a couple days after that, I had about another thirty people over for Christmas Eve. I didn't do a traditional dinner (seriously, I'm just a little insane, not out of this world Martha Stewart insane). I made up three different types of chili (green, meat and vegetarian), threw them in crock pots, had some fixin's and let people munch at their leisure. It was a mix of family and friends and we ended it with a Dirty Santa gift exchange (where you can steal a gift or take one from under the tree). Our friend's sister was visiting from England and she has decided to single handedly introduce this tradition across the 'pond'.

Christmas day was spent in our PJ's the kiddos were supremely happy with Santa's visit. Jason and I loved our gifts from each other. More importantly we had a good time in each other's company. We trudged down the block to my sister-in-law's in our PJ's for a nice Christmas breakfast, came home, played games and then my brother and sister in law visiting from Seattle came with my parents and we visited and munched on leftovers....very satisfying.

So I can't say we've been doing anything exciting, or anything really worth writing or reading about but for me it has been a beautiful week with family and friends. A reminder of how truly blessed I am.

5 comments:

terri said...

Sounds like your week was exactly what you wanted and needed... and therefore, perfect!

Colleen O said...

AND there was a USA channel 'House' marathon day! Just what the doctor ordered. You were a fabulous hostess, mom and friend this holiday season, and you still seem relatively sane! How do you do it?

OHN said...

Do you have a link to the application to be your friend? I know you and I would get along famously. Anyone who strolls down the street in jammies for breakfast at someone elses house....she is a queen in my book :)

ganelle said...

That's the very best kind of Christmas!

Teresa said...

OH, it's so good to hear that you've been relaxing with family and having fun...you deserve it after all that studying!!

Wish I had somewhere down the block that I could eat breakfast in my pajamas!! How fun!!