Merry Christmas!
Dec. 24th, 2008 02:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chargirlgeniusAnd Good Yule, and a Happy Hanukkah to all!
It's been a laid back day. Family is coming in tomorrow evening, so today was just us. For Christmas Eve dinner, we had seared tuna with dipping sauce, saffron rice with shrimp, asparagus, salad, and crusty bread. It was fabulous, festive, Luana could eat it, and we started cooking less than an hour ahead of time. WIN.
I *did* forget to think about dessert ahead of time, so we rummaged through the freezer and cupboards, and I whipped up a blueberry cobbler. The can of cherries was somehow 15 years old... o.O
Luana put the boys to bed (Jeff and I have NO luck with getting them to nap) and I brought up the family presents and put them under the tree. Henry woke up and has been investigating, and now we're just waiting for Eddie to wake up. We were sitting under the tree, drinking eggnog, and Henry says, "I love Eddie, SO MUCH." I can't write the expression in his voice. Aww.
We'll do presents, probably watch Wall-E (which is under the tree right now), eat some popcorn and a small dinner, and head to the family candlelight service. Santa presents are tomorrow. I figure if we spread it all out, the presents will be easier for them to handle. When we were buying everything, it all seemed like so much, but by the time we divided it between the two of them, and between family vs. Santa presents, it hardly seems like anything at all.
Merry Christmas, all. May you all have angst free family visits, and wonderful days.
It's been a laid back day. Family is coming in tomorrow evening, so today was just us. For Christmas Eve dinner, we had seared tuna with dipping sauce, saffron rice with shrimp, asparagus, salad, and crusty bread. It was fabulous, festive, Luana could eat it, and we started cooking less than an hour ahead of time. WIN.
I *did* forget to think about dessert ahead of time, so we rummaged through the freezer and cupboards, and I whipped up a blueberry cobbler. The can of cherries was somehow 15 years old... o.O
Luana put the boys to bed (Jeff and I have NO luck with getting them to nap) and I brought up the family presents and put them under the tree. Henry woke up and has been investigating, and now we're just waiting for Eddie to wake up. We were sitting under the tree, drinking eggnog, and Henry says, "I love Eddie, SO MUCH." I can't write the expression in his voice. Aww.
We'll do presents, probably watch Wall-E (which is under the tree right now), eat some popcorn and a small dinner, and head to the family candlelight service. Santa presents are tomorrow. I figure if we spread it all out, the presents will be easier for them to handle. When we were buying everything, it all seemed like so much, but by the time we divided it between the two of them, and between family vs. Santa presents, it hardly seems like anything at all.
Merry Christmas, all. May you all have angst free family visits, and wonderful days.