My parents, sister, and brother-in-law made it up. Getting them out of New Mexico was the hard part. A storm hit on the day they were meant to leave, so their departure was delayed by 6+ hours, from early morning to mid afternoon. Adding to that the fact that it took them almost seven hours to get out of NM, instead of the usual four, and it made for an even longer trip than normal for them.
I was so relieved when they finally pulled into our driveway at 3:00 in the morning. Time for the festivities to begin!
We spent Christmas Eve at my brother's house. We let C take a few gifts along, so he could enjoy opening them with my nephews. It was supposed to be just the kids opening a few gifts, but my parents declared us all 'kids' and encouraged us to join in as well.
C was thrilled to receive several Hot Wheels sets, a bunch of cars to go with them, a Dagedar track, the Toy Story Landfill play set, some coloring supplies, a DS game, an Angry Birds poster, and several small stocking filla toys.
I was gifted with lots of cards to spend at Starbucks, a gorgeous topaz ring, and gift cards to my favorite book and makeup stores.
Q was the recipient of some new track pants, several iTunes cards, and several other restaurant / store gift cards.
Our Christmas this year didn't include as many gifts as in years past, but every one was appreciated and will be enjoyed.
Christmas dinner was at our house. Christmas fell on Sunday, and we had a wonderful church service.
Right after church, we raced home so I could get dinner done. Folks who'd pledge to come and help out didn't make it, so I ended up quite stressed and near tears trying to get it all done myself. Finally Q came in and helped me with a few things, which saved the day.
We enjoyed some great food and company, then everyone wanted to take a drive to see the Christmas lights. I still had a lot to do to get everything cleaned up and put away, so I decided to stay home. Q and C stayed with me, although they did more lolling in front of the TV than helping me.
After a second scrub down of my house, I fell into bed with a new book.
What a fun and exhausting Christmas!
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