Merry Christmas!

It started on Friday...the Christmas spirit came in slowly. We went and cut down a tall skinny Christmas tree that fit perfectly in the living room. And in the evening we had a cookie party with some friends and decorated (and ate) many cookies. On Saturday we enjoyed our decorations and did some wrapping and "festive eating", including a delicious salmon dinner. The we went to Midnight Mass, (well, actually 10:30 , but we came home about midnight). That was very Christmassy and we saw some friends and actually gave the Merry Christmas greeting. The magical part was being able to sleep in until 9:30 in the morning! I got up and started work on dinner (lasagne) so I would just have to pop it in the oven later. Then we had a great brunch and the gift opening began. Its fun to take turns and actually enjoy watching other family members open the stuff you picked out for them. I was really impressed that someone paid enough attention that I got new slippers and a programmable crock pot and a new travel cosmetic case and some yummy gifts like chocolate biscotti and chocolate covered cherries. We finished the evening by watching a movie together after our delicious dinner. It was just a great family day...which is what holidays should be all about.