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Twas 3 Days After Christmas

December 28, 2009 By Carole

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My Christmas festivities went pretty much as I predicted they would. On Christmas Eve we had a house full of family and friends and it was wonderful. I never saw 6 pounds of Swedish meatballs and 3 dozen deviled eggs disappear so fast in all my life! If only they had eaten all the cookies, too!

Christmas Day was relaxing and lazy, a far different experience from when we had small kids at home. These days we don’t even start opening until 11 or later and that’s fine with me. We all played with the Wii a bit and then headed for Dale’s brother’s house for a delicious Christmas dinner and more Wii playing. Seeing my 83 year old father-in-law flying an airplane in the Wii Resorts game was a terrific addition to the day!

I really did stay in my pajamas all day on Saturday. We had talked about going to the movies but I was just feeling too relaxed and too lazy so it was TV and Wii and leftovers. Ahhh.

And then on Sunday (don’t you love when Christmas fall on a Friday) we hung around, played some more with the Wii and then went to see the movie The Blind Side. It was fantastic! Excellent social commentary, great acting from Sandra Bullock and really shouldn’t be missed. It was a great way end to our Christmas weekend.

Now it’s Monday and that means back to work but at least it’s another short week. Yippee!

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  1. margene says

    December 28, 2009 at 7:52 am

    YES! Yippee for another short week! You’re Christmas weekend sounds like perfection. The right decorations, the right food and the right people.

  2. Sarah says

    December 28, 2009 at 8:06 am

    Times like that definitely take the sting out of a Monday morning.

  3. Beth says

    December 28, 2009 at 8:32 am

    Six pounds of Swedish meatballs and 3 dozen deviled eggs?! Wow, that’s a lot of cooking! I’m glad you had a wonderful Christmas!

  4. lisa says

    December 28, 2009 at 8:38 am

    Sounds like fun! I took today off, so I can get some stamps and mail out those holiday cards. Kiddo has school vacation, so we’re switching off staying home… such a hardship (NOT!).

  5. Jo-Ann says

    December 28, 2009 at 9:26 am

    Having been one who partook of the swedish meatballs and deviled eggs, I can attest to the reason they went so quickly … yummmm-o! I think we should make Christmas fall on a Friday every year, LOL. Glad you had a wonderful Christmas, I can’t think of anyone who deserves it more. And thank you again for my beautiful blue mitts … I am still tickled that you made me such a gorgeous gift!!

  6. JessaLu says

    December 28, 2009 at 9:56 am

    Glad to hear you had a good Christmas/Christmas weekend!

  7. jill says

    December 28, 2009 at 9:59 am

    We also found the weekend to be beyond relaxing. I love when you can just hang and there is no guilt after. And getting eight hours of sleep for days in a row?! Enjoy this short week, Carole. I hope you have similar fun planned for the New Year!

  8. sandy says

    December 28, 2009 at 10:09 am

    Sounds heavenly, Carole~ I am lucky enough to be on vacation all week therefore today is my pajama day! 🙂 xo

  9. Kim says

    December 28, 2009 at 10:43 am

    As much as I enjoyed the frantic Christmas mornings when my kids were young, I think I am actually enjoying the calm later Christmas’s of today now that they are older. 😉

    Sounds like your weekend was wonderful. 🙂

  10. Emily says

    December 28, 2009 at 10:45 am

    It’s like New Year’s exists to eeeeaaaase you back into full time working after Christmas.

    I think I will investigate the possibility of deviled eggs with our leftovers lunch.

  11. Hillary says

    December 28, 2009 at 11:04 am

    That sounds like a perfect holiday weekend. Staying in your pj’s all day is so relaxing.

  12. inglesidebelle says

    December 28, 2009 at 11:08 am

    You weren’t the only ones at the movies yesterday; on our winter driving expedition yesterday we drove past a packed movie theater parking lot.

  13. Teyani says

    December 28, 2009 at 11:24 am

    sounds like it was an absolutely perfect weekend. We went to see see Sherlock Holmes (also fantastic).

  14. Vicki says

    December 28, 2009 at 11:51 am

    Your Christmas sounds wonderful, Carole! Sheesh, the days when I’d stay up being “Santa” ’til 2-3:00 a.m. and be up at 6:00 (after sending the kids back to bed at least once already)!

    We saw Sherlock Holmes on Christmas Day — very enjoyable! I’d love to see The Blind Side — and Nine!

  15. Nora says

    December 28, 2009 at 12:06 pm

    Glad you had such a lovely time! Hope the week goes quickly.

  16. Kathy says

    December 28, 2009 at 12:17 pm

    Sounds like a great weekend! We were at friends on Christmas Day and also ended up playing Wii!

  17. Norma says

    December 28, 2009 at 2:22 pm

    Christmas on a Friday IS awesome. That sounds pretty similar to my weekend, except we saw Sherlock Holmes instead. And there’s no Wii here. 🙂

  18. kathy b says

    December 28, 2009 at 2:38 pm

    Your recap was fun to read Carole. I love the pj day and was jealous. I had the actual holidays off, but worked the weekend. I think I need a pj day! Hooray

  19. kmkat says

    December 28, 2009 at 3:05 pm

    Relaxed Christmas is the BEST!

  20. Sara says

    December 28, 2009 at 3:59 pm

    There is a lot to be said for having a nice peaceful Christmas week-end…Glad yours was lovely!

  21. Cookie says

    December 28, 2009 at 6:26 pm

    Yay!

    I’m so glad the long holiday weekend was a good one for you. Want some cinnamon muffins? They are starting to take over my kitchen. 😕

  22. Lisa says

    December 29, 2009 at 4:31 pm

    We just went to see The Blind Side today. What a fantastic movie and the fact that it is true makes it even more so!! Sandra Bullock played such a great character and I agree that the movie is not to be missed.

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