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December 22, 2014 By Carole

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This weekend was all Christmas, all the time . . .

I worked on Friday (shocking, I know!) because of some scheduling stuff at the COA but it means I get an extra comp day this week and that’s great.

Did I mention I’m off until January 5th? So this weekend was really just a set up for a two week long weekend.

We set up and decorated the Christmas tree Friday night. It’s  a beauty.

We watched Christmas Vacation.

I finished up the last of the cookie baking and candy making.

Also finished the shopping and most of the wrapping.

We had a delicious dinner of pan seared scallops on Saturday evening. The price of scallops is dear so this was truly a special treat for the holiday.

We watched Love Actually, the best Christmas movie ever.

And also Deck the Halls, one of the silliest Christmas movies.

And A Christmas Carol, which always touches us.

And Elf, which always makes us laugh.

We spent time with our friends and watched football.

We celebrated the Winter Solstice and the return of the light. I let go of past resentments and regrets. I gave thought to my intentions for the year ahead.

I put my best effort into reveling in the season. And it worked.

hooray!

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  1. Marilyn says

    December 22, 2014 at 8:30 am

    Perfect! I especially love the part about giving up on past resentments and regrets. Sounds like I found my plan for the new year.
    I hope the rest of your Christmas season is as lovely as this weekend.

  2. Patty says

    December 22, 2014 at 8:37 am

    What a great weekend you’ve had! Ours was pretty great – a little more hectic than I would have liked but still time spent with great friends so I wouldn’t change it for the world!

  3. Donna says

    December 22, 2014 at 12:18 pm

    2 weeks! You lucky girl! I agree – Love Actually is the best <3

  4. margene says

    December 22, 2014 at 12:18 pm

    You always put your best self into every thing! Sounds like you won’t have anything left to do and tomorrow should be a great day to put your feet up!

  5. Jo says

    December 22, 2014 at 4:05 pm

    What a great way to spend the weekend prior to Christmas. I love the idea of mindfully letting go and creating intentions. What a great way to capture the spirit of Christmas!

  6. Mary says

    December 22, 2014 at 6:09 pm

    what a wonderful weekend! (FOUR holiday movies?! we only saw three!) I’m looking forward to hearing more about your 2015 intentions. All the merriest!

  7. Ruth says

    December 22, 2014 at 11:53 pm

    Sounds like a great weekend. How nice to be head into this week with so much done!

  8. kmkat says

    December 24, 2014 at 11:21 am

    You just reminded me to see if Love, Actually is available to stream on Netflix. Yes! Christmas Day afternoon sorted 🙂

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