It’s hard to believe that another holiday season is almost over! 2010, where did you go? It seems that this year zoomed by so quickly, and now, already it’s almost 2011. Christmas was full of great food and family fun. Our families both live nearby, so we split up the holiday so we can visit with everyone.

On Christmas Eve we celebrate with my parents, this year we brought KFC for dinner. Oh, it was so very tasty. What a treat. Of course it was also nice to give my mom a bit of a break from cooking as well. Then we have fun opening presents, and playing with them too. This year we did something new that was really fun too, we set out luminaries in the neighborhood. Christmas Eve always feels like real Christmas to me. Growing up Christmas Eve was always the big day for us. It’s when we had a big meal, and of course, watched for Santa, and opened a gift (usually new PJ’s or something fun to be used for the night). I always got to open an extra gift too, in celebration of my half birthday!

On Christmas morning my hubby and I open our stockings to each other, and I always try to make a special breakfast. This year I did scrambled eggs, sausage, and potatoes o’brien. It was really tasty, and filling, which was great because our Christmas dinner with my husband’s family was later in the day. We had a big meal, and exchanged gifts with his siblings and their families. We even got a funny hat with Elf ears on it! I ended up wearing it in the family photo even, hopefully you can see the ears.

After spending time with his family, in what seemed like ideal weather, we drove home and right into a major fog bank! It was really gorgeous, especially with the glow of so many Christmas lights. It was surprising though, as the weather had been so sunny and even a bit warm the entire day. The fog didn’t stick around long once we were home. Since we didn’t get snow for Christmas, we are counting the fog as our “white Christmas” instead.

My husband doesn’t have to return to work until next year, so it will be nice to unwind and relax after the busyness of the holiday season. We hope to see Tron, and of course we plan to play with all the fun new toys we got at Christmas as well. Hopefully your holiday was filled with fun and family too!