So, my annual Christmas Eve dinner with Lucy and her kids is always steak and baked potatoes...only this year the wind was so fierce I couldn't get the grill to light! Oh I tried....believe me! For 45 minutes I tried everything I knew to get that fire lit but it was a no go...luckily I have one of those counter top George Forman style grills...problem is it is small....so one steak at a time I cooked our dinner! We ate on time and it was good but not as good as on the grill!
For dinner it was me, Lucy, Jacob and Jessica....Christopher went to Bradford to speak and would meet us later for our annual Christmas lights drive by...
We all went to the 8:00 Contemporary Candlelight service which was beautiful! Kelsey Jones sang an amazing song called Labor of Love...it really brought home what Christmas is all about...check it out on youtube... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK2PX7hH6io
When Christopher joined us we opened our first present of the season...flannel jammies...Jessica decided she wanted to start a new tradition of new jammies on Christmas Eve so she and I picked out cute ones at Old Navy for everyone....this is something she wants to continue even when she has kids....everyone loved it!
We then hopped in the car and started our search for the best Griswald display....sadly we struck out...the storms and the economy has caused a lack of lights for viewing...but no worries we had a blast anyway! I haven't laughed that hard in a long time!
Then it was on to Lucy's to spend the night and wait for Santa! Our movie of choice this year was The Hangover....funny stuff! We went to bed at 2:30am and were woken up at 7:30am for the presents!!! Grits casserole in the oven and the present opening began! Everyone had a great Christmas and got things they wanted and needed!
I got an Alabama Snuggie, an ambient sound machine to help me get some restful sleep and my sweet niece and nephews got me a portable turntable so I can listen to all the albums I have refused to throw away!
The day after Christmas we will travel to Decatur for the whole family get together and to see Johnny and Maria's new home....can't wait till they move back from Guatemala!
Merry Christmas and much love to all!!!
MJ
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