The Christmas and New Yr’s blur

Sharing slightly recap of vacation adventures and holly jolly enjoyable.

Hello pals! How are you? How’s the week going? I hope that you simply’re having an awesome one. It’s been a festive blur round right here. Filled with cheese and egg nog, and uncertain of what day it’s. I hope you’re having fun with some down time, too!

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Some adventures from currently:

We had our annual journey to the Princess to benefit from the Christmas-y occasions and lights. I didn’t plan on going this 12 months – I figured we may go to Sedona or Mt. Lemmon as a substitute – and the ladies had been crushed once they discovered. I form of forgot how a lot of a practice it’s turn into; that is our fifth 12 months in a row! So, I rapidly booked an evening, and I’m so so glad we did. I at all times formally really feel like I’m within the vacation spirit once we’re on the Princess.

We had a tremendous dinner at Toro on property:

and spent the remainder of the night ice skating, using rides, roasting s’mores, and having fun with the entire lights and music.

(fave jeans are on sale here)

We got here residence the place we immediately jumped into vacation baking. Normally I prefer to get forward and freeze as a lot as attainable and this 12 months completely obtained away from me. I made two pies for my dad’s home:

(a chocolate pecan bourbon and a chocolate meringue)

extra peppermint bark:

and we baked the entire cookies for vacation cookie trays and for the packages we make for the neighbors every year.

We additionally put collectively the large Saran wrap ball:

Christmas Eve was at my dad’s home and it was wonderful as standard. They ordered PF. Chang’s (the Pilot and I had our first date at PF Chang’s! I had simply met him at Starbucks and was nervous that he is perhaps a creeper and take me into the dessert and homicide me. My pal was on pace dial. Seems he wasn’t a creeper and our date of dinner + Starbucks afterwards was 5 hours lengthy and completely pretty).

We opened presents with dad’s aspect of the fam after which got here residence for an *tried* early bedtime for the children (lol). I went to midnight mass solo which has turn into an unintentional however lovely custom. I additionally went final 12 months on my own and liked it.

Some pics from Christmas Day:

We had breakfast at our home and because the Pilot needed to go away round lunchtime, we had dinner at madre’s home.

Take a look at the lobster tails that Kyle grilled!!!

We additionally had steaks from ButcherBox (the most effective), asparagus, tacky potatoes, and birthday cake for child Jesus.

The remainder of the weekend has been films, naps, hikes, and beginning to make amends for issues round the home. My purpose is to start out 2026 with clear closets!! I’m within the means of emptying Liv’s complete room (pray for meeee) and prepping as a result of Maisey is getting a child sister… this week! I’ll positively report again quickly 😉

Hope you’re having an exquisite week! I’ll be again tomorrow with a e book recap!

xo

Gina