Christmas this year was pretty amazing.
We celebrated yesterday with my family at Mom’s house. We ordered Chinese food from First Wok, a local restaurant that delivers, and it was great. It’s sort of our tradition
I received some awesome presents! I am so excited to save for a new camera and I really appreciate the best buy gift cards and cash to help. It would take me FOREVER to save for it without a little help, so I am incredibly grateful.
Gimpith Simpith Sony also got me Scrabble Slam, so we played that with my dad and then my hubby joined us for a sorry card game. FUN.
Midnight mass was awesome. It’s my favorite part of Christmas. The music was wonderful. The choir sang and they had great instrumental accompaniment. I love when everyone is happy and singing loud in church, its such a peaceful beautiful time. I always feel like God is listening and smiling down on us, especially to those people all joyful and belting it out, who sing off key.
Our Parish is going to be going through some changes next year, as it merges with several other parishes. Our Paster is also leaving as part of the restructuring. I am sad that he is leaving, as he married my husband me, and I celebrated all the sacraments with him. He will really be missed. I also pray that everyone involved with the churches can find peace with the new changes. I know it is hard to loose your church and pastor and everything. Many people are very upset and it is sad. I know that the church is struggling right now and is doing all this because they don’t have the money to support so many different parishes. It is sad, but I really hope that people can find it in their hearts to forgive and not blame anyone for the closures and changes.
Today we visited the in-laws. My brother-in-aw made eggs benedict for breakfast. It was the first time I ever had it, and it was good, but it was also hard for me not to think about all the cholesterol and fat in it as I ate it. I guess it won’t hurt just once.
Grandma T was there and she brought her adorable little puppy skipper. I love him. I want him. He’s amazing. And I’m not even allergic
After presents we went over Grandma & Grandpa Bickel’s house. They are the sweetest grandparents. I call them my grandma and grandpa. I really love them. It was nice to see everyone at their house. We gave Grandpa his “I Want My Senior Discount” hat, and Dad B, and the Uncles. It was good gag gift for the rest of them, but knowing Grandpa he will use his
We got to see all of my hubby’s family which was pretty cool. Dinner at his Aunt’s was delicious. We had rib roast, corn, red skin mashed potatoes, broccoli and salad. It was really good. Then we were able to watch the cavs game. WOO! It was awesome. Skipper laid in my lap practically the whole game. He’s the perfect little lap dog.
Coach Jackson complained after the game that it was not a well refereed game, which is entirely true. But he thinks that the Lakers were not getting fair calls… But it was the Cavs that were totally not getting the calls, which ended up not mattering, because they dominated! Did anyone see when Kobe game down court and totally and purposely pushed over Mo Williams? The refs apparently didn’t see it because there was no call. But it was just poor sportsmanship on his part.
So Christmas Rocked.
Hope you all had a blessed Christmas.
I would love to hear about your highlights!