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Sharing a bit of recap of vacation adventures and holly jolly enjoyable.
Hello pals! How are you? How’s the week going? I hope that you just’re having a terrific one. It’s been a festive blur round right here. Stuffed with cheese and egg nog, and uncertain of what day it’s. I hope you’re having fun with some down time, too!
Supply
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 yr – I figured we may go to Sedona or Mt. Lemmon as a substitute – and the women had been crushed once they discovered. I form of forgot how a lot of a convention it’s change into; that is our fifth yr 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 an incredible dinner at Toro on property:
and spent the remainder of the night ice skating, driving rides, roasting s’mores, and having fun with the entire lights and music.
(fave denims are on sale right here)
We got here house the place we immediately jumped into vacation baking. Often I wish to get forward and freeze as a lot as doable and this yr completely acquired 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 ordinary. 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 frightened that he is perhaps a creeper and take me into the dessert and homicide me. My buddy was on pace dial. Seems he wasn’t a creeper and our date of dinner + Starbucks afterwards was 5 hours lengthy and completely beautiful).
We opened items with dad’s facet of the fam after which got here house for an *tried* early bedtime for the youngsters (lol). I went to midnight mass solo which has change into an unintentional however lovely custom. I additionally went final yr on my own and beloved it.
Some pics from Christmas Day:
We had breakfast at our home and for the reason that 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 (one of the best), asparagus, tacky potatoes, and birthday cake for child Jesus.
The remainder of the weekend has been films, naps, hikes, and beginning to atone for issues round the home. My aim is to start out 2026 with clear closets!! I’m within the technique 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 ebook recap!
xo
Gina
