We woke up Christmas Eve morning and I did some household chores and then I prepared cupcakes, blondies, a cheese ball, and green bean casserole for Christmas dinner.
We enjoyed a fabulous early dinner (minus the bad waiter) at PF Changs.
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| We had the spicy shrimp appetizer, vegetable spring rolls, Mongolian beef, combination lo-mein and chicken lettuce wraps. |
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| Best Dessert Ever - Banana springrolls in caramel and vanilla sauces with fresh berries and a scoop of pineapple-coconut ice cream |
Once we got home we let Madison open one present. The one she chose was Sims Pets 3 for the Xbox Kinnect. She is playing it now and obsessed.
On Christmas morning we woke up around 9 am and I insisted on making breakfast before opening presents...so Chris and Maddie went through their stockings at the dining room table while I made pancakes and bacon. Maddie loves lottery tickets and won $10.
On Christmas morning we woke up around 9 am and I insisted on making breakfast before opening presents...so Chris and Maddie went through their stockings at the dining room table while I made pancakes and bacon. Maddie loves lottery tickets and won $10.
Then we opened Christmas presents.
Chris's family came over around 2 for Christmas dinner. We had a great time.
We had a nice day. However my thoughts this morning and throughout the day kept leading me back to the fact that I should be in my second trimester now... and no matter how hard I try to move on... it still makes me terribly sad...just about every day. I also learned yesterday my friend, Jill, lost her baby... when she should have been about 12 weeks pregnant. Having confided in her during early pregnancy and relying on her for information while going through my miscarriage... my heart aches for her and her family. I thought of my friend, Kelly, who was murdered almost a year ago by her husband...and her two sweet children. I thought of my blogger friend Brandy... and the loss of her sweet baby boy. I thought of my friend Mary, experiencing her first Christmas without her sweet baby Remy... I thought of my childhood friend Laura who is no longer with us and her family. I about how my parents were supposed to be here today with us... and they ended up not coming. I thought about how only some of Chris' family came...and not all of them due to crazy/awkward family rifs...
So as much as our day was great... it wasn't without reflection and sadness.
1 comment:
Love PF Changs! Sounds like you guys had a nice, relaxing holiday. Thanks for thinking of us. We ran away from Christmas this year. Andrew should've just turned one and caused a lot of trouble around a tree... alas... life surely didn't go as planned. :(
Hopefully we'll have something to celebrate next year-- both of us! Hard to be thankful for what we have when what we want feels so unattainable. Thinking of you, too.
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