The Christmas and New Yr’s blur

Sharing a bit recap of vacation adventures and holly jolly enjoyable.

Hello associates! How are you? How’s the week going? I hope that you simply’re having an ideal one. It’s been a festive blur round right here. Stuffed with cheese and egg nog, and not sure of what day it’s. I hope you’re having fun with some down time, too!

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Some adventures from recently:

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 might go to Sedona or Mt. Lemmon as a substitute – and the ladies had been crushed after they came upon. I type of forgot how a lot of a convention it’s grow to be; that is our fifth yr in a row! So, I rapidly booked an evening, and I’m so so glad we did. I all the time 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, using rides, roasting s’mores, and having fun with all the lights and music.

(fave jeans are on sale here)

We got here dwelling the place we immediately jumped into vacation baking. Often I prefer to get forward and freeze as a lot as doable and this yr completely received 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 all the 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 could be 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 facet of the fam after which got here dwelling for an *tried* early bedtime for the children (lol). I went to midnight mass solo which has grow to be 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 because the Pilot needed to depart 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 perfect), asparagus, tacky potatoes, and birthday cake for child Jesus.

The remainder of the weekend has been motion pictures, naps, hikes, and beginning to make amends for issues round the home. My objective 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 undoubtedly report again quickly 😉

Hope you’re having a beautiful week! I’ll be again tomorrow with a ebook recap!

xo

Gina