Christmas and Winter Break

Christmas Eve is the anniversary of my engagement. We started a tradition of eating lobster on that evening 10 years ago, and the tradition continued this year. Despite working, my husband came home relatively early to prepare and to enjoy the meal. Santa brought some cool gifts on Christmas, including a Wii. Our family has now entered the club of families with game systems in their home. We've had fun "competing" in games such as bowling and golf. I got a Wii Fit Plus and have already determined that my Wii Fit Age is about 13 years older than my actual age. That should be incentive enough to use the thing to get moving, stretching and training.

We enjoyed our family Christmas at home, complete with mimosas and frittas for breakfast. During the afternoon, we explored our new toys and rummaged through the sea of boxes and packaging. We attended a festive celebration at the in-laws for dinner. More gifts, more people and yummy dinner. With my husband's large family, the extended family is even larger, and at times overwhelming. Let's see, we had a total of 19 people, and we were missing 4! The following day, the 26th, was spent enjoying Christmas and my parents' 47th wedding anniversary, with my side of the family. We all went to my sister's house in D.C., opened gifts, and then walked to Lebanese Taverna for lunch. It was a nice day.

The rest of the week has consisted of purchasing a standing mixer to make chocolate chocolate chip cookies, lunching at Sweetwater, playdates, riding around in my new car (thanks hubbie--it's a sweet ride), playing with old and new toys, lunching at Foster's Grille, and the never ending lesson of sharing, cooperating, and learning to appreciate your sibling. It has been a long, but fun and memorable holiday season!