Well, I'm all off schedule this week! Holidays on Thursdays and time off and getting unplugged from this computer have all thrown my Thursday POTW schedule for a loop.
I considered just skipping last week altogether, but that didn't seem right since we have had such a fun week. So I just decided to send it late and catch up. Plus, who knows what will happen with this week and New Year's! LOL
Last Wednesday was the boys' first day of break. I think that's the latest they have gone to school before Christmas in years. They all agreed that it was weird and made the time before Christmas go really fast.
Christmas Eve we went to Tricia's house for our annual Christmas Eve brunch/lunch. It was fun to hang out at their new house and the kids always have a blast together. After that we headed to The Melting Pot for a fancy Christmas Eve fondue dinner. Believe it or not, we don't go out to eat as a family all together very often. We eat out plenty, but it's pretty rare that everyone is free at the same time. And even at 9 and 11 it's sometimes a hassle to take everyone and listen to the complaints from Zane and Beck about where/when/what we are eating. Basically, it's just hard to make them all happy. So we save the money and eat home - or feed them and then go out. LOL
Anyway, dinner with the boys that night was SO NICE. Everyone was excited. They all ate. Bob and I drank wine - thanks designated drivers - and we had both melted cheese and chocolate in the same meal. Hard to find fault there! It was a really fun time.
We headed home, opened up our matching PJs and everyone headed to bed. Pictures attached are all from Christmas Eve. I don't think I took a single picture on Christmas day.
Christmas morning was so nice and calm. I woke up first and we had time for coffee and to make the Monkey Bread before the boys woke up. We dove into presents around 8 and really just had a great time together. That afternoon we headed over to my parent's house with the biggest cheese and meat spread I've ever put together. (Seriously I could have fed 40 people...) and celebrated Christmas again! :)
The weekend was full of rest and lazy. It was awesome!
This week Bob and I are back to work for a few days and then another nice long weekend awaits. We have no plans for New Year's. We never really have celebrated New Year's Eve, so this is nothing new. The boys are all back to wrestling practice now. We have a tournament on Saturday and then quickly get into the heart of the wrestling season. Believe it or not, there are only 2 more tournaments before we get into Regions, Quads, and State Duals - the wrestling equivalent of playoffs. Still crossing all fingers and saying regular prayers that we can get through this season!!!
I hope you all had a beautiful Christmas and have plans to do something you love for New Year's. Stay safe and healthy!
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