Christmas is over...

Ah, Christmas! How is that almost as quickly as I got my holiday spirit it is already over?!


We started the day at 5am with a volunteer gig gone awry (too many volunteers, not enough work), then came to the homebase for a day filled with family. We ate more than we should have and loved every morsel. Although we had all agreed on a "light" holiday this year, everyone got and gave a bunch of really thoughtful and super cool gifts! Last year, the gift of the year was a Wii. This year, madre and I got Nooks (hip, hip, hooray!). Otherwise, my favorite gift of the day was this--
Merry Christmas from michigan!

*Check out Lucy the dog lusting after the hat. She stared like that for a very long time.

Found: Holiday Spirit!

Today I found it! Yep, that's right I finally found the Chirstmas spirit two days before Christmas actually happened! This is what put me right over the edge:

"It's a beaut, Clark!"*
Thanks also to the B family for bringing out the long overdue holiday spirit! I miss you already.

*As a Top 10 Holiday movie, you should know this quote from National Lampoons Christmas Vacation. The number one holiday movie at my parents' house for ten years running. Elf plays a very close second. Not sure what that says about us...maybe that we're a family that loves t laugh!