The Christmas and New 12 monthsR...

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

Hello buddies! How are you? How’s the week going? I hope that you just’re having an amazing one. It’s been a festive blur round right here. Stuffed with cheese and egg nog, and uncertain 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 may go to Sedona or Mt. Lemmon as a substitute – and the women had been crushed after they came upon. I form of forgot how a lot of a practice it’s turn out 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 after we’re on the Princess.

We had a tremendous dinner at Toro on property:

and spent the remainder of the night ice skating, driving rides, roasting s’mores, and having fun with the entire lights and music.

(fave jeans are on sale here)

We got here residence the place we immediately jumped into vacation baking. Often I prefer to get forward and freeze as a lot as attainable 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 the entire cookies for vacation cookie trays and for the packages we make for the neighbors every year.

We additionally put collectively the enormous Saran wrap ball:

Christmas Eve was at my dad’s home and it was wonderful as traditional. 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 anxious that he is likely to be a creeper and take me into the dessert and homicide me. My buddy was on pace dial. Seems he wasn’t a creeper and our date of dinner + Starbucks afterwards was 5 hours lengthy and completely beautiful).

We opened presents with dad’s facet of the fam after which got here residence for an *tried* early bedtime for the youngsters (lol). I went to midnight mass solo which has turn out to be an unintentional however lovely custom. I additionally went final yr on my own and cherished 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.

Try the lobster tails that Kyle grilled!!!

We additionally had steaks from ButcherBox (one of the best), asparagus, tacky potatoes, and birthday cake for child Jesus.

The remainder of the weekend has been motion pictures, naps, hikes, and beginning to compensate for issues round the home. My aim is to begin 2026 with clear closets!! I’m within the strategy of emptying Liv’s total 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 an exquisite week! I’ll be again tomorrow with a guide recap!

xo

Gina