I am trying to come to terms with the knowledge that I did not get either Christmas cards or Christmas cookies distributed this season.
*sniff*
But, I have had my shopping/gift-making done for a couple of weeks, and the peace that has accompanied these last few days is so worth it.
However! I get to play around with New Year's Appropriate cookies, cookie cutters, icing and letter templates. Yay for something new!
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The weather does not look like it is going to cooperate with our trip north to spend Christmas with A.'s family. I am getting pretty twitchy about this. Like, hella twitchy. Mostly because all the nieces and nephews and brothers and sisters in A.'s family will be there. The kids ages range from nearly seven to almost two, and nothing makes Christmas as fun and kids, especially kids waiting for Santa! More than once I have been bewildered by my own wish that the kids wouldn't grow up so quickly, and the holidays really bring this desire into focus. How many Christmases will we all be together with the kids, waiting for Santa?
Also, we are supposed to have a family photo taken on the 26th. They invited me to be in the family photo! I am kind of over the moon. Also, I really, really want an updated family photo. So badly. Because, again, the kids are growing like weeds and we need to document them as often as possible! Gah!
So. I am trying to deal with the possibility of not making it to northern Wyoming for Christmas like a grown up. I am failing pretty miserably.
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I do, however, kind of look forward to a Christmas that is just A. and I. How sweet!
I need your suggestions, idea, musings. What would be a nice Christmas tradition for the two of us to start? We have a couple of small traditions already. I buy him a Christmas Wreath scented Yankee candle after Thanksgiving and he give me a bottle of lotion in my stocking (something his late father always did for his mother).
What can we do on Christmas Day? Do you and your significant other have something that makes the day special for the two of you (that you don't mind sharing)? How about your folks, or an aunt and uncle? Do they have some sweet traditions?
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I'm going to be making New Years cookies this year, too! I usually get together with some people to make Christmas cookies, but we couldn't find the time this year. Fun!
ReplyDeleteOne thing my family and I have done several times is to go see a movie on Christmas day! It might be a fun thing for you guys to do.
Ooh! I have a tradition! When we first moved away from all of our family in Cleveland, our first Christmas with just me, my mom and dad was a bit lonely. We sat around looking at each other wondering "now what?" after presents, church and lunch. So we went to the movies. This was in 1992 and we did it again every Christmas we were together. This year, Gerald and I are going by ourselves on Christmas night.
ReplyDeleteI always think it's nice to drive around looking at everyone's Christmas lights all lit up. Of course since you live in a sparsely populated, snowy area, this might not work for you. But maybe!
ReplyDeleteI hope you guys get to go to Wyoming! Though I do think that you can treasure the compliment of being invited to be in the photo, whether or not you end up actually being there to join.
My mom and dad always got us kids christmas pjs that we got on christmas eve. That's about the only firm tradition I can think of. My mom does it now for my kids, but finally stopped getting us grown ups pjs a couple years ago. I was sad!
ReplyDeleteJake and I fill each other's stocking... It is fun because we both have to sneak... and though we do the kids stockings together, ours are always a surprise on Christmas morning. We get fun little inexpensive things and sometimes they are overflowing. It makes me feel like Santa came for me too.
ReplyDeletethis is not our first christmas together however it will be our first christmas that we are not going anywhere and will just be the two of us, i am really looking forward to the time but have no idea what we will do, i was thinking of making lobster for the two of us and just being together...
ReplyDeleteI'm also obsessively checking the weather. Fingers crossed, I should sneak out of Madison right between two snow systems tomorrow afternoon. But if the real nasty one shows up early tomorrow, I might be S.O.L.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with getting home for Christmas!
I'm kind of excited about being snowed in for Christmas. They said on the news if we were going somewhere, we'd better get there before noon tomorrow or we were out of luck.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm all about filling stockings with surprises! That, and a hike after dinner. That's my family's tradition. And I intend to keep it - single or not.
A long walk in the snow and cold after Christmas dinner? Does that count as a tradition? We used to do that, before the kids were born. It was almost the only time of year my husband would just walk with me.
ReplyDeleteKeeping my fingers crossed for the weather there...
Ugh, I am worried about the weather too. My parents won't let us bring Shorty (unless we keep him outside, which, NO) and if we have to run home earlier to get home to him because of the snow, I'll never hear the end of it from my mom.
ReplyDeleteJason & I drive around and look at the Christmas lights. I love that. We also cook a nice dinner just for the two of us.
Hubs and I open one present christmas eve, and then act like total children christmas day giggling and yay-ing and making a huge mess. Then, before we have to go back to the huge family insanity, we drink (part of the preparation) and sometimes we review the year together or talk about what next year will bring.
ReplyDeleteIt'll be interesting to see what it's like with a bobbleheaded infant not knowing what's going on this year. This is also probably the last year that we are going to spoil ourselves so much with so many presents. Next year we'll start having to be responsible so that our kids don't feel like they're gypped
I REALLY wish we could do a Christmas like that, but Mr. A would NEVER allow it. So jealous!
ReplyDeleteWell, if you want to add a little Jewish tradition to your Christmas day, you can always go out for Chinese food. hahaha. =) I love that you're going to have a white Christmas and I can't wait to hear about the things you decide to add as traditions for the two of you.
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