Monday, March 25, 2013

looking back part 2: the holidays

thanksgiving was good, eh normal... you know, i'm not a big fan of turkey. but i'm grateful for the time to reflect on my blessings, and i kind of dig the rat race on black friday, so not all is lost.

we stayed home for Christmas this year as well and it was good. there aren't many things that beat kids on Christmas morning. i also hosted Christmas breakfast this year which was new and fun. my favorite part of Christmas however, is always the music, it's one of the few times each year that i pull out my guitar and really play. our record collection of 4 records is 75% Christmas music, so when we're not making our own we're listening to (in my opinion) some of the best music there is. music is powerful.

as i think back on the holidays, surprisingly new years eve stands out to me this year. weird right? it's such a blah holiday normally (for us non drinkers), but spencer and i decided to host a schmancy dinner this year. the marshalls have an amazing meal tradition every year on Christmas eve and since we weren't with them this year, we made it on new years eve. aubry was in town, which is always fun, and my parents and little brother came over too. 

we set a fancy table, played bingo for prizes, and spent more hours than i care to admit on a puzzle. the whole weekend was so fun. friends, family, laughing and silliness, it was pretty much my favorite.













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