The Christmas and New Yr’s blur

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

Hello buddies! How are you? How’s the week going? I hope that you simply’re having an important one. It’s been a festive blur round right here. Stuffed with cheese and egg nog, and not sure of what day it’s. I hope you’re having fun with some down time, too!

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Some adventures from currently:

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 might go to Sedona or Mt. Lemmon as a substitute – and the women have been crushed once they discovered. I sort of forgot how a lot of a practice it’s turn out to be; that is our fifth yr in a row! So, I shortly booked an evening, and I’m so so glad we did. I at all times formally really feel like I’m within the vacation spirit once we’re on the Princess.

We had an incredible dinner at Toro on property:

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

(fave denims are on sale right here)

We got here dwelling the place we immediately jumped into vacation baking. Often I wish to get forward and freeze as a lot as doable and this yr completely obtained 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 large Saran wrap ball:

Christmas Eve was at my dad’s home and it was superb as regular. 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 apprehensive that he is perhaps a creeper and take me into the dessert and homicide me. My good friend was on velocity dial. Seems he wasn’t a creeper and our date of dinner + Starbucks afterwards was 5 hours lengthy and completely pretty).

We opened items with dad’s aspect of the fam after which got here dwelling 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 liked it.

Some pics from Christmas Day:

We had breakfast at our home and for the reason that 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 (the most effective), asparagus, tacky potatoes, and birthday cake for child Jesus.

The remainder of the weekend has been films, naps, hikes, and beginning to compensate for issues round the home. My objective is to begin 2026 with clear closets!! I’m within the means 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 a beautiful week! I’ll be again tomorrow with a guide recap!

xo

Gina