The Christmas and New 12 months’s blur

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

Hello pals! How are you? How’s the week going? I hope that you just’re having an incredible 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 these days:

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 an alternative – and the ladies had been crushed once they discovered. I sort of forgot how a lot of a convention it’s change into; that is our fifth yr in a row! So, I shortly 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 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 jeans are on sale 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 potential 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 superb as common. 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 frightened that he is likely to be a creeper and take me into the dessert and homicide me. My good friend 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 items with dad’s facet of the fam after which got here dwelling for an *tried* early bedtime for the children (lol). I went to midnight mass solo which has change into an unintentional however stunning custom. I additionally went final yr on my own and beloved it.

Some pics from Christmas Day:

We had breakfast at our home and because the Pilot needed to go away round lunchtime, we had dinner at madre’s home.

Try the lobster tails that Kyle grilled!!!

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

The remainder of the weekend has been motion pictures, naps, hikes, and beginning to atone for issues round the home. My aim is to start out 2026 with clear closets!! I’m within the technique of emptying Liv’s complete room (pray for meeee) and prepping as a result of Maisey is getting a child sister… this week! I’ll positively report again quickly 😉

Hope you’re having an exquisite week! I’ll be again tomorrow with a e book recap!

xo

Gina