Christmas!
Merry Christmas everyone! (and also Happy Hannukah and the like as well!)
I *love* Christmas. It's my favorite holiday. Which is why Aaron proposed on Christmas last year ... being that he didn't want to wait for our anniversary he thought it would be a good occassion. I can't believe we've been engaged for a year now - crazy. And that our wedding is just over 7 months away. Shit man. I need to finish planning!
Anyhow, the only thing that sucks about Aaron being a pharmacy tech ... and working for a pharmacy that serves long term care facilities ... means they're open on all major holidays. He got Christmas off last year, and had Thanksgiving off and will have New Years Day off - so, he's working this Christmas.
So, we got up just after 7, I made coffee and we opened gifts. Then I made a good cinnamon french toast breakfast and turkey sausages. He did good this year ... a beautiful hand made jewelery box (which actually the uncle of one of the pharmacists makes) and some necklaces and earrings. Of course this was one of the several ideas I gave him - since my jewelery boxes were stolen last year when our house was broken into.... along with most of my jewelery.
And for him? I got him Bruins tickets for the January 13th game against the Canadiens. Three days before his birthday and one of their biggest rivals. Yeah, I'm that awesome :p
So now I'm finishing my coffee, watching "A Christmas Story", in my new fleezy robe.
The only thing that was missing this year, so far, is the annual Auclair gathering. Every Christmas Eve, for who knows how long, but every Christmas Eve that Aaron and I have been dating, we go to his Aunt Sue's house for a family party with his mom's side. This year he was supposed to close - until 8 - no way we'd get down to Fall River in time. Then they changed the hours until 6... so at least we could catch the tail end.. but, no gathering. Since his grandmother passed away a little over a month ago one of his aunt's (who was her caretaker) said it was "too soon". But, we drove down and spent the evening with his Aunt Sue anyway. She's probably one of my favorite Aunts of Aaron's - very sweet and genuine. So that was nice, we sat and chatted, she made us chourice and peppers.
Ah, Christmas. Maybe I should wash some dishes from the great baking mess of 2008 ...
I *love* Christmas. It's my favorite holiday. Which is why Aaron proposed on Christmas last year ... being that he didn't want to wait for our anniversary he thought it would be a good occassion. I can't believe we've been engaged for a year now - crazy. And that our wedding is just over 7 months away. Shit man. I need to finish planning!
Anyhow, the only thing that sucks about Aaron being a pharmacy tech ... and working for a pharmacy that serves long term care facilities ... means they're open on all major holidays. He got Christmas off last year, and had Thanksgiving off and will have New Years Day off - so, he's working this Christmas.
So, we got up just after 7, I made coffee and we opened gifts. Then I made a good cinnamon french toast breakfast and turkey sausages. He did good this year ... a beautiful hand made jewelery box (which actually the uncle of one of the pharmacists makes) and some necklaces and earrings. Of course this was one of the several ideas I gave him - since my jewelery boxes were stolen last year when our house was broken into.... along with most of my jewelery.
And for him? I got him Bruins tickets for the January 13th game against the Canadiens. Three days before his birthday and one of their biggest rivals. Yeah, I'm that awesome :p
So now I'm finishing my coffee, watching "A Christmas Story", in my new fleezy robe.
The only thing that was missing this year, so far, is the annual Auclair gathering. Every Christmas Eve, for who knows how long, but every Christmas Eve that Aaron and I have been dating, we go to his Aunt Sue's house for a family party with his mom's side. This year he was supposed to close - until 8 - no way we'd get down to Fall River in time. Then they changed the hours until 6... so at least we could catch the tail end.. but, no gathering. Since his grandmother passed away a little over a month ago one of his aunt's (who was her caretaker) said it was "too soon". But, we drove down and spent the evening with his Aunt Sue anyway. She's probably one of my favorite Aunts of Aaron's - very sweet and genuine. So that was nice, we sat and chatted, she made us chourice and peppers.
Ah, Christmas. Maybe I should wash some dishes from the great baking mess of 2008 ...