Christmas, Smith version, started Christmas Eve. I got off Thursday the 23rd at 3:00 and was off Friday, so we left as soon as I got off and headed up to Nash. We spent Friday, lounging around and eating... the best way to spend a day in my expert opinion. The Christmas Eve service started at 5, so naturally we got there at 4:15 per Mom's request to get a seat. Thankfully Harpeth does the Christmas Eve service at 5 instead of midnight when we first started it years ago. It has become one of my favorite Christmas traditions. After the Christmas service, we went to the Waller's house for our annual Christmas Eve dinner: we've been going there on the 24th since we moved to Nashville in 1997. We headed home and opened our Christmas Eve gifts... pajamas. Surprise!
Christmas morning we woke up to a White Christmas! We opened up gifts and then ate mom's delicious breakfast of homemade biscuits, sausage, bacon, cinnamon rolls, and some sort of cheese grits breakfast casserole that was to die for. Usually Christmas day we go to see a movie, but this year we all felt like staying in and playing games and watching movies at home. Then we ate our traditional dinner of steaks, shrimp, twice baked potatoes, strawberry salad and mom's homemade rolls. It was the perfect Christmas. Counting down until next year!
Sorry for the play by play of Christmas events. I know it's actually a really boring blog to read. I wish I could make it more entertaining. It is what it is. :)
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| My good friend Caleb that I talked about in my ornament post. He just got called to train with the Major Leagues during Spring Training. COOL! I'm so happy for him. |
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| I really don't like this picture but it's the only one we have of all of us. |
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| How attractive will we be in 30 years still wearing matching pajamas? |
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| White Christmas! Fantastic. |
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| Helping Lexi open her present from Aunt Ashley |
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| I hate that this pic is blurry cause I love it. |
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| Matthew's big gift... a huge gift card to Best Buy.. My mom's least favorite gift to buy by the way is a gift card..but that's what the boy wanted! |
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| Dad got mom a new pair of Ray-Bans! |
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| New coat. Desperately needed. |
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| Lexi is quite fond of Pops |
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| The perfect gift for a bookworm? A Kindle! So excited. |
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| She's got to be the cutest and most stylish golfer out on the course. |
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| Perfect end to the perfect Christmas? For one puppy... an outrageously huge candy cane bone. |
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