The Christmas and New 12 months’s blur

Sharing somewhat recap of vacation adventures and holly jolly enjoyable.

Hello pals! How are you? How’s the week going? I hope that you simply’re having a fantastic 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 12 months – I figured we might go to Sedona or Mt. Lemmon as a substitute – and the ladies have been crushed after they came upon. I type of forgot how a lot of a convention it’s turn into; that is our fifth 12 months 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 a tremendous dinner at Toro on property:

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

(fave jeans are on sale here)

We got here residence the place we immediately jumped into vacation baking. Normally I prefer to get forward and freeze as a lot as attainable and this 12 months completely acquired 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 all the cookies for vacation cookie trays and for the packages we make for the neighbors annually.

We additionally put collectively the enormous 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 nervous that he may be a creeper and take me into the dessert and homicide me. My pal 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 facet of the fam after which got here residence for an *tried* early bedtime for the youngsters (lol). I went to midnight mass solo which has turn into an unintentional however lovely custom. I additionally went final 12 months on my own and cherished 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 (one of the best), asparagus, tacky potatoes, and birthday cake for child Jesus.

The remainder of the weekend has been films, naps, hikes, and beginning to make amends for issues round the home. My purpose is to begin 2026 with clear closets!! I’m within the strategy 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 positively report again quickly 😉

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

xo

Gina