Tis the Season!!
Christmas is one of my most favorite times of the year.
I love houses decorated with elaborate lights and trees in the front windows.
I love the colder weather and spending afternoons making delicious treats.
And I even love the hustle and bustle of trying to find the perfect gift.
However, the two things I absolutely love the most about Christmas time are:
1.) Having our house bursting at the seams with family
AND
2.) Christmas Eve.
Within the last year, my family has grown from five to seven(ish) members.
Jessica, my middle sister, got married last July.
And with her marriage came my new brother-in-law, Noah.
Jennifer, my oldest sister, had her beau Dave around for the festivities too.
One big, happy family home for the holidays!!
A while back (maybe 7 or 8 years ago), my dad took my mom, my sisters,
and me to see The Nutcracker at the Denver Ballet.
Over the years, it sort of became a family tradition.
Any year we're in Colorado (rather than Texas, Maryland, or Florida), we attend the ballet.
This year was no exception!
We started our Christmas Eve off by attending a matinée of The Nutcracker.
Although we see the ballet every year, I enjoy comparing
and contrasting the differences in performances from year to year.
I don't know a whole lot about dance, but I do know that every performance we
see is just as beautiful as the last!
After the ballet, we went to the Warwick Hotel where we had drinks.
I'm not a huge connoisseur of wine, but I tried a delicious
sparkling wine (something called prosecco).
After drinks, we moved into the dinning room for Dinner.
Randolph's, the restaurant at the Warwick, had delicious food.
We ate and drank and laughed and had a wonderful meal together.
Our evening was wrapped up perfectly by attending the Christmas Eve
service at St. John's Cathedral.
Christmas Day was spent relaxing around the house, opening
presents, and spending copious amounts of time
playing Settlers of Catan and Farkle.
It was the perfect day.
I had a very blessed and wonderful Christmas with my family!
Christmas is one of my most favorite times of the year.
I love houses decorated with elaborate lights and trees in the front windows.
I love the colder weather and spending afternoons making delicious treats.
And I even love the hustle and bustle of trying to find the perfect gift.
However, the two things I absolutely love the most about Christmas time are:
1.) Having our house bursting at the seams with family
AND
2.) Christmas Eve.
Within the last year, my family has grown from five to seven(ish) members.
Jessica, my middle sister, got married last July.
And with her marriage came my new brother-in-law, Noah.
Jennifer, my oldest sister, had her beau Dave around for the festivities too.
One big, happy family home for the holidays!!
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| Our house all dressed up for Christmas! |
A while back (maybe 7 or 8 years ago), my dad took my mom, my sisters,
and me to see The Nutcracker at the Denver Ballet.
Over the years, it sort of became a family tradition.
Any year we're in Colorado (rather than Texas, Maryland, or Florida), we attend the ballet.
This year was no exception!
We started our Christmas Eve off by attending a matinée of The Nutcracker.
Although we see the ballet every year, I enjoy comparing
and contrasting the differences in performances from year to year.
I don't know a whole lot about dance, but I do know that every performance we
see is just as beautiful as the last!
 |
| An afternoon at the Denver Ballet |
After the ballet, we went to the Warwick Hotel where we had drinks.
I'm not a huge connoisseur of wine, but I tried a delicious
sparkling wine (something called prosecco).
After drinks, we moved into the dinning room for Dinner.
Randolph's, the restaurant at the Warwick, had delicious food.
We ate and drank and laughed and had a wonderful meal together.
Our evening was wrapped up perfectly by attending the Christmas Eve
service at St. John's Cathedral.
Christmas Day was spent relaxing around the house, opening
presents, and spending copious amounts of time
playing Settlers of Catan and Farkle.
It was the perfect day.
I had a very blessed and wonderful Christmas with my family!
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