the lag in entries is evidence in our continued adjustment to life in the bobbie house. ok, fine. we get caught up in our routines trying to incorporate some regularity in our new lives...trying to do this during the holidays is challenging.
the picturesque family trip in search of the perfect tree turned out to be a 3 minute car ride to the lot across the main street. but the evergreen smells were delicious...the kids were awed by rows and rows of trees and pointed out five different ones before deciding on the right one. (apparently, our timing was great and we had arrived just after a huge rush so there were plenty of people available to help us...we were really thankful!!). after our 3 minute ride home, tree in the house and up, boxes up from the basement - i was in search of proper libations for the trimming...of which we had none. good thing the liquor store is even closer than the tree lot! kids had snacks, mommy and daddy had drinkies, daddy tended a fire, mommy balanced the ornaments (initially bottom loaded) throughout the tree. our lovely specimen proved to be rather thirsty...lots and lots of water (note: an empty wine bottle works well as a watering vessel).
the day finally arrived after all the prep and tree looked far more bountiful than i ever thought it would this first chirstmas on our own, overwhelmed by the love from our family and friends. shocked we had to REMIND them it was THE day, we went downstairs and proceeded with the opening...they couldn't even get past the first gift (hot wheels trax and a dollhouse). after a few gentle reminders, they moved on to the rest...baxter ripping through them rather quickly, beatrix taking her time. we were getting through a nice strong pot of coffee so we were good...baxter requested "popups" (popovers) so i got to cook...loving it.
blizzard. snow storm. east coast style. no hype (ok, not really as compared to chicago), just take it seriously. made sure we had the basics on hand in case of power outage and braced ourselves. it was beautiful as it fell all sunday. no thunder snow storms and the final count was about 18 inches...all resulting in a snow day for us. alas, not another day in pjs as we had to shovel a path in our driveway and sidewalk within three hours of the end of the snow (it's the law). our lovely neighbors snowplowed our walks on their way to our other neighbor...it was a great help! unlike the great midwest snows, the temperature slowly crept up each day following and by the new year, it smelled like spring.
my parents came to visit during new year and it was also a quiet one. asleep by 10:30, party animals that we are. i made a big container of sangria, per request of my mom. so yummy. they offer to help with stuff around the house and i do not even know where to begin...
i bought a player for my iphone...it's been too long - so important to be surrounded by the music.
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