Tuesday, December 27, 2011

I Still Have That Holiday Feeling

Christmas may be over but I still have that holiday feeling! 
Christmas was great this year. I was able to spend the day with my family, eat some great food and I even got some great gifts. 


On Christmas Eve, my mother and I headed out to see the lights. The last couple of years we've made it a tradition to go out and look at all the decorations and lights. This is by far my favorite house in the area...
They do a ginger bread/candy theme and it's so cute! After we got back from looking at lights, we all opened our Christmas eve gift. In my family, since I was a kid we've always opened one gift on Christmas eve and then Christmas morning we open up the rest of our gifts. 
 
After we got our Christmas eve gifts open, it was time to get a few items ready for Christmas day. We got all the presents under the tree...
and we prepared our Christmas day ham to spend the night in the oven...
Christmas morning we got up bright and early and opened gifts. Then headed to my grandma's house for Christmas breakfast. This is the 3rd year in a row that we've done a breakfast and it's so much fun. We always get to exchange gifts together and of course take our infamous couch photo.
I also got to spend time with my favorite baby, Baby Olivia! She was looking cute as ever in her little Christmas outfit! 
My mom and baby Olivia had on almost matching Santa hats! It was such a fabulous Christmas and did I mention, I got satellite radio? Well I did! And there's a 24/7 radio channel of all ELVIS! My other favorite is the 90's on 9. Hello middle school music of my day! 
I also got my new favorite perfume, Twirl by Kate Spade. I originally tried this because it was a sample in my September birchbox and totally fell in love with it. 
It was such a great Christmas. I know I have plenty of dvd's to watch and books to read for the next year. I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas as well! 

12 comments:

Why Girls Are Weird said...

I am so glad you had such a wonderful Christmas!

My Life as Whitney said...

How fun! I am loving the house with the lights! They go all out! XO

krystal said...

great gifts! :) twirl is a nice one!

Meghan said...

It looks like you had a wonderful time with family! I bet you're going to love XM! 90's on 9 is one of my favorites, too!

Ashley said...

Great pictures! Glad you had a wonderful Christmas!

Jax said...

So fun! We also open a gift on Christmas Eve! Love that! And way to go on getting the tv!! I ended up getting one for my mom, too! I remember us emailing about the Black Friday sales!

carissa said...

looks like a lovely time!

Amber said...

I'm so jealous you got the Kade Spade perfume. I LOVED it in my birchbox too!

The Rest is Still Unwritten said...

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Impulsive Addict said...

90's on 9 is great. I never thought I'd pay for satellite radio but we've had it for 4 years now.

I loved your pics!! Sounds like everyone had a great Christmas!

Yelena Starikova said...

I've got a warm and cozy feeling after reading this post! You have a lovely family! Marry Christmas and Happy New Year to You! If you have a second, I've got a new New Year's Eve Style Guide where I suggest few style& beauty tips for NY Eve. Love to hear what you think. Xo

Yelena,
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MariahSmile said...

I know which house that is with the candy theme! It is one of my favorites too! Glad you had a great Christmas!