a la julie andrews

the holidays were good to me this year.  and not because of a gaggle of gifts or anything.  but because of the simplicity of the actual day of christmas.  honestly, the rest of december felt like some kind of crapstorm.  i mean, not necessarily bad...but having allotted our time out in a way that left us with little to no time to ourselves.

but, i digress.

christmas was good.  one of my favorite newish traditions is that b-star and i celebrate on christmas eve.  i think this started as a practice in impatience.  but it has evolved into a really well-thought-out tradition.  christmas day is always split between our families with a brunchy-type meal with my family and a dinnery-type meal with his.  this doesn't leave much time to play with new toys, construct new gadgets or try on new clothes.  and so.  christmas eve.  we play present exchange.  then play with said presents.  then wake up to do it all over again.

here are a few of my favorite things (in order of reception only, and not including snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes):
-hiking socks.  less for hiking.  more for warmth in our wooden floored home. (b)
-football earrings made by the lovely catherine marissa (b)
-flannel pajama pants! (b...he's so smart, that boy)
-target gift cards (ma)
-snow white dvd (the gift only a mom would get for her snow-white-loving-daughter)
-mini parker bowls (from my favorite and best bro and sis-in-law)

there are some i'm forgetting.  of course.  but for now, these were things i jumped up and down about.  and left stupid-happy-thank-you voicemails about  :)

happy night, friends.  i'm off to tend to my aching back.  and my handsomest of husbs.

love.