Friday, December 28, 2007

RECOVERING FROM THE HOLIDAYS

WHEW!!!!

What else can you say after you are hostess with the mostest during the Holidays? I must admit I had a wonderful time!! My family all got in on the 22nd. My brother and his fiancee got in a little earlier than anticipated. They were at a party until 2:00 am and decided why bother going home to bed, so they left their house at 3:00 am and got to our house around 4:30 in the afternoon!!! Good thing they called to let us know... I would've still been in my jammies and my funky ass ponytail washing bathrooms!!!

The girls were very happy to see the relatives. Karis got to bunk with the twins in their bedroom - which was interesting. Jenna kept crying because Karis wouldn't shut up for her to fall asleep. At one point I went up there and Karis was standing beside Jenna's pillow yelling her name in her face. The threat of no Christmas presents gets kids to go to bed pretty well though.

Christmas Eve we had our family's traditional fondue night!! We tucked the kids in bed, and then gorged ourselves. We did the meat fondue (chicken, steak, pork and shrimp) and then we did a chocolate fondue for dessert! YUMMMY!!!!!!!! Christmas morning, we spent the first part watching the girls go totally berserk opening their gifts. My kids are in one word... spoiled!!!!! They got so much stuff, it's obscene. However, Kierra did get her beloved pink laptop computer from Santa. She was so happy, she just sat there all day playing ABC games. Everyone was excited to get their gifts! Then the adults go to open theirs. We all know that I knew what I was getting (the diamonds) so I tried to feign surprise but of course it wasn't exactly believable. LOL. Hey - a girl has gotta try. Instead I listened to my SIL complain to my brother that SHE wanted what I got. Sheesh!! I got a lot of nice things though.

Christmas dinner consisted of my husband trying to smoke a turkey in his stainless steel,kick-ass smoker from hell. Me.... I just baked a spiral ham and did everything else including getting hassled from my SIL about my cranberries. I make my own (non of that gelatinous goop from a can). I wouldn't give up my recipe because I do a few things to it no one else does. Everything turned out good though. We then had a discussion about the origins of my maiden name. My brother insisted it was French, and we all said no, it's Scottish. It became quite the debate I must say. Then we had a friendly game of family poker. LOL my mom was drinking punch and Grey Goose vodka, my bro and SIL drinking some white chocolate liqueur from Godiva.... so it was interesting. At one point I got out the video camera to videotape my mom (who barely ever drinks) because she was doing the Ghost of Christmas Past voice to my husband... who apparently is evil for taking all her poker chips! CLASSIC CHRISTMAS I TELL YA!!!!!!

They all left yesterday, to which I'm sad. I hate it when everyone leaves at once. The house feels so lonely and empty. Plus both Jarrett and Karis got bronchial infections (joy). Between listening to my beloved complain profusely about his sore chest (not too sore he didn't abandon me to go play in a poker tournament with his buds and then go to Ruth Chris's for steak), and my 3 year old hacking up a lung like a coal miner - it's been good. My hubby has up to January 7th off - so this will be a nice time for family bonding. Hopefully we'll hit the resort and go sledding or something.

Anyways, hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!!! The best to you all!

8 comments:

Noemi said...

I am also on the mend. Sounds like you had a wonderful Christmas. The foundue dinner sounds delicious. I have always wanted one. Hmmm need to tell the hubby! LOL

Have a safe New Year!

Mrs. Schmitty said...

Sounds like you had a wonderful time! We did too! Have a Happy New Year!

Anonymous said...

That sounds like a fun Christmas! Our kids made out like bandits too. LOL!

Hope you have a great New Year! Enjoy the rest of your vacation!

Fratzels said...

Soudns like a fun time all around!
I like the idea of a fondue night!!! We have a pot, but we never use it.
There's something about moms and grey goose - my mother likes to indulge in it occasionaly too and gets all loopy and hysterical!

MedStudentWife said...

All the best to you all, in 2008 :D

Noemi said...

Hope you had a nice New Year!

Lainey-Paney said...

GELATINOUS CRANBERRY SHIT FROM A CAN IS CRAP.

I make my own cranberries too. but, it never fails: someone from hubby's family always brings a can of the funky stuff.

personally: I don't eat either. I just think that the kind from a can looks so...trashy.

Lainey-Paney said...

AAAAND: HAPPY NEW YEAR!