Sharing slightly recap of vacation adventures and holly jolly enjoyable.
Hello pals! How are you? How’s the week going? I hope that you simply’re having a terrific one. It’s been a festive blur round right here. Filled with cheese and egg nog, and uncertain of what day it’s. I hope you’re having fun with some down time, too!
Some adventures from currently:
We had our annual journey to the Princess to benefit from the Christmas-y occasions and lights. I didn’t plan on going this yr – I figured we may go to Sedona or Mt. Lemmon as a substitute – and the ladies had been crushed after they came upon. I form of forgot how a lot of a practice it’s change into; that is our fifth yr in a row! So, I rapidly booked an evening, and I’m so so glad we did. I at all times formally really feel like I’m within the vacation spirit once we’re on the Princess.
We had a tremendous dinner at Toro on property:
and spent the remainder of the night ice skating, driving rides, roasting s’mores, and having fun with all the lights and music.
(fave denims are on sale right here)
We got here residence the place we immediately jumped into vacation baking. Often I wish to get forward and freeze as a lot as potential and this yr completely obtained away from me. I made two pies for my dad’s home:
(a chocolate pecan bourbon and a chocolate meringue)
extra peppermint bark:
and we baked all the cookies for vacation cookie trays and for the packages we make for the neighbors annually.
We additionally put collectively the large Saran wrap ball:
Christmas Eve was at my dad’s home and it was superb as regular. They ordered PF. Chang’s (the Pilot and I had our first date at PF Chang’s! I had simply met him at Starbucks and was nervous that he is likely to be a creeper and take me into the dessert and homicide me. My good friend was on pace dial. Seems he wasn’t a creeper and our date of dinner + Starbucks afterwards was 5 hours lengthy and completely beautiful).
We opened presents with dad’s aspect of the fam after which got here residence for an *tried* early bedtime for the children (lol). I went to midnight mass solo which has change into an unintentional however lovely custom. I additionally went final yr on my own and beloved it.
Some pics from Christmas Day:
We had breakfast at our home and because the Pilot needed to go away round lunchtime, we had dinner at madre’s home.
Take a look at the lobster tails that Kyle grilled!!!
We additionally had steaks from ButcherBox (the perfect), asparagus, tacky potatoes, and birthday cake for child Jesus.
The remainder of the weekend has been motion pictures, naps, hikes, and beginning to make amends for issues round the home. My objective is to begin 2026 with clear closets!! I’m within the strategy of emptying Liv’s whole room (pray for meeee) and prepping as a result of Maisey is getting a child sister… this week! I’ll positively report again quickly 😉
Hope you’re having an exquisite week! I’ll be again tomorrow with a e-book recap!
xo
Gina
