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Christmas Things

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I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!

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Per usual, ours was busy and hectic at times but that’s half the fun, right? Right.

Christmas Eve was split between Joey’s mom’s side of the family and my family. Tradition calls for breakfast and a movie with the former group so that’s what we did.

Pretty sure I hijacked the celebration by choosing both the breakfast restaurant and the movie. And then I ordered for everyone. Just kidding.

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I think everyone approved of Turley’s. I definitely approved of this giant cafe au lait.

The 3D thing is kind of lost on me. After 5 minutes I usually forget it’s even in 3D but regardless, I really liked Life of Pi! Visually it was beautiful and it was definitely thought provoking. Poor Joey had to listen to me analyzing it for the rest of the day. I just wish the ending had been a little less spelled out.

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We spent the evening with my brother and co. over at my parents’. It’s always so fun watching little ones open presents (and to open some for myself). My nephew spent the evening taking super close-up pictures of everything on his new camera and my niece loved her new jacket so much that she burst into tears when my brother took it off of her.

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I also let my dad eat about half of the casserole I made before telling him it was full of cream cheese. I think he quickly forgot after opening his iPad mini. And this is probably how my dad is going to look from now on.

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I finished the evening by watching A League of Their Own with a sleeping dog on my lap and was greeted with snowfall when I headed back home.

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Christmas Day involved breakfast, mimosas, dominating in Scattergories, and lots of present opening. Santa was good to everyone this year. My mom actually cried when she opened presents from my sister and I. It was so sweet 🙂

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I don’t think I’ve removed this pair of Frye boots from my feet since opening them.

There was also a good amount of relaxing.

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You would think a 3-day work week would go fast but it’s so slow at work and the 3 days just keep dragging on and on. Does anyone else find this time of year depressing? It’s cold and there’s no Christmas to look forward to.

C’est la vie!

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Weekend Things

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Because I guess more went on than just the few hours I spent watching Joey finish his marathon.

Like watching this beer kickball game on Friday evening.

It’s a co-ed league, but I am definitely not playing.  I know you’re all thinking, “But that sounds so fun!”  And I’m sure it is.  For those of us who weren’t traumatized by playing kickball in elementary and middle school.  For someone who danced competitively most of their life, I’m so unathletic.  Even I’m shocked at my lack of athleticism and coordination sometimes and I should be used to it by now.

Also, more beer ended up in the grass/on people’s clothes than was consumed during this game.

I basically can’t get enough of Colorado sunsets these days.  When I walked out of my apartment on Thursday evening and saw a sliver of that hot pink sky behind the buildings, I think I actually said “YES!” out loud and then basically speed walked so I could get a “good picture” before the sun actually set.

We finally got to try our own beer!  I thought it tasted pretty good but Joey has tried it again since and decided it’s a little flat.  What do I know anyways.  If this is our worst batch, I’m pretty happy with it.  We’re ready to brew our second batch next weekend!

The new panorama feature on the iPhone may be Apple’s greatest invention.  I won’t even tell you how long we spent getting a perfect picture at the home bar after kickball on Friday.  I’m sure it was really entertaining for anyone watching.

Outtakes:

P.S. What is this kid doing in a bar the night before running a marathon?!

Pretty sure Joey didn’t eat all day after his race until 5 PM, when I finally said, “Uh, are you going to eat today?”  Then he had lunch, dinner, dessert and second dessert all within a couple of hours.  If you bring out the whole bottle of magic shell and the entire carton of ice cream, I guess you plan on finishing the pint.

On Sunday, I dragged Joey to the Boulder Whole Foods to have breakfast with me.  Turns out bringing him with wasn’t as fun as going by myself last week.  Probably because he is physically unable to just sit and enjoy the act of doing nothing for longer than 30 seconds.  I told him to go run around the parking lot but he didn’t go for it.

Definitely a more low key weekend, but sometimes you need that.

Happy Monday to you all.

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What was the highlight of your weekend?

When’s the last time you played kickball?

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