No matter how tired or stressed I've been before Christmas, the day is always perfect. It is hands down my favorite day of the year because it's a day of relaxation. We stay in our jammies most of the day. We eat and lounge around as if there are no other cares in the world. Everybody is content. It's a day I can be with the ones I love most - and I can just be. Breakfast is always awesome. G made his delicious cinnamon buns - he often does on weekends, but they were extra awesome. He added last night's birthday nachos to the scrambled eggs. Sooo good! The turkey bacon rounded off the meal.
I let myself drink as much coffee nog as I wanted...all day. It was divine. We got 2 packages from Japan which made our day extra special. One from our exchange student's parents, all wrapped up beautifully with many gifts inside like Hello Kitty snacks, lego, pottery, and the like.
The second package that arrived from Japan was from our previous exchange student who is now in her second year of university in Tokyo. It was actually a New Year's package, but she gave us permission to open it on Christmas!
Snacks, snacks, and more snacks!! Creamy, sweet, salty, delectable. All kinds of tastes and textures. Pretzel sticks. Suckers. Cream filled cookies. Vanilla cream filled tubes of goodness. Chocolate covered strawberries. Candy. Wow. But the best part of the gift was this card.
And inside...
It's a sushi bar, my friends, a sushi bar!! The Santas are all enjoying some Christmas Day sushi!!
It is the bestest Christmas card I've ever received...I will keep it forever!
In the days after Christmas, I'm always thinking about the New Year and my goals. I love the idea of starting fresh, stopping to reflect on and reevaluate life, thinking about where I am right now and where I'd like to be in the near future and beyond. As I get older, I'm learning the sweetness of moderation. Don't go at anything too hard. Do a little at a time. Life isn't meant to be a strain and stress. I worry about exercising enough, but if I don't snack in the evenings, I don't need to exercise so often. I worry about areas of mess and clutter in the house. But if I clean up a little here and there and throw a load of laundry in the washing machine everyday, the clutter and overwhelmedness won't build up. I have so many creative projects I want to try, and NOW, and complete them all NOW. Again, one project at a time, 30 minutes here and there. The process of enjoyment is so much more important than the actual thing. Oh, I'm learning. More about resolutions later...
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