As we were leaving my parents house tonight hubby and I were talking about how we used to spend Chrimas Eve when we were kids....
We used to pile into the car leaving grama and grampas house (or wherever we were that night) and drive through town to look at all the pretty Christmas lights on the houses...it seemed like not one house was not decorated in lights back then. (sigh) As we drove through the same town I grew up in it was bitter sweet, sweet because it brought back such great memories but bitter because it was not as it was...this year it seemed like maybe 1 out of 5 houses was decorated up in lights and ornaments. I know that times are rough and money is tight..heck, we didnt even decorate the outside of our house this year, but even knowing the reasons behind this, it was still sad to drive through town and see so many dark houses.
Another tradition we both had while growing up was that we got to open up one present on Christmas Eve, my mom reminded me tonight that I was the one who negotiated this in our house lol, so we carry on that tradition with our own kids and they each opened up one gift..the son got his a bit early this year and that was his new T.V. for his bedroom and bug (our daughter) opened up a pair of pj sleep pants with penguins on them...they are her favorite animal right now. lol In our house it is all about the kids, hubby and I don't usually buy for one another,but that is a tradition that hubby broke this year. lol So, earlier today Bug and I took off for the local Harley Davidson shop and picked out a nice gift for him...I got him a head scarf to wear under his mill helmet and Bug picked out a great H.D. calander that I am sure will soon be hanging in his workshop downstairs. lol The son got him a great grill "flipper" that has a grill lighter at the handle end, Im sure that will be used often this next summer. lol Bug has been trying to get me to let her give me hints on what Daddy got me all day long! LOL As much as I would love to get a hint, I restrained myself...and let me tell you that was HARD! LOL
We spent this evening at my parents house where we had dinner and opened gifts from them and they opened their gifts from us. We got my parents a window, yes a real window, that a local artist hand painted a light house scene on. They loved it! And Drew (the son) got yaya a Woodstock t-shirt that she has been wanting since she saw his this summer. lol Papa got a bunch of Cubs stuff..which I know he loved as well. Bug's gift was a new sewing machine and cover, Drew got a new kindle, I got a bunch of great stocking stuffers and a wonderful mug from my mama and Hubby got some great stocking stuffers too and they gave hubby and I a wonderful card with a nice gift inside. ;) After leaving there we headed out to visit some of Hubby's family, some that we haven't seen in over a year. It sure is great to be able to see family this time of year...and it makes us realize that we need to visit more often.
Right now I am getting ready to send everyone off to bed so "Santa" can fill stockings and leave gifts under the tree. :) I cannot wait to wake up and see smiling faces unwrapping those gifts!
From our family to yours...MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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