Monday, December 26, 2016

Christmas Day 2016

Christmas Mantel


We watched Midnight Mass from the Vatican and stayed up late on Christmas Eve.  Then, slept in on Christmas morning. 

We spent a quiet morning and afternoon at home.

Pianoscape

In the evening, we went over to my cousin's home for a family Christmas gathering and dinner.  Afterwards, we went to one of my friend's house for a second Christmas gathering and more dinner!  Except, I was too full to eat another meal, so my friend served me a plate of food to bring home (she actually gave enough for both daughter and I for another meal, including dessert!)


Hostess Gift for my Friend


It was a lovely Christmas Day, spent with family and friends.  I tend to celebrate the full 12 days of Christmas, so the tree and decorations will stay up until January 6th.  Gifts will be exchanged well into the New Year, since some of the gifts I give are New Year gifts (to my Buddhist family and friends).

I am grateful for:

- Being well enough to celebrate Christmas Day my daughter, family, and friends


Happy Holidays to all.


8 comments:

  1. So glad you and your dear daughter had a nice Christmas Day, Bless!!! The cookies look so good!

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    1. Thank you, Carolyn. Hope you, too, had a lovely Christmas.

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  2. Glad you had a lovely Christmas with your daughter, family and friends. Our decs come down on 1st January. Xx

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    1. Thank you, Suzanne. I usually put up the decorations so late, that I like to keep them up a bit longer!

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  3. Proud you and daughter had such a lovely Christmas with your family and friends.. But also, the nice time together , just the two of you.
    Happy New Year.

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    1. Thank you, Judy. It was a much nicer Christmas than last year, when I was too sick after a chemo session to lift my head up from the pillow!

      Hope you had a lovely holiday, too.

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  4. I am so glad that you had a good Christmas - you definitely deserve it after all that time in on the mountain! x

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    1. Thank you! It was a better Christmas than last year's!

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