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The Day Before Christmas

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Ching under Things to Do.

I originally wanted to workout in the morning of Christmas Eve, but Brian talked me into sleeping in and staying in bed to cuddle. I didn’t technically get him a present this year since we are both going to Vegas for New Year’s Eve so I figured my gift to him will be letting him have his way on Christmas Eve day.

Speaking of, Brian and I just had this huge debate about Christmas Eve. He said you can consider the entire day of the 24th as Christmas Eve. That’s crazy! Christmas Eve only applies to the night before because “eve” is short for “evening.” I always make it a point to refer to any other time of day as the morning of the 24th or the afternoon of the 24th or even the morning of Christmas Eve, etc. Brian insists that I can just say Christmas Eve no matter what time it is. I had to look it up and prove it to him.

As always, I turned out to be right. Eve equals the evening before. Hence, Christmas Eve equals the evening before Christmas. Not the morning before, not the afternoon before, not the day before. The evening before. LOL.

So anyway, on the morning of Christmas Eve, Brian and I decided to treat our best buds (the Phelpi and the Dills) to brunch at the Cracker Barrel.

It was Jay’s idea actually. He called us up that morning and asked if we wanted to go to breakfast. Our options were Jimmy’s Egg, The Good Egg, or Cracker Barrel. I picked Cracker Barrel because (a) I love Cracker Barrel, and (b) I figured that the first two places would be crazy packed.

I went from working out and burning calories to stuffing my face at Cracker Barrel and packing on calories. LOL. It’s all good, though, because we had a great time.

Incidentally, remember how I had such a hard time finding a holiday sweater? They have tons of Christmas-y stuff at Cracker Barrel. Who knew? Well, maybe everyone but me. I’ll have to remember this for next year. LOL.

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Final Installment of the Christmas Recaps

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Ching under Family.

Christmas Eve

Christmas Day

Click here for the previous installment. Christmas 2010 pictures coming soon. 🙂

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Christmas 2008

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Ching under Family.

Sunny’s Christmas Party

This has got to be my most favorite picture from Christmas 2008.

Jen and Shane. What a handsome couple!

The party was like a mini cruise reunion. I had brought my big cruise photo book for everyone to sign.

Dan was MIA, though. We missed you, Dan!

Brian with Sunny and Jennifer (Jacobs). We know way too many Jennifers, Jens, Jenni or Jennys. It gets way confusing at times. LOL.

Santa even came! It was one of the best Christmas parties I’d ever attended!

I got this from Santa (aka Sunny and Scott).

Kathy and Kurt, another one of our favorite couples.

Shane and Jen again.

Bonnie and Uncle Roy.

The always animated Vic Patterson.

Sunny and Sierra Scott.

Christmas Eve

Karaoke is a given on Christmas Eve. Brian, who loathes karaoke and wishes he could go back in time and assassinate its inventor, actually endures it for the sake of spending time with family. Usually he’ll just go to another room and bury his face on his laptop. This year was no different.

SIDE NOTE: Do you recognize the laptop, E? This is Eli’s old laptop that we bought from him for $500.

2008 was the height of Brian’s addiction to World of Warcraft. I believe that is what he is showing Logan in this photo.

We love having the Cannadys as part of our family.

We got a digital picture frame for mom and dad. I think they still use it today.

Eli is sooo cute! (I’m talking about little Eli now. Not the adult Eli who we bought a laptop from. Well, I guess he is cute too. I wouldn’t know, though. We haven’t seen him in a while. He spends most of his time in Tokyo. LOL.)

Further evidence that we are a family of nerds. Brian is not the only one buried in his laptop on Christmas Eve.

Christmas Day

I got this flat wallet in 2008 and I still use it!

I think these have replaced the old Abercrombie & Fitch ones that I got for Brian several years ago as his favorite lounge pants. He wears these all the time!

There were almost 300 pictures taken on Christmas Day alone. Rather than post them all here one by one, just check out the slide show below. For the previous installment of Christmas recaps, click here.