Whew, we made it to the end of 2020. While I’m not so sure all the drama and stress will be left behind, I do have so much to remember and be thankful for. Christmas went extremely well at our house, we had a happy relaxing day and all got something we really liked.
In the morning Jeff ran out to check his stocking. I kept it extremely simple (this was our first year doing stockings), a pair of Smartwool socks each (found secondhand at Mother & Child!), bath crayons to share and a kinder egg chocolate. He ran into my room and said “Mom! There’s socks in my stocking!!!” Simone and I joined him in the living room where they happily ate their chocolate for an early breakfast. It was so sweet to see such simple things bring them joy.
They each received a baby doll from the grandparents. Simone received a mini sling for her dolls and a cradle as well. Jeff received a hotwheels race track he’s been wanting and a wooden barn with some wooden animals in it to share. Erick received some new hockey gear and a roku for our tv. We got our tv in 2013 when we were first married so the apps have mostly stopped working due to not being compatible with the “old” tv. We’ve refused to buy a new one when this one is still functional, so we’ve basically only had access to Netflix for the last few years. A friend of mine recently asked why we didn’t just try to use an Amazon firestick….and I realized we could do that, hahaha. So I got a roku since we use those tvs up north in our condo and are comfortable with them, also also because I’m totally spooked by amazon listening to us in our home and refuse alexa, lol. Anyway, we are in heaven over here having access to Disney +, hulu and showtime, we’re back in TV watching business!
I received a sweet bracelet from Jeffy that he bought from the TJ Maxx jewelry counter back in August with my sister. He’s had it wrapped and hidden in one of Erick’s drawers since the summer, so sweet! As a big present from Erick, he renovated our (only) bathroom, which was a real gift because we have been working on this big old house and condos up North over the last 3 years, but haven’t taken the time to do much inside our own apartment. I LOVE it. It’s exciting what a little paint and wainscoting can do! I’ll update later with a post of the completed bathroom.
We had a nice dinner and gift exchange at my parents house. I made a delicious salad from Half Baked Harvests Super Simple Book. I’m really loving her recipes and how she seems to make elevated comfort food easy to do. I