Dec. 26th, "the Day After" ..the day after my husband and I so bravely *hosted* the first dual Jensen-Darula family Christmas at our house!
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| 2010 Mr. & Mrs. Christmas Card, and spritely home-decor |
Yes, there was spilled milk, ...paired with guests arriving an hour early as we peeped out through the snowy windows-- mind you, still vacuuming in our underwear (eeK!--sending us scrambling up the stairs to the closet and spiraling us into that shouting-whisper panic of "you get it," "no, you" -ha!).
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| Peeping out the Front Porch |
Luckily, we had a few pefectly poised Washington-Apple stations ready to go downstairs!
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| Washingto Apple bliss ~ Whiskey, Sour Apple Pucker, & tart Cranberry |
..and a Hot Cocoa station for the kiddies, and we nostalgic cuddlers ;)
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| I revived this Antique Chocolate Tin, & Powdered-Sugar Sifter from our wedding to house Swiss Miss packets & marshmallows! |
Jeff brined, injected, and surgically stuffed his first turkey!
..one that mischievously
did not cook near as quick as the fowl was suppose to.. leaving us to tap our feet in great anticipation
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| Husband. the Meat Master and Smoker-Extraordinaire |
--but it was a Great success!
We even had our very own
Fireplace to hang our stockings! Thank you old Painting II college course (never thought I'd say that!) :] ...for stirring my
hair-brained projects into hatched-ambition over power tools, canvas stretching, and oodles of paint -
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| My Dr. Suess'ian Fireplace in the porch, littered abreast candles and our childhood stockings |
27 people rockin' around the Christmas tree, bumpin' elbows, drinking homemade Mulled Wine, and tripping over endless platters of food.
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| Our Lime-y 2010 Blue Spruce! And we simmered homemade Mulled Wine over the stove- Mmm! |
Gift opening was a frenzy :) We taught little godson Jake all about opening presents!
Everyone shared in the wonderment of the giving season. The only thing missing was a puppy (wink wink?)
...and the photo of my mom sporting her new Snuggie (from her loving husband: smirking in attempts to combat her eternal state of chills, my clever father). Yikes--hA, well, it was good for a laugh nonetheless!
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| Family Attendees & Full Bellies |
~Last, but not least - my most deserving "we're not going to buy for each other this year" gift for Jeff.
Off with those chilly trips to the basement to shower,
scampering past open windows in your boxers,
or worse yet: sporting that lavender number as a last resort...
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| Husband. will he remember life before a robe? |
Merry Christmas Jeff! or should I call you Heff??---
*now I can get my robe back, such a plotter ;)
hmm, never considered him not wanting him to take it off..
I'm nervously envisioning a very tattered robe in 10yrs, still loosely tied and making me reconsider
my most brilliant Xmas gift?? :)
Alas, having inappropropriately all nestled-in to watch Inglorious Bastards with blaring surround-sound
(on Christmas Day!-not so traditional you say.. but rest frets knowing we already showed Christmas Vacation, The Grinch, Home Alone II, and The Santa Clause for all our holiday cheer)...
eaten much too much dessert, washed the abominably dirty dishes in our dishwasher-less kitchen, and said our last goodbyes..
we finally caught a moment to photograph together.
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| Of all places? our happy little old bathroom, perched on the tub & stammering to peel off contacts, and head to bed :) |
~ * Merry Christmas to All, and to All a Good Night! * ~
