the wrap up

christmas eve in a nutshell

morning run

listening to the magnificat

grooming & primping

brunch @ whitehouse home with pastries and fruit salad and eggs benedict

helped in nursery at church

attended lessons & carols at church [cambridge style.  amazing]

watched a christmas carol with the ridley family

put out coke & fudge for santa

sleep in heavenly pea-eeace

christmas day in a nutshell

morning mimosas [just the two of us]

sipped beverages and savored the messiah

stop #1 - ridley family

stockings & santa & such

[iphones, leather jacket, watch, knife, richart chocolates, cookbooks, shoes, canada stuff, tom's]

stop # 2 - whitehouse family

mac and cheese [oh my.  decadent deliciousness]

good time family band solution [arrested development reference]...piano, mandolin, guitar

stockings

[l'occitane stuff, plastic wrap, books, popcorn from 479 degree]