Ok, yes, I'm fully aware that it is four months after Christmas, but seeing how it was our first Christmas together, I thought it should be at least somewhat documented via blog.
So... Christmastime of 2009... it was so fun. Magical even. One definite highlight was putting up our own Christmas decorations and Christmas tree! (Thanks to Mother Greene for spotting a sweet tree for us at D.I.! Way nicer than what we were planning on.) Our place looked so cute all Christmas-ed out, we didn't want to take down the decorations! So... we kind of didn't. Until we moved. In April. It wasn't planned that way, but that's just how it happened. I don't regret it. It was cute.
Then Christmas Day? It was so awesome to have Sean there with me for all of the Thomas family traditions... the little girls waking us up way too early, the kids waiting in my parents' room for them to groggily wake up while sword fighting with empty wrapping paper rolls, looking for our hidden stockings in the basement, heading upstairs to see what Santa brought, opening presents, eating muffins and ham and eggs, playing games...
Then that night we headed over to David (Sean's older brother) and Tami's house and got to hang out with the Greene side and eat Christmas dinner. It's always fun, and the nieces and nephews were especially high on Christmas cheer. So cute. Little kids definitely make Christmas great. Oh, and I learned little kids have bigger heads than you would think! I crocheted the little guys beanies and the little girls flower headbands, but um, yeah... I think like half of them were too small. Like, just barely. The best was little Davin (three) who squeezed his on anyway but couldn't get it over his ears, so they were just poking out. But he didn't seem to mind. So anyway, I learned my lesson, and I now own a measuring tape just for such occasions.
Probably what made this Christmas so great though was that Sean and I decided not to worry about getting presents for each other. Due to unforeseen circumstances money was a little tight right at that moment, so instead we started a Christmas Box, and wrote each other a letter to put inside. Kind of a tradition we're starting. Maybe you think that's cheezy, and maybe it is, but it was awesome. Cuz, well... not going to lie, I love getting presents. But I've realized it's not really because of the actual present I'm getting, but the thought that went into it. So Sean was awesome and wrote all of the things he would get me if he could and ya- he nailed it. I pretty much have the greatest husband. So anyway, it turned out to be the most stress-free Christmas ever, and it was a lot easier to focus on what Christmas is really about.
Ok, this is way longer than I'd anticipated, so I'm going to post some pictures and call it good.
Our Christmas Decor. We have an owl motif going on in our Christmas Tree and Sean repainted some old bulbs that look awesome. Oh, and I modpodged/stained those wooden stars so they are just, like, adorable. It turned out awesome.
My improv-ed last-minute craft idea-- fabric hot-glued onto cardboard.
Turned out kinda cute for a $3 and 20 minute craft project.
Christmas morning! My family all chipped in to get us an Xbox, which was awesome, we were totally not expecting it at all.
Another great part of Christmas-- seeing the lights at Temple Square
with Dana and Dallan.
