Dec. 26th, 2004 01:30 pm
Christmas wrapup
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andysocialWell, this has been a full weekend. I'm almost glad to go to work tomorrow - they don't expect me to do as much there.
Friday, we had the "open one present" wait for Alex. He was about to explode by the time we called it "eve" and said he could open one. He got a cool RC Corvette in that round. Circuit City's "get it free after rebate" system is a good thing for parents.
Friday evening, we headed out to my sister-in-law's mother-in-law's house (don't try to figure out how this makes us family - it's Texas). They are some of the most fantastic people around, and they wanted a house full of people for Christmas. We were happy to oblige them. Our contribution to the potluck included baklava, cheese and crackers, and a veggie tray. Somehow, we came back with more than we took over, including some presents for Alex and us'ns.
Saturday morning, we put the turkey in the oven. Twenty pound monster, it was. Ang found a cool way to stuff the bird - citrus fruit. We put lemons and limes in the body and a tangerine in the neck; that was the moistest and most succulent turkey any of us had ever had. Alex got to open all the presents under the tree, and then more presents when the relatives came over in the afternoon. After all was unwrapped, he asked plaintively, "Why didn't Santa bring me what I asked for?" As if he didn't have a bushel of presents. His Oma (Dutch for grandma) contributed 25 bucks to his college fund, which will have a more long-lasting effect even if he doesn't appreciate it yet. Much eating and drinking and sitting by the fire ensued. Everyone left with jars of homemade cranberry butter (which has no butter but can't be called jelly because it lacks pectin) and most were given other leftovers as well, including more baklava and pumpkin pie.
Sunday saw the rise of the after-Christmas sales. We've already got most of the shopping done for next year's presents, at least for the kids. It's a very liberating feeling. Right now, my darling bride is wrapping the gifts, so we even have that out of the way for another year. Mostly, this is just a good idea to avoid adding more work to the time which coincides with Finals week next year.
More photos of a cute boy and his toys are coming soon, no doubt.
Friday, we had the "open one present" wait for Alex. He was about to explode by the time we called it "eve" and said he could open one. He got a cool RC Corvette in that round. Circuit City's "get it free after rebate" system is a good thing for parents.
Friday evening, we headed out to my sister-in-law's mother-in-law's house (don't try to figure out how this makes us family - it's Texas). They are some of the most fantastic people around, and they wanted a house full of people for Christmas. We were happy to oblige them. Our contribution to the potluck included baklava, cheese and crackers, and a veggie tray. Somehow, we came back with more than we took over, including some presents for Alex and us'ns.
Saturday morning, we put the turkey in the oven. Twenty pound monster, it was. Ang found a cool way to stuff the bird - citrus fruit. We put lemons and limes in the body and a tangerine in the neck; that was the moistest and most succulent turkey any of us had ever had. Alex got to open all the presents under the tree, and then more presents when the relatives came over in the afternoon. After all was unwrapped, he asked plaintively, "Why didn't Santa bring me what I asked for?" As if he didn't have a bushel of presents. His Oma (Dutch for grandma) contributed 25 bucks to his college fund, which will have a more long-lasting effect even if he doesn't appreciate it yet. Much eating and drinking and sitting by the fire ensued. Everyone left with jars of homemade cranberry butter (which has no butter but can't be called jelly because it lacks pectin) and most were given other leftovers as well, including more baklava and pumpkin pie.
Sunday saw the rise of the after-Christmas sales. We've already got most of the shopping done for next year's presents, at least for the kids. It's a very liberating feeling. Right now, my darling bride is wrapping the gifts, so we even have that out of the way for another year. Mostly, this is just a good idea to avoid adding more work to the time which coincides with Finals week next year.
More photos of a cute boy and his toys are coming soon, no doubt.