Sweater Grrrl
Thank goodness! Although, I have to say, things went tolerably well.
I did host the get-together on Christmas Eve- as I suspected, my in-laws declined to come. However, we did meet up with them last-minute for my Mother-in-Law’s birthday dinner, which I suspect was a direct result of the initial invitation to our place. Everything went well, she was in a wonderful mood, and I think the ice may be thawing. (Although, we weren’t invited to their house to celebrate on the 25th.) We also rec’d presents from them via Alan’s sister, which was nice, although I feel guilty because they asked us not to get them anything. We’re going to put together some kind of gift basket and a thank-you card this week.
All in all, a nice and relaxing holiday. I got to see my buddy Travis, and went out with him, my neighbors, and a bunch of their friends to a club on Friday (we had a blast!). Then on Saturday, we had brunch & nursed mild hangovers, cleaned and decorated the house, had Christmas Eve dinner with my family, and then his brother, brother’s wife, and sister came over to unwind and exchange presents with us.
The scarf and the yoga bag were a big hit with my sis. I need to take pictures with the new digital camera (Yea!) before she leaves tomorrow! But she really seemed thrilled, so I was happy. My mom actually said that she felt left out of the knitting gifts, so I will be knitting something for her next.
I can’t believe I got virtually everything on my Christmas list, including an “Ultimate Sweater Machine” which I wasn’t expecting. But it will be great for bigger items- I still plan to hand-knit stuff with detail, and do my portable projects, but this will be nice to have around. Between that, my new camera, and my mandoline slicer, I am going to be reading a lot of instruction manuals in the next few days. I also got a “certificate” saying that my Lantern Moon Needles are on order, perfume, various DVD’s…you name it. I feel very lucky.
What touched me the most, however, were the gifts from the two men in my life- my husband, and my dad. Not so much the tangible gifts, but the meaning behind them. I can’t even go into it without getting all soppy, so I’ll spare you.
In short, I had a wonderful Christmas. And I am so glad that this difficult year is nearly over with!
Today was great. Lots of lounging, went out to brunch, playing with all our new toys- mmmmmmmm. Too bad I have to go to work tomorrow!
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