Well I got over missing Matt the other night and had a nice pork chop dinner and then decorated cookies. It was so much fun! There's pictures of the puns and hilarity that ensued on Facebook.
Christmas Eve I got to sleep in and Dale got home from work early. We did the gift thing and I got some really great stuff. And I love watching my family's reaction to the presents I got them... it makes me smile! After that we started the long but delicious process of a fondue dinner. We had 2 pots of regular oil and then a pot of beef broth w/ mushrooms and onions. For food we had: beef, pork, shrimp, salmon, onions, peppers, mozza sticks, and jalepeno poppers (the latter 2 have to go in their own pot because they are battered and chunks of batter fall off into the oil). For dipping sauces we had: marinara, seafood cocktail, orange ginger, teriyaki, thai, sweet & sour, BBQ, and ranch. MMMMMMMM good! To let our dinner digest, we then played the game of Life. I ended up 3rd (which is better than the last place I've been getting in all other family games as of late). I was a married college-grad-turned-Superstar making $70 000 and living in a mobile home with twins. Oh my! It was fun to play though... I don't think I've played that game since Jr. High or maybe early High school. Then we busted out the grapes, bananas and strawberries for a chocolate fondue... MMMMMM that was tasty too! Fondues = very high on my favorite meal list right now! Dale took Ev to his mom's and then brought me here to Dad's. I visited with him for a bit over a cup of hot chocolate and then went to bed.
Today was a good day too. Did the gifts thing with Dad this morning and then used my Best Buy gift card he got me to buy the camera I wanted online. It should be here by the 5th :) I could have gone to the store to get it but they are having a sale that ends on the 4th and I don't know if I'll be in the city shopping before then so I might as well order it now. Also, I got a web-only deal that if you buy a camera you can have an 8 GB memory card for only $9.99! Now THAT'S a sweet deal. Went to Uncle Bill & Aunt Norma's for the rest of the day. Uncle Don & Aunt Linda are out from Ontario and my cousin (their son) Brett is out from Victoria. After a little gift exchange with all them, Brett & I played with Aunt Norma's new Wii. Dallas joined in when she got home from her bf Matt's house and Dad even came downstairs for a couple tennis matches and a quick game of baseball. Then we had a big dinner with everyone. Matt, Dallas, Brett & I just chilled on the couches downstairs and watched 3 episodes of Season 1 How I Met Your Mother. Came home and sang a few Christmas songs with Dad and now I'm chatting online to my boy.
Yep, it was a good Christmas :)
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