Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time

We have had such a wonderful Christmas so far. The boys came over on Christmas Eve, along with their girlfriends. I have so few recent pictures of them, I made them pose in front of the tree. They both hate having their pictures taken, but they cooperated.

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Chris is now officially engaged to Jenna. They haven't set a date yet. My brother-in-law joined us for dinner, and we had tamales, chorizo con huevos, beans, and mexican rice. It was great (especially since the Hubs cooked!)

The boys put so much thought into their gifts this year. I was impressed when they presented me with a collection of the top 100 masterpieces of classical music, which they had burned onto 10 CDs. It is in date order, and includes so many of my favorites. It begins with Bach's Tocatta in D Minor (1685), and ends with Ravel's Bolero (1928). I'm sure it was a lot of work putting it together. Maybe some of my love of classical music did rub off over the years. I didn't even know they were paying attention!

On Christmas Day, the Hubs and I spent the whole day at home together. We sat around and read the paper, opened some gifts, watched a movie together, and ate mexican leftovers for dinner. I even baked some Christmas cookies (the only ones I have made this year). It was delightful.

Tomorrow I host the party for my family. It will be great seeing everyone again.