Christmas day got off to a slow start. Alina and I cooked and put together a lot of food for our friends and family that we thought were going to show up about noon, but by 2:30, Alina and I began to think that we were going to have a huge dinner by ourselves. But as they began to trickle in, our fears of much wasted food started to fade (even though there are still leftovers today).
Rachael spent the night with my mom, and arrived excited as ever to open up her presents. I think the coolest thing that she got was some wooden play food that stuck together with Velcro so she could use the included knife to cut the tomatoes or cake, just like her mommy (I hope she makes cookies better though).
We all had a great time just hanging out and eating and playing games (although I think I would have had more fun if my mom hadn’t beaten me at every game we played). It’s funny how a low tech game of cards or yahtzee can be more fun, when played with people you like, than Call of Duty 4 can be when played with people who, let’s just say, wouldn’t make your friend’s list.
We had a good day and evening and hopefully began a new tradition, in our family, of honoring Jesus’ birth by enjoying the friends and family that He has blessed us with, over the gifts that we did or did not get.