Now this is a holiday I can REALLY get into. What do I love about Boxing Day you ask?? Well, for starters
- there is NO preparation required.
- You get to sleep in as late as you want (unless your moving today)
- you can celebrate it ANY way you want to…
I mean really, the possibilities are endless…. Feel free to Celebrate it any ole way you choose. It’s like a ‘DIY’ holiday. Make up the rules as you go. I personally will celebrate Boxing Day by
- enjoying no less than 2 cups of coffee, alone in the Peace and Quiet that has taken over my house
- juice every lick of produce I currently have in my fridge
- take down the fire hazard Christmas tree
- clean, clean, clean till my daddy takes the T-bird away
- take the worlds Best Boy to Best Buy as promised (and since it’s RIGHT across the street from Sprouts I will pop in for a Produce Re-stocking like you’ve never seen before, but DON’T tell him…)
- and I will most likely end my day with some more juice
Before I actually get started on these festivities I wanted to share some memories of Christmas past…. well, yesterday IS past.
The day started at 4:30 AM. The kids were up, opening their stockings and seeing what Santa brought them. The way we do it is that Santa does not wrap the gift he leaves them, that way they know which one is from Santa and his gift is usually something they love but not the BIG gift. Inside the stockings are tons of little things like candy, new toothbrushes, hair clips, lip gloss, etc. basically anything that will fit inside a stocking. BUT I wrap each individual item with white tissue paper. Sometimes everything wont fit in the stocking so it gets stacked beside it…. So, in the morning when they get up they will see their stocking and their Santa gift and they all open their stocking stuff…. I lay in bed listening to them laugh and compare and talk. It’s an unwritten rule that this time is theirs alone which is ok by me as I am happy to listen to this sibling interaction from my bed. This is my personal favorite time of the morning…. they think I’m still sleeping but I’m not.
After they have eaten candy (GAWD!) and can’t stand it anymore they will come get me up…. I oooh and ahhhh over what they got from Santa while making my coffee and then we all sit around the tree. We pass out one present at a time, starting with Makenna (youngest) and ending with me (oldest) as we watch each person open their gift. We go round and round and round until all the gifts are gone.
So, what did I get??? Well first let me say this…
see these kids??? BEST kids EVER!!! Just sayin’
These kids outdid themselves this year!! They got me SO MUCH awesome stuff!! I am still in awe over the things they got me but the cherry on top was this…
Oh yeah baby…. come to mama!! See that word “COMPACT”? Yeah, not so much, this thing is HUGE!!
Pond scum at it's finest!!
carrot, romaine and apple juice!! Delicious!!
I was a juicing fool yesterday… probably whipped up about 4 batches of juice and loved every drop of it! As for the kids, they were all very happy with their gifts and everyone had a wonderful day.
On Christmas Eve we took some pictures of the whole family (minus grandma who was in the house)
My dad is in the center (in grey) with Me and my sisters (white and burgundy) and all the grandkids….
I will leave you with this… remember, if you wake up before the sun and find yourself sleeping on the sofa…. people WILL put stuff on you, this trend is not exclusive to cats.
I’m off to haul all the Christmas containers in from the garage to begin the Boxing Day celebrations… wish me luck and energy tomorrow my friends, I will be running 10 miles at dawn. And I’m nervous! But, I will have some new running gear to use and will try to remember to get some photos so I can post them! More gifts from the kiddos!!
Enjoy your day!!
xoxo
According to Berni 