It’s What We Do

Our 9:00 Christmas Day start was ambition, but we had a wonderful Christmas day together as a family of four. Drake and I got the casserole going before we woke up the rest of the household. The stockings were a hit this year with waterproof cards and "Fatty" meat sticks as well as SweetTart Ropes. I was surprised to find Gobstoppers in my stocking  - a rare find and a very thoughtful gift. 

We opened some gifts and took our typical break for breakfast and then continued opening more gifts. The magic, as always, is the joy in giving and the time together.  When we wrapped up the Christmas gifts, we had to start getting ready for our 8 hour drive to Nebraska. I told Tanner that I was sorry we had to get ready to leave and he stated, "it's what we do Mom." Yes, yes it is. And over the years, it has served us well to be able to have "our Christmas" in Colorado and then spend the post holiday period with our extended families. 

The drive to Nebraska was (mostly) smooth sailing and we made incredible time with just one "real" stop for gas and a short stop to switch drivers. Drake did have some fog on his drive for a bit around Grand Island, but it fortunately dissipated.  I somehow got out of driving, but I figure I have put in my time on that drive over the years. 😄 We listened to the Broncos game and the non-drivers passed the time throughout the drive playing Pitch on Trickster cards. 

I'm so thankful for a wonderful Christmas. The magic is different, but it's still here. Merry Christmas to all. 

MANY gobstoppers 

Italian Gin!