Christmas 2009

We went to Utah for Christmas to visit my side of the family. It was a lot of fun. We ate so much dang food. But thank goodness it's not just me. From the looks of other blogs and facebook updates I'm reading, it sounds like most of us kept with the American tradition and over-ate. Phew.

Here are a few things we did:
White Elephant gift exchange at my step-sister's house.
Tried on funny santa hats.
Laughed at the "ugliest" ornament.
Exchanged Secret Santa gifts on Christmas morning.
Played with the nephew.
Envied my brother's Snuggie.
Learned how to pick a lock.
Ate that chocolate & peanut butter chex mix my sister makes.
Played in the backyard with the nephew and the animals.
Took a little trip up to Zion National Park.
Froze our buns off.
Laughed really hard at my husband when he used oven-mitts as mittens.
Got really close to a live wild deer!
Cuddled under a large blanket to warm back up.
Went to Sherlock Holmes and shared a LARGE popcorn.
Ate a huge Christmas dinner.
Played Cranium.
Hung out with my Southern Utah besties.
Got a long lecture on coffee from the owner of "Baristas".
Had good chats with Mom.
Ate Finnish Pancakes (a.k.a. crepes)
Kissed my nephew's face off.
Drove home in lots of traffic + an hour detour because our Garmin gave us faulty directions. (BOOO!)

And that pretty much covers it! Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!