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So vacation has come to an end and all the Christmas ornaments and decorations have been put away for yet another year.  Every Christmas season comes and goes so quickly that I try and make the best out of each year while the kids are young.  Every year it seems to take forever to prepare and make sure that everything is in place at the right time and moment. 

The secret of Santa continues for yet another year.  Whew… we had a few close calls this year.   Part of the problems is I never seem to remember what gifts Santa made in his toyshop and which ones were purchased by mom and dad.

This holiday we were able to enjoy the company of friends that live near as well as those that live quite far away.  We had time to ourselves and quality time with the kids.  Having two weeks of vacation and three out of the office has proven to be relaxing… but quite addicting.  Returning tomorrow will be difficult I am sure.

I have always thought that my children were pretty well behaved and this Christmas was no exception.  After every gift that Walker and Peyton opened I heard a thank you.  There were no whines and frowns when all the gifts were opened just smiles.  They loved each and every gift. 

So to recap the past few weeks…

RECAP

Christmas shopping in this economy… expensive

Knowing your kids love all their gifts… wonderful

Having a six year old willing to save and spend his own money to buy his own DS… proud

Knowing I have to return to work tomorrow… sad

Knowing I paid the regular price for the robot Walle while others paid $100… hilarious (because that was me last year with the Pat Pat Rocket)

Having your 3 year old get two strikes and break 100 on his first try at Wii bowling… humiliating

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year.  As for me I am making a resolution to make no resolutions this year.  I hope to spend more time with friends and family and less time worrying about work because… you know… they aren’t worrying about me.  Now that we have the Wii given to the family from Santa we will be instituting family game night along with family movie nights.

 

Every so often Walker comes home with a school project that he is suppose to complete with his family.  This was the latest.  I told him that other than a few spots that were colored with crayons we needed to find things in the yard to complete his turkey.  We took two different grasses from our yard to create his feathers and arms.  I dried piece of fruit for his eye and of course he needs glasses.  I have to say this was the best one yet.

 

Who thought this day would come so quickly.  It seems like we were actively planning our special day just moments ago.  November 14th 1998 was our wedding day.  Then… I look at my two kids and house and think… ummm… yup I guess it has been 10 years.  When we were first married we thought for our first we would go to Paris to celebrate.  In reality when the time came I was happy just to cross state lines.

We spend the first two nights at Boston Park Plaza Hotel.  A friend of ours was able to get us upgraded to the concierge level of the hotel.  What a treat that was.  We had drinks with our friend and then we all went to dinner at DaVinci’s.  We couldn’t have been more thrilled.  Not only did the concierge for the Park Plaza send over an appetizer the executive chef came out to greet us personally and sent over a special dessert and glass of wine for everyone.  The second night we went to the Hamersly Bistro for dinner.  Very delicious as well.  

So after two nights in Boston is was time to go to the Griswold Inn.  What a disppointment of the room after staying on Boston.  They advertized it as a deluxe suite.  The bed was so uncomfortable we almost slept on the couch.  However we did make reservations at Cafe Routier.  The menu made it difficult to choose.  We ate to our hearts and stomachs content.

This was the first time we have left the children for three nights in a row.  They did fine and so did we.  They had a great time at their grandparents and apparently were very well behaved.  We will be sure not to wait so long to go away again.

From reading Supermom’s blog she not only has the same anniversary date but the same exact date.  Happy anniversary to her as well.