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How were the Holidays?

I had a good 3-day weekend.  Got a lot done around the house.  Both cleaning and some de-cluttering.  My H cooked Christmas dinner on the Eve and our friend came over.  It was delicious!  The turkey came out perfect.  Tender and juicy.  Golden brown skin like out of a magazine pic.  Relaxing and sleeping in the rest of the time.

She is the BEST at giving presents!  I wish I had that skill.  They are always thoughtful, even when they are little presents.  Last year, she got me a picture frame made from reclaimed wood, from local houses.  We both have a passion for real estate and love the historic architecture in NOLA.  This year, she got me the cutest fingerless gloves.  They are a dark teal, similar to the color of my house.  I had mentioned in passing to her a couple months ago that I couldn't find my fingerless gloves at work and it was starting to get cold in the building again.

I still don't know where my original gloves are, lol.  I never brought them home and there aren't a lot of places they could be in my desk/cube area.
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Re: How were the Holidays?

  • Weekend was busy but wonderful. Everyone arrived Friday evening. Saturday we went to our symphony's Yuletide Celebration. The twins had never been before (they are just old enough) and they loved it. Sunday we baked a pound cake and  had church in the late afternoon. Yesterday was chaos with opening presents and getting all the food done. H fixed a prime rib roast. It was delicious. The adult kids played Ransom Notes after the little kids were put in bed. I was exhausted so stretched and went to bed.

    This morning was more chaos of everyone getting packed up and heading home. Our dog and DS1's puppy met for the first time. They did really well. Their dog has never been around kids and the grands just loved him. He did really well with them too. He was a bit anxious (he's aussie) but finally figured he didn't have to be walking around everytime people were standing.
  • @ILoveBeachMusic, Mmmm! One of my grocery stores had a special on rib roast for $6/pound.  If I didn't already have my free turkey from Thanksgiving, I would have jumped on that! 
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  • Our holiday gatherings are still going on - the last gathering is a wedding on a weekday...  It literally is everything y'all could ever dream of for a knottie "don't do it!!!" soap opera - you name it this one has it!  The unfortunate worst part is that this is all happening in every sense of the term, needlessly!  
  • Yay! Yay! Yay! @charlotte989875, glad he’s here and hopefully those complications are minor with speedy healing vibes sent your way. How long will you be in the hospital? And how are you even able to post today? Lol


  • Yay! Yay! Yay! @charlotte989875, glad he’s here and hopefully those complications are minor with speedy healing vibes sent your way. How long will you be in the hospital? And how are you even able to post today? Lol

    Thank you! I’m on mobile while I finally could eat real food. 

    Hopefully only another day or two and we can all head home together!
  • MNNEBrideMNNEBride member
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    edited December 2023
    Congratulations Charlotte!  I'm glad Baby Jack arrived safely and you are well.

    We had a nice holiday.  I had Friday afternoon off for an eye exam.  My brother came over and put in a TV mount so we could put our TV on the wall.  It's nice.  He stayed for supper and we ordered pizza.  Found out the hinge broke on Mom's flip phone so I spent time looking at options and ordered one from Verizon.

    Saturday was lasagna making day and laundry in prep for Christmas Eve.

    Sunday I made dinner rolls in the AM, brother came over to watch football at Noon.  The rest of my family was here by 3 PM.  We hung out, ate dinner, opened gifts and then some of us went to 9 PM church.

    Christmas Day we went to my Aunt & Uncle's home just over the river in Wisconsin.  There were 20 of us and they had a wonderful ham dinner with potatoes, carrots and corn from their garden. DH and I left about 3 PM to head home.  His energy really starts going down in the afternoon and we wanted to get home while he still had some left.

    I was off yesterday and had planned to go out browsing the after Christmas sales.  But I was tired and just hung out at home.  Mom's phone arrived and she stopped by so I could activate and add her contacts.  Then I had a mani/pedi appointment.  

    It's back to work for 2 days now and I'll have another 4 day weekend coming up.
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  • @charlotte989875, Whoa!  Congratulations and welcome to the world Baby Jack!  I hope you both continue having a good recovery and can go home soon.
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  • Welcome to the world Baby Jack! @charlotte989875 hope your recovery goes well.
  • Welcome baby Jack and how are you feeling @charlotte989875?
    Hooray for the nice sounding holidays all around and the flight success @charmedpam. I’m glad you had a nice few days @mnnebride your ability to care for your DH while balancing everything else always blows me away. 

    Saturday was driving around dropping off cookies with a few aunts that I no longer see on the actual holiday, plus having FIL for brunch.  Christmas Eve hosting went well and Christmas Day was magical.  Thankfully all were somehow a touch lowkey, I wasn’t overwhelmed and exhausted by Monday night.

    A stomach bug hit our house last night, and I think we’re done with the worst of it? It’s been a lot of napping on the couch after a rough night through mid-morning.  My parents bless them left a bunch of ginger ale and saltines on the front porch with a nice wave to the kids through the window.  There was intentionally nothing planned this week and I’m thankful for that. 
  • Welcome baby Jack!!  Congrats @charlotte989875!  I hope your recovery goes smoothly and the concerns about your liver aren't too serious.  Take care and rest up, mama.  
  • @MesmrEwe My curiosity is piqued by this wedding drama you speak of .... if you can spill, please spill!  If not, that is also perfectly fine.  
    Sometimes I miss going to more weddings, and then sometimes I think life is just easier without the drama they inevitably bring.

  • kerbohl said:
    @MesmrEwe My curiosity is piqued by this wedding drama you speak of .... if you can spill, please spill!  If not, that is also perfectly fine.  
    Sometimes I miss going to more weddings, and then sometimes I think life is just easier without the drama they inevitably bring.

    Without going into too much detail/dwelling on the negative... The fundamentals of hosting "Treat all guests equally, etc.", B listing, some guests invited to the Ceremony & dinner while others to cake only the same day which certainly wasn't a venue size issue..  Communication breakdowns..  And the thing is, all of the faux pas were 100% avoidable (Venue was plenty big, the GPOG make it known they'll pay for the  food so no one walks away hungry...  They'll also spring for all NA's but not alcohol...  No reason to be B-listing..).  Then things like mid-day mid-week in-state DW so people needed to take 1-3 days off work, block rooms 2-3x going room rate in the area, attire approval by the bride, dress code for guests (think no jeans at a barn venue..), "cash gifts only" on the invite, etc.  
  • kerbohl said:
    @MesmrEwe My curiosity is piqued by this wedding drama you speak of .... if you can spill, please spill!  If not, that is also perfectly fine.  
    Sometimes I miss going to more weddings, and then sometimes I think life is just easier without the drama they inevitably bring.

    Without going into too much detail/dwelling on the negative... The fundamentals of hosting "Treat all guests equally, etc.", B listing, some guests invited to the Ceremony & dinner while others to cake only the same day which certainly wasn't a venue size issue..  Communication breakdowns..  And the thing is, all of the faux pas were 100% avoidable (Venue was plenty big, the GPOG make it known they'll pay for the  food so no one walks away hungry...  They'll also spring for all NA's but not alcohol...  No reason to be B-listing..).  Then things like mid-day mid-week in-state DW so people needed to take 1-3 days off work, block rooms 2-3x going room rate in the area, attire approval by the bride, dress code for guests (think no jeans at a barn venue..), cash gifts only on the invite, etc....
  • MesmrEwe said:
    kerbohl said:
    @MesmrEwe My curiosity is piqued by this wedding drama you speak of .... if you can spill, please spill!  If not, that is also perfectly fine.  
    Sometimes I miss going to more weddings, and then sometimes I think life is just easier without the drama they inevitably bring.

    Without going into too much detail/dwelling on the negative... The fundamentals of hosting "Treat all guests equally, etc.", B listing, some guests invited to the Ceremony & dinner while others to cake only the same day which certainly wasn't a venue size issue..  Communication breakdowns..  And the thing is, all of the faux pas were 100% avoidable (Venue was plenty big, the GPOG make it known they'll pay for the  food so no one walks away hungry...  They'll also spring for all NA's but not alcohol...  No reason to be B-listing..).  Then things like mid-day mid-week in-state DW so people needed to take 1-3 days off work, block rooms 2-3x going room rate in the area, attire approval by the bride, dress code for guests (think no jeans at a barn venue..), "cash gifts only" on the invite, etc.  
    Mid day mid week?  Is that a common thing?  I don't think I've ever seen it.  Was it to stick to a particular date?
    I absolutely hate the thing where some guests are invited to some parts of the wedding and some are invited to others.  I get a church wedding where anyone can show up the ceremony, but some people going to cake only and some to dinner - ick.

  • kerbohl said:
    MesmrEwe said:
    kerbohl said:
    @MesmrEwe My curiosity is piqued by this wedding drama you speak of .... if you can spill, please spill!  If not, that is also perfectly fine.  
    Sometimes I miss going to more weddings, and then sometimes I think life is just easier without the drama they inevitably bring.

    Without going into too much detail/dwelling on the negative... The fundamentals of hosting "Treat all guests equally, etc.", B listing, some guests invited to the Ceremony & dinner while others to cake only the same day which certainly wasn't a venue size issue..  Communication breakdowns..  And the thing is, all of the faux pas were 100% avoidable (Venue was plenty big, the GPOG make it known they'll pay for the  food so no one walks away hungry...  They'll also spring for all NA's but not alcohol...  No reason to be B-listing..).  Then things like mid-day mid-week in-state DW so people needed to take 1-3 days off work, block rooms 2-3x going room rate in the area, attire approval by the bride, dress code for guests (think no jeans at a barn venue..), "cash gifts only" on the invite, etc.  
    Mid day mid week?  Is that a common thing?  I don't think I've ever seen it.  Was it to stick to a particular date?
    I absolutely hate the thing where some guests are invited to some parts of the wedding and some are invited to others.  I get a church wedding where anyone can show up the ceremony, but some people going to cake only and some to dinner - ick.
    The date choice was to get the venue for about half price vs. Friday-Monday (how many holidays last year and this year are Mondays)...  No "date we started dating" or anything like that...  Sure - Christmas Break from schools, but not many who fit that profile either on the guest list...  
  • kerbohl said:
    MesmrEwe said:
    kerbohl said:
    @MesmrEwe My curiosity is piqued by this wedding drama you speak of .... if you can spill, please spill!  If not, that is also perfectly fine.  
    Sometimes I miss going to more weddings, and then sometimes I think life is just easier without the drama they inevitably bring.

    Without going into too much detail/dwelling on the negative... The fundamentals of hosting "Treat all guests equally, etc.", B listing, some guests invited to the Ceremony & dinner while others to cake only the same day which certainly wasn't a venue size issue..  Communication breakdowns..  And the thing is, all of the faux pas were 100% avoidable (Venue was plenty big, the GPOG make it known they'll pay for the  food so no one walks away hungry...  They'll also spring for all NA's but not alcohol...  No reason to be B-listing..).  Then things like mid-day mid-week in-state DW so people needed to take 1-3 days off work, block rooms 2-3x going room rate in the area, attire approval by the bride, dress code for guests (think no jeans at a barn venue..), "cash gifts only" on the invite, etc.  
    Mid day mid week?  Is that a common thing?  I don't think I've ever seen it.  Was it to stick to a particular date?
    I absolutely hate the thing where some guests are invited to some parts of the wedding and some are invited to others.  I get a church wedding where anyone can show up the ceremony, but some people going to cake only and some to dinner - ick.
    The date choice was to get the venue for about half price vs. Friday-Monday (how many holidays last year and this year are Mondays)...  No "date we started dating" or anything like that...  Sure - Christmas Break from schools, but not many who fit that profile either on the guest list...  
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