Christmas Eve Dinner
The excitement is brewing up more on Christmas eve dinner with so much anticipation for Christmas day – that’s when we open all the presents from everyone and Santa’s. For the Christmas eve tablescape, I planned to make it less fancy looking but also not too casual. For me, that means omitting the wine glasses since we don’t really drink wine, ditch the napkin holders and also just use my daily utensils. I also didn’t make an elaborate centerpiece but instead, only used my little tabletop decors and have them scattered on the table. The main idea is to have a Family Style dinner, just like we do on a daily and the way we use to growing up. It feels so comforting that way rather than a buffet or plated style the way we used to do it, years ago. In other words, I just want to be comfortable and don’t want a centerpiece that blocks our view across the table. The conversations and movements just flow with ease for everyone.
It was such a fun night. We watched Home Alone and then we wrapped up the night for the kids with cookies and milk for Santa, then said goodbyes to our Christopher the elf. I can’t believe our youngest will be turning eight soon, we are still holding on to that Christmas magic. These kids grow too fast (sigh). I don’t want to get started but such pure bliss seeing them grow up and have all kinds of memories with them.
Christmas Day
The most wonderful time of the year. Santa finally dropped all the presents under the tree! My daughter, our youngest was the one who woke us up so early with so much anticipation to unwrapped all the presents. Watching them unwrapped their gifts is priceless. Things are about to get real here in this blog post and I want to document it. I rarely document unwrapping presents since I want to be in the moment and not missed anything but since my brother is currently living with us, he took over the photography department lol. A lot are candid ones and I LOVE it.
And just like that Christmas is over. What a year 2020 has been. Lots of ups and downs but at the end of the day, what matters most is the health and welfare of your family working together hand and hand. I will leave this quote here because I’m a sucker for quotes lol and this one resonates with me the most especially around the holidays.
It’s true, Christmas can feel like a lot of work, particularly for mothers. But when you look back on all the Christmases in your life, you’ll find you’ve created family traditions and lasting memories. Those memories, good and bad, are really what help to keep a family together over the long haul.
Caroline Kennedy
Thank you so much for reading and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!
