Christmas-Round One ...

So Christmas started early this year. Friday to be exact. Eric gave me a present he said he couldn't hang onto any longer since we are experiencing record breaking torrential down pours lately–curiosity piqued! I got the L.L. Bean Maine Hunting boots I wanted!!! And I've been wearing them with pride the last few days. Let me tell you, it feels awesome being able to conquer huge puddles while other people "frogger it" from one side of the street to the other.

Yesterday was Eric's grandparents annual Christmas get together. It's something we look forward to every year because it is the quintessential setting of Christmas chaos with 40+ people. Kids running around, aunts in Christmas sweaters, maybe a drunkle or two, cousins, friends and boyfriends of cousins, two "first Christmas" babies and Eric's grandparents at the helm of all the fun conducting lunch, games (yes, everyone participates) and a dessert spread that could rival any bakery. Plus, each family gifts something to each other. This year we did bags of chocolate-drizzled nuts with sea salt. So good and so, so easy to make. It was fun packaging them too. I kept it simple with a gold ribbon, berry twists and tags written in gold metallic with our family name. I'm pretty sure they were a hit. Hope everyone had a great weekend!