X-mas is over...

[juliebata]

X-mas was nice. A little snow would have been pretty, but then again, clean dry streets make it easy to get around town! Our holidays have changed a lot since I was a kid. When we all lived at home, my grandparents would come over X-mas Eve and we'd exchange our gifts with them, saving everything else for the morning. As each kid moved out, X-mas Eve gradually became the main gift giving time. Friends would stop over, tons of hors d'oeuvres and snacks would served, and a good time was usually had by all. X-mas day itself grew less significant. We never did the big dinner thing, we just ate leftover snacks. This year, we had our leftovers at a local nursing home with my grandma.
Gift-wise, I'd say I made quite a haul, even though we all cut back this year. Lots of gift certificates, just like I wanted!
Everything I gave was well recieved. I was thrilled to get the book "Double Take," sort of a photographic history of Madison architecture. It's a huge, expensive coffee-table book, and I wasn't expecting it at all! It's gorgeous, and I'm so happy to have it!
It's late, bedtime for Bata..
-Juliebata