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Christmas Festivities (part 1)

12/26 by Leigha 4 Comments

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Christmas Festivities (part 2)
Merry Christmas!

Christmas needs two recaps because it was so full of fun! Here is part one. ๐Ÿ™‚ 

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On the 23rd we had a family gathering and potluck. So much good food!photo 1 (44)

Christmas Eve started with brunch at my auntโ€™s house.

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Cinnamon roll bake, cheesy potatoes, and egg bake. I didnโ€™t run before we went and I didnโ€™t worry about eating anything. Iโ€™m proud about that!

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I went for my first cross country ski of the year! I did about 3 miles in an hour. Iโ€™m so excited to go a lot this year!

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The whole family came over to my house for appetizer night. We had spinach and artichoke dip (my fav), salsa, texas caviar, mini hotdogs, meatballs, venison, shrimp, and cheese & crackers, to name a few ๐Ÿ™‚ 

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Then we all headed to church for โ€œmidnight massโ€, which was at 10! My pastor had an amazing sermon and I was thinking about how blessed I am! 

I got home and was more than ready for bed. In the morning, Santa will have come! 

To be continued ๐Ÿ™‚

Christmas Festivities (part 2)
Merry Christmas!
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  1. Miranda @ Lovely Wife Lovely Life says

    12/26 at 4:02 pm

    I havenโ€™t gone snowboarding this season and Iโ€™m starting to miss it! My snowboard is back at college so Iโ€™ll have to wait until January ๐Ÿ™ I never tried cross country skiing!
    Miranda @ Lovely Wife Lovely Life recently postedโ€ฆChristmas Eve & Christmas 2013 RecapMy Profile

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    • 12/26 at 7:32 pm

      I havenโ€™t snowboarded this year either! Fun fact: I broke my wrist once while snowboarding ๐Ÿ™‚ you should totally try xc skiing!!

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  2. Liz @ Carpe Diem and Run says

    12/26 at 9:12 pm

    Iโ€™m so glad you felt better about eating ๐Ÿ™‚
    And the midnight mass sounds awesome ๐Ÿ™‚
    Liz @ Carpe Diem and Run recently postedโ€ฆIโ€™ll Be MIAMy Profile

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    • 12/26 at 9:20 pm

      Me too ๐Ÿ™‚ It really was!!

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