Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Christmas 2023


The first family member arrived on the 17th. Mark stayed with us, worked during the day, ate 24/7, and he and I watched Jeopardy every night. He won.

His brother Ted arrived in the wee hours of the 21st after multiple delays. Whether or not to pick him up at 2:00 am or pay for his Uber was discussed for way too long, and became a thread on Redditt's Was I an Asshole

It was a 50/50 split.

Tom picked up Ted and got the brownie points.

Their parents, Mark's wife Emily, and Tom's brother Dick arrived on the 22nd, followed on the next day by Tom's sister Nancy and her three children. Husband Brad arrived a couple days later after testing negative for COVID. 

Christmas Eve day was our Yankee Exchange. 





And the requisite photo ops.






Then, we left them at the rental house, and Oleg and I watched our traditional Die Hard movie before assisting Santa with stockings and filling the crockpot with breakfast.

Christmas morning our family ripped into our presents.




At noon, Oleg's family arrived for brunch and stockings, and we ate, drank, and unwrapped Santa's gifts.


We ended the night with all of us back at the rental house for Christmas dinner, cards, and games. 

Favorite game: Monikers

Craziest gift: I received two massage guns. Apparently, I must complain about pain.

Most Anticipated gift: My daily hunk calendar. All my SnapChat peeps look forward to that!

Steelers gifts: A new flag, a new shirt, and a new mailbox.

Highlights: Conversations with my nieces and nephews.

And yes, there was crying. Because it isn't Christmas until someone cries. 

Merry, Merry to all! Hope everyone had a safe and memorable holiday.




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