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How were the holidays??
What did you do? Did you spend time with family or stay home? Host or guest?
We hosted Christmas.... kind of. I was going to cook Christmas dinner, but when it came down to it we decided to brunch at XIX and then go for Vietnamese for dinner.
We had an absolute BLAST with our visitors - truly one of the best Christmases ever.
New Year's was a non event - we decided to just stay home and watch movies together. It was kind of lovely. I felt like we should have been having our last New Year's sans kid go out with a bang, but neither of us had the energy!
Re: How were the holidays??
Our holidays were really nice. Christmas eve we spent it at my parents and then back again for Christmas day.
New Years eve we spent Dh's family, aunts and cousin. We were home by 1am DH had to be up for the parade.
NYD was a blast. Dh's string band won first prize. Such a happy day.
Kelldel, your family probably thinks I'm a lunatic, but thanks again!!
We ate both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dinner at my parents' house. Having a holiday dinner anywhere but at my parents' house is a big no no in the Italian parents' guide evidently. We were going to have a brunch for DH's family on Christmas Day, but they acted like it was such an inconvenience that we told them to forget it. They practically live around the corner! This is precisely why we spend the holidays with my family.
NYE was spent at the Winter Classic alumni game. DH had to work NYE night, so I just hung out at home, watched *** Clark and cleaned the bathroom. I felt bad to do something without DH.
NYD went to the parade for a bit (which is pathetically over on Broad Street in South Philly by 2:30 pm) then we went to an open house at my parents' friends house which was a lot of fun.
Oops I forgot- I watched MR. Clark.
Eh, Christmas was Christmas...spent with the inlaws with a brief stop to my parents to pick up my new car that I purchased :-) And BIL spent the 30th to today with us. He just left for the airport. I love him dearly, but I don't do well with extended company. He's an easy houseguest for the most part, just lazy. It gets super annoying, especially after our NYD party where he just sat all day and watched DH and I clean up. Never offered to help once.
The 30th was DH's bday so that started our 3-day drinking binge. We had dinner at the Farmers Cabinet (AMAZING) and then did somewhat of a dive bar crawl around CC and S. Philly, which was fun and left quite the hangover. Then we did NYE at a friend's house which always includes walking to Penn Treaty Park to see the fireworks. Lots of fun.
BUT the real deal was NYD - great party again as always. This one was tamer and easier to clean up from than past years. Saw Nov's hubby in the 2 St parade after their win and was super excited for their club!!!
christmas was a blast.
But to respectfully disagree with jewels and others.... F the mummers and the 2 street parade. i remember why i leave town. i thought the rain would make it better, but just made it messier. disrespectful drunk litterbugs. the rain meant no string bands so it was just street drinking. i hated it.
SOBER NYE and NYD were so annoying. drunk people are terrible.
Girl please, my house was full of crying lunatics last year when we got first so I can honestly say I know the feeling! Very happy for you guys though, its nice to see someone different win for a change!
Christmas eve we went to church and then had our fish dinner at my aunt's which is usually spent at my gram's that just passed so it was a little tough. My family put together a bound book of all her recipes for all the grandkids, certainly the best gift i could ever receive.
Christmas was hectic and usually and my kids were spoiled rotten. NYE was spent at home, DH cooked a really nice dinner and we watched parade tapes. Anna woke up sick just before midnight and still isn't feeling well.
NYD was awesome, we spent the morning at our club, afternoon at the Convention center and then had an open house at my place where I was lucky to spend it with all my close family and friends. Yesterday was spent recuperating and now that mummer mania is just about over, I am happy to have my husband back.
And SD- I completely agree, it was a disgusting mess, I was afraid to walk down to our club with JD and that was early in the night. And being sober doesn't make it any easier, been there done that, it sucked
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Haha - have to laugh. I meant MY house was tamer and easier than last year! Hell, 2 street was 2 street. It does suck but since I live there, I just choose to embrace it. Sure, I get upset by the trash, but I have to deal with trash year round. At least it's because of a great celebration and cleaned up, whereas the trash I deal with on a daily basis is because of disrespectful teenagers who go to Furnace and aholes walking to target. It's always a celebratory day for us and we just enjoy it.
Holidays were great, but went by so fast! This is my first day back at work since 12/19, and I'm not dealing well at all.
Spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with my mom, aunt, and brother. Very relaxing and low key, with lots of food. Made my first risotto ever and it turned out really well. It was a proud moment for me. Also, was able to reconnect with some family that we had not seen in a very long time as a result of a chance encounter in the Reading Terminal Market. They ended up spending part of Christmas Day with us.
My husband actually went out to Chicago to spend Christmas with his parents. It was kind of crappy not being together for the actual day, but my family is pretty small now--it's been a rough couple of years--and I just felt like it was better to stay here with them. I flew out to Chicago the day after Christmas though, and DH and I had a great week that was mostly comprised of eating and catching up with his friends and family there. If you are in Chicago anytime soon, I highly recommend the Girl and the Goat (owned by Stephanie Izard from Top Chef). One of the best meals I've had in awhile. We spent New Year's Eve with DH's cousins and flew home late on New Year's Day.
Also, saw two movies I would recommend--War Horse and the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
Trust me SD, I don't really care for the parade on 2 St. Now I know why I stay away. Although, other than the trash and amount of people, I myself did not witness any trouble, i.e. fights, open bathroom-ness, etc.
Jewels, I don't know how I missed you. I was at the very back of Woodland, probably waited forever near your corner for QC to pass the trophey over.
Holidays were nothing spectacular this year, which is OK by me. Christmas Eve we went to the hubs' cousin's house and then his great aunt's house. The great aunt's house was super crowded and the baby was extra cranky from the noise and being passed around.
Christmas Day we went to MIL's for a late morning breakfast and then my mom's for dinner. It was a nice relaxing day.
NYE I managed to talk the hubs into staying in, citing the child's crankiness on Christmas Eve as my example. We ended up running errands and then using a gc at a chain restaurant for an early dinner. We were home and watching a movie by 9 and in bed by 1. It was perfect.