Holiday ABC's

DISCLAIMER:

I take full responsibility for stealing this blog idea from my sister. What can I say, she is much more creative than I will ever be.

A is for {Apple}: Not in the literal sense. I mean in the technological sense. Thanks to Santa, I now have an Apple Macbook equipped with a cute purple cover and all the necessary attachments. Uh, spoiled much?

B is for {Big Bang}: Jake included The Big Bang Theory on his list of desired Christmas presents this year. 4 episodes in and we are sold. That Sheldon…he cracks me right up. I already have the theme song memorized.

C is for {Curling}: Jake bought me a new curling iron for Christmas. The first time I used it I burnt my finger. Bad. I now have a blister the size of Texas on my finger. {slight exaggeration}. Ouch.

D is for {Diet}: A diet of Christmas treats, that is. Nothing says Christmas like skipping breakfast and lunch to enjoy all the goodies Christmas offers.

E is for {Eve}: Christmas Eve was spent this year with the Myers family. We watched the Grinch {for the 5^th time}, ate a delicious dinner, modeled our Christmas pajamas, and anticipated Santa’s arrival.

F is for {Family}: We spent Thanksgiving with the Schwartz Family so Christmas was spent with the Branch Family this year. We got together Christmas day for the festivities. Family get-togethers are the best.

G is for {Giving}: Jake and I went a little crazy this Christmas. We saved our money all year long. Then we splurged. And we splurged bad. But hey, it was all in the spirit of giving, right?

H is for {Happiness}: This was our first Christmas together as a married couple. Waking up on Christmas morning to my husband was almost as great as opening all of our presents {gosh, that sounded bad}. Happiness. Pure happiness.

I is for {Imagination}: Last year for Thanksgiving the little kiddos put on their own rendition of “The Three Little Turkeys” {uh, cute much?}. This year I walked in on the rehearsal for their Christmas production of the Nativity. But it turns out they were too wrapped up in their Santa presents to actually go through with the play. But man, they sure are creative little kids!

J is for {Jacob}: Jake only got Christmas Day off of work because of his time off with surgery. But we were grateful to at least spend the day together.

K is for {Kitchenaid}: In the spirt of trying to become a better cook, I begged Jake for a Kitchenaid this year. You know, because my baking skills are directly tied to the appliances I have in the kitchen. Or something like that. Either way, I am super excited to experiment with it.  

L is for {Lack of Sleep}: Jake’s nose + Santa preparation + family gossip + movies = little to zero sleep. Don’t worry, I caught up with a 6 hour nap. Ah, it is glorious to be on a break from school.

M is for {Marie}: Little Marie made me the cutest necklace and bracelet for Christmas. She crocheted them all by herself. Adorable.

N is for {Nose}: For future reference, if the doctor has an open slot to fix your husbands nose a week before Christmas, TURN IT DOWN. The doctor will claim your husband will be right back to normal within 3 days. LIES, I tell you, LIES! Christmas is not as enjoyable when your husband can’t breathe.

O is for {Opening Presents}: Growing up, we never really had presents to open. Santa always left his gifts unwrapped. This year, Jake and I wrapped up every single present. How fun is it to have your house covered in ripped wrapping paper?! Loved it. 

P is for {Pictures}: Turns out I forgot to take pictures of Christmas. Oops.

R is for {Rolos}: I tried out a new recipe from Pinterest for a little Christmas goodness. Pretzels + Rolos + M&M’s = Yum.

S is for {Santa}: Santa. Goodness me, what a jolly spoiler! He brought me everything I asked for plus some!

T is for {Tradition}: I was all about traditions this year. I researched, interviewed, and planned out the perfect traditions for Jake and I to establish in our little family. Uh, they didn’t work out as well as I had planned. Don’t get me wrong, I had some great traditions planned for us. Let’s just say the actual “follow-through” did not happen. Hey, there is always next year.

U is for {Utah}: Logan, Utah was our home for the night of Christmas. Jessica and Brad were great hosts.

W is for {Who}: My little niece Brynlee is obsessed with Cindy Lou Who from The Grinch. You should have seen her giddy face when I did her hair. Pure Bliss.

X is for {Xmas Cheer}: My favorite part of Christmas is hearing all of the excitement of Santa’s gifts from my little nieces and nephews. Christmas is so much fun with little kiddos.

Y is for {Yoda}: Santa brought Jake the complete saga of Star Wars in a neat little Bluray package. What was he thinking? Jake now insists we watch them…together. Oh, something for me to look forward to. I literally cannot wait. {sarcasm}.

Z is for {Zoe, which rhymes with Chloe}: {Geesh, you try you try to think of a holiday themed Z word.}  Little Miss Chloe is still tiny. And adorable. And the best snuggler ever. I just love her.

Uh, you may or may not have noticed I forgot a few letters. Gosh, you try to figure out something for all 26 letters of the alphabet. I am tired. And I want to take a nap. Q, V, and the rest of the gang will have to forgive me.

❤kate