Christmas Day

We had a low-key Christmas this year. We stayed at home, just the two of us. Might be the first time we’ve done that in 8 years of marriage.

We talked with our families via phone & skype. And missed being with all of them. But this has been a full year for us (traveling-wise) & having just moved a few weeks ago, it has been nice to have a few very quiet days at home (and at work.)

It has been hard for me to get into the Christmas spirit this year, I think because of all the craziness of the last month. But we did do a few things to get all holly & jolly…

We went to see the 91st presentation of Handel’s Messiah by the Lutheran churches here in town. It’s a small presentation, but we always really enjoy the simple simplicity of it.
We made & decorated Christmas cookies with our small group & gave them to our neighbors. (We also ate some of them ourselves.)
We continued our tradition of getting our Christmas trees with our friends the Burrys. Love those Wilkinsons!

We went downtown to go ice skating with some friends from our small group. There’s a really big tree down there. Really big.
And today after church we came home & made aebleskivers for lunch. They aren’t something we make very often, so it’s always a fun treat.