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Getting
ready to open our stockings in the morning. We got some of our favorite
candies!
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That
evening we had our big Christmas dinner. Here the table is all set and ready.
It was actually the first time we’ve had a family dinner here with all of us
together in the dining room.
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We
enjoyed cranberry
chicken, green beans, edamame with sea salt, artichoke
dip with crackers, and garlic
mashed potatoes. It was really good!
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Since
we didn’t have a lot of time to do Christmas baking, we kept dessert simple. We
made a birthday
cake for Jesus, cracker
brittle, and Knick
Knack Noels.
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Then
it was time to open gifts! We didn’t have as many gifts this year by choice; we’re
all so thankful for what God has already blessed us with! Afterward, we
scurried off to bed because we would be leaving early in the morning to travel
north . . .
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We
left our house around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday morning headed northeast. We had
packed our minivan to the gills as you can tell from this photo. (Can you tell
who’s faking in this picture? J)
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A
sign we saw during one of our stops. J
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After
driving for about 12 hours, we finally reached our hotel in Illinois. We
unpacked our overnight things and then went out to a Mexican restaurant for
dinner.
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The
next morning we left again at 7:30 a.m. so that we could arrive in Pennsylvania
in time for dinner with our cousins from Florida. It was EXTREMELY cold when we
left in the morning! We had to wait for a good 10 minutes for the ice to clear
on our windows.
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Getting
ready to pull out. Only 10 more hours and we’ll be with our family!
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To
be continued . . .
4 comments:
Josiah is the fake sleeper. :) Who decorated the table- I like the napkins! :) It looked very nice. :) Seeing a sign like that is rare (at least for a McDonald's)! It's encouraging though! :)
Have a blessed week!
Joyfully His,
Alexis
Definitely Josiah is faking. I recognized Josiah's blanket in the car. It looked a lot like my nephew, Luke's blanket! :) You didn't tell us what you got for Christmas from your family. What did you get?
You're definitely right, Alexis! :-) I decorated the tables, so thanks for the compliment. It is encouraging to see signs like that. It's actually not uncommon to see signs like that as well as crosses out in public here in the south. It's a bit of a culture change for us!
~Bianca
Josiah really loves his blanket, Leah! I received several nice Christmas gifts from my family. I received a few gift cards to places I like, but I think my favorite gift was actually one that was a hand-me-down. My Dad gave me his old iPod Touch since my $25 MP3 player was about to bite the dust. It has been well used since then!
~Bianca
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