Christmas '08

It was a good one...

I woke up at 3am to start dinner for the family. I was nervous because I was taking on a smoked brisket. I had never smoked any kind of meat before, let alone a brisket. Romina woke up right away too, so we hung out for a while and enhoyed some alone time....if ya know what i mean! Santa came early for me!

Kids woke up around 7:30 and they got to open presents...I realized something as Gabe opened his presents. Sesame Street is out of control. I have never seen so many Elmo presents in all of my life. Don't belive me? Check this out!



Well, at 3pm. The family all started arriving for the big feast. After Dad, Casey, and myself pulled moms van out of the snow, we all started to chow down! My brisket was enjoyed by all. At least I think it was. Dad even said it was a lot better than he thought it was gonna be. Which in my family is the best kind of compliment one can get.

After dinner, my father-in-law decided he wanted to go home, and since that meant having to move my moms van, and that meant having to move Alans van, everybody went home. So Romina and I sat around and watched Gabe and Lincoln play with their new toys.

After a bit, we finally worked up the energy to clean up and leave the house clean! That was the biggest accomplishment of all! A clean house at the end of Christmas day. Soon after the kids went to sleep and so did Romina and I. Looking at the entire day, it really was a great Christmas!