sticky nick and brandy j: december 25.christmas day

YEAH - IT'S CHRISTMAS!! Sticky and I absolutely love this day - especially that warm feeling you have in the morning when you wake and think to yourself "wow, it's Christmas!" Stick and I had a great morning - we enjoyed our traditional Holiday Coffee and then opened a gift from one another. We headed over to the HUGE Rammel Family Christmas for lunch. We had a great time visiting with everyone, especially Ed and Amanda who live all the way out in Reno, NV - it is ALWAYS nice to see them when they make the trip home. Grandma Joan and all the ladies always have such a great spread there - per usual the spinach salad is my favorite. As for the traditional gift exchange I was lucky number 28 this year and scored some cool cleaning supplies (I know, does not sound like an awesome gift but I like cleaning supplies) and a retro drink tub. Stick landed a Lowe's gift card which I am sure he can find tons of things there to buy. After the Rammel's we headed over to the Baxter Family Christmas held at Granny and Wally's house. This one holds such a special place in my heart b/c so many of my early memories of Christmas are from this one and it is just so amazing to me that it is still held on the same night at the same house. Once again we enjoyed another TERRIFIC SPREAD (diet starts tomorrow!). And like just about every other year the gift exchange was full of laughter - it is always so much fun to pile in Gran's living room and open up presents!

Thank you to all for ANOTHER AMAZING CHRISTMAS!! Our families are both so dear to us and we could not feel more lucky to be able to share this time of year with both sides. We are lucky enough to have one more to go, the Adams Family Christmas on Friday. Can't wait for Stephanie and Austin to open up all those clothes we got them this year :-)

YUMMMMMMM............Holiday Coffee!