Holiday Recap Part III (Final)

The final leg of our holiday trail was to return to Rob's parents house for Christmas there. We had breakfast with Grandma the following day and loaded the cars back up for the short drive back to the homestead. After arriving, Rob's mom made some delicious hot toddy. I have never had this drink, but I liked it.

After we had unloaded a bit and settled in, we went to the family room for the Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. This is a tradition of their family that has been going on for some years. Bill is always in charge of this production and each year it's different. This year, we voted on The 12 Superlatives of Christmas, kind of like what you voted on in high school. Some of this included, Best at Faking Liking a Gift, First to Fall Asleep After Dinner, and many others. That was pretty good. Afterward the tree was finally lit and we all said "ooooo", "ahhhh" and then proceeded to open presents.

We presented Rob's family with gifts from our trip to Germany which they really liked as well as some of the things they had asked for. I received a bunch of things, but my favorite gifts include purple fuzzy socks, a spider ornament with the tale included, winter themed decorations, as well as some desperately needed chap stick. :)

When the presents we done, we gathered around the TV to watch Inglorious Bastards. It was one of those films that was presented to show a different kind of movie in the previews. It was a good movie (little long in some spots), but it wasn't the humorous film you think you would be getting. It's actually quite a serious drama, but has some funny parts. Either way, we watched it and then called it a night.

The next day we got up, packed the car and headed back with a pit stop to see Joanna and Steve and the new baby, Annie. She's adorable and such a nice baby. We had a good visit with them before getting back on the road to complete our journey north. Thankfully the weather held out for us and we were able to travel without any worry of snow covered roads.

Overall it was a great holiday this year. We got a lot of things we needed and even a few surprises mixed in. We think we did pretty good getting presents for people this year. We did well by doing a lot of shopping in Germany. It was done early and totally unique! :) Being close to everyone didn't hurt either. Hopefully this is a sign of things to come for the New Year.