Last year Christmas was a blur. My sisters and I had just lost our father and we were the sole caregivers for our mother who was deteriorating rapidly from dementia. We opened the few presents we were able to buy and ordered dinner from Olive Garden for the sake of Sean and Tashena but our hearts were not in it.
This year things were much different! We miss our parents but we know that they would be so happy that we have spent so much time together this holiday season. Christmas Eve we played cards and ate way too many treats and then we had a lot of fun opening presents Christmas morning. I got a few movies, another Colorado Avalanche jersey, and some new snowshoes (I am very excited about this because I wore my old pair out and have missed my excursions).
We had a wonderful dinner consisting of Trent's famous spare ribs, potato casserole, stuffing, asparagus, rolls, vegetables and dip, pomegranate salad, and pie for dessert. In the evening we played Shanghai rummy and it descended into madness (but was so much fun). I have really enjoyed this holiday season and I am looking forward to spending more time relaxing with my family this week!
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