All Is Calm...

This Christmas will go down in my memory as one of the nicest in several respects. I was so fortunate to have Sharayah and Theo make the big Christmas dinner spread. And, thankfully, Logan and Sarah were able to spend most the day with us all and it was such a quiet, peaceful experience full of warmth and joy. Of course we always miss the family members who are separated by miles and they were in our thoughts, but we so enjoyed this special day. Here are the gifts that served as the proverbial 'cherry' on the delicious sundae that was my 2009 Christmas experience.

Warm, fuzzy flannel jammies from Mom and Dad Boyce will keep me from frostbite during this brutally cold winter we are having. I should wear them when I go out to shovel the sidewalk!
Bryan and Sharayah made certain I got a Toblerone bar sized for a giant! Sarah snuck a pedicure stone/brush tool in my stocking as well which was an unexpected surprise.

Theo was my Secret Santa! He found the one, very specific, wallet from Espe I had requested. Not sure if you can see the image but it is a dog riding a motorcycle. I love it! Thank you, Theo. How many Tin Box stores did you have to scour before you found it?

Bryan made certain to spoil me with many of my favorite things even though we said we were not going to exchange gifts this year. He's a sneak! He always selects the most thoughtful cards and this year's lived up to his reputation. He also gave me two CDs: Keith Urban's "Defying Gravity" and the newly released, Lady Antebellum. He spied a dog trick training book w/DVD that is the most clearly demonstrated trick training video I have come across. Can't wait to try it out on my dogs. He also picked up the 2010 Dog Annual periodical. Last year, Linda bought it for me and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It is a terrific resource that serves the entire year long. I suspected I was going to have to go out and purchase it for myself this year but my hubby beat me to it. It was a big surprise and it was all I could do to keep my nose out of it for the remainder of the day. lol Bryan has also instructed me to select a mini note book for Christmas but we will see. Not certain the budget will allow just yet as we are still trying to finish the bsmnt. Maybe for my birthday? Anyway... It was a fabulous Christmas...one I will look forward to repeating in 2010. Love you, Bryan! Any Christmas spent with you is a wonderful day.