Long time no see! I am trying my best to truly enjoy myself and my time off during my Christmas vacation. As a result, you have not seen much of me out in the blogosphere. I had a few posts pre-written before vacation and a couple more for the coming week, but other than that, you will not be hearing a whole lot from me. I am enjoying being with my family, boyfriend, puppy dogs, and friends. For the most part, my time with them is far more enjoyable when I am disconnected from technology.
I am six days into my Christmas vacation (and so no wanting it to end), and it has been great so far! I have a little picture re-cap post for you today highlighting some of my favorite parts. I hope your holiday experiences have been great thus far, too!
My Christmas Eve morning started with a healthy, filling breakfast to fuel me through a morning of cooking.
One of the things I made was my favorite EVER vegan chocolate pie. It has become an annual Christmas tradition.
I put my feet up after a long morning of cooking and baking. There is no better place for your feet than on a doggy. Do you like my Christmas pajamas, too?
This face melts my heart.
I may or may not have eaten a few cookies and peanut clusters throughout the day.
Christmas Eve night was spent with Jeremy’s family. After a late night out, it was an early morning opening Christmas presents. I received tons of blogging essentials- a new camera lense, a tripod, a camera bag, a slow cooker, and new dishes. And I was more than pleased with my new Ray Bans, earrings, and clothing. My loved ones spoiled me!
Jeremy and I took a Christmas day selfie. This was the “nice” one, and you may or may not have seen the “snotty” (according to my mom) one on Instagram.
I was not the only one wearing red. My cousin brought over Christmas jammies for the puppy dogs. Don’t Ruby and Sadie look extra cute?
Lola was not having it. I can’t say I blame her.
Santa (thanks Mom and Dad) also left me several great gifts in my stocking, one being $9 of winnings from scratch-off Lottery tickets. I was the big winner in our family.
Christmas night was spent at Jeremy’s mom’s house. I had an awesome time and ate more than my fair share of delicious food.
The day after Christmas was spent sleeping in, eating leftover cookies (I ate a kale salad, too!), relaxing, and watching TV. Jeremy and I also cooked dinner together. We made my Cauliflower and Corn Tacos. I think he agreed that cauliflower is quite delicious in tacos. Who knew?
We finished out our night by watching “If I Stay” <– really good! and eating pie! Jeremy had lemon and I ate another slice of the best chocolate pie ever.
Saturday was full of relaxing and family time. Jeremy and I also hit up our favorite local Mexican restaurant for dinner with our friends, Stacy and Chris. I went with my go-to cheese enchiladas. The service left a bit to be desired, but it sure was a tasty treat!
Sunday was a day full of relaxing, enjoying my puppy dogs and family, blogging, cooking, and eating. My mom had a box of apples that looked a little past their time, so I made her some homemade slow cooker applesauce. It was delish!
It was a busy Christmas week. But don’t worry! We did plenty of relaxing 😉
I hope your Christmas weekend was wonderful, too! And if you are like me and still have several days off of work, let’s live it up while we have the chance!
