Looking forward to the new year!

Well I survived Christmas. I might have needed a few drinks but I survived my mom and also many guests for Christmas dinner. It kind of helped that my mom had a few drinks. I was so busy in the kitchen that I barely had time to visit anyone. I'm glad that I had Christmas Eve to relax. We went out for dinner and also to look at lights. We didn't get to church this year but it was nice to come home to a low key evening with our kids. The next day got kind of crazy with all the guests. I enjoyed opening a few gifts early on Christmas eve with our kids. I feel so blessed for the special memories of Christmas 2010. It was a pretty good one this year although a bit sad from missing my MIL. I'm glad that we had our kids though for the whole holiday and also had some nice family nights. We had a pretty busy boxing day. We decided to go shopping because we got so many gift cards. It seemed to be the theme for this year...lots of gift cards for all kinds of places. There were some amazing deals and braved the crowds. It really wore me out though. We were going to see Tron yesterday but were too tired to go far from our couch. I was exhausted. I forgot how hard it can be to host a big dinner. We had 11 guests but our place is quite small. It was a lot of work but went well. Thank you to Anakin for helping me in the kitchen. We worked well as a team. We had lots of food and have enjoyed leftovers since the dinner. I admit I've been eating a bit too much. I also haven't been walking much. I did get out for a walk on Christmas day but only a small one. I had lost weight in the beginning of December but think that I've probably put on a few pounds that I need to shed. I got spoiled for Christmas. Lots of gift cards, chocolate and also Lush goodies. I splurged on some new clothes yesterday from one of my gift cards. I really enjoyed all our family time over the holidays. The teen left yesterday to go with my ex. She'll be gone for a week. And our son is going on a small trip (2 days) with my FIL. So we have a whole 48 hours with no kids! I don't remember the last time we had so much time alone. We plan to play and have lots of naughty fun! I can't wait. :D I'm really looking forward to NYE and the new year! I am really excited to see what 2011 has in store for me... May the force be with you all!! ~padme amidala