Christmas

What a great end to 2006 and start to 2007 we had! Brian commented several times that this Christmas was one of the best we can remember in recent years. We really enjoyed establishing some of our own Christmas traditions. For Brian's first Christmas at St. Peter we certainly weren't lonely with our Chicago contingent visiting. We had the traditional Bundalo family meal of Italian beef and mostaccholi, played euchre for many hours, and even had a showing of Bundalo family classics. Joined by my cousin, Ginger, we opened stockings and gifts and just enjoyed being together. Shortly after we flew to NY and enjoyed the company of family there. We got to spend 48 hours straight with Michaela and then another sleep over later in our trip. What a treasure she is as a five year-old. Extraordinary in our opinions, but we obviously have no bias. We capped off the Holiday with a visit to Brian's grandparents in D.C. and a New Year's celebration at Geoff and Giselle's with Mark and Erin. Geoff and Giselle were awesome hosts. They have a great townhouse in a neat location and they planned a very fun visit. We all enjoyed catching up and the guys certainly enjoyed their three hour stogie to ring in 2007. What great memories!

I commented to Brian that this was the perfect way to celebrate the Holidays and if I could I would do it the same every year. He laughed a little at my sometimes over enthusiasm, but I know he agrees. We might not be able to swing this again in the future but for now we can just be happy that our Christmas was indeed the P-word.