So…I’ve been in a food induced coma since Christmas Eve…hence my lack of a Christmas post. But now I feel like I missed that boat to even write about it because everyone’s probably already super sick of reading Christmas posts. Oh well…if you’re sick of reading about Christmas, you can feel free to stop reading here, but since this blog is a way for me to document our lives and remember things (I have a horrible memory), I’m going to blog about Christmas anyway. OK? OK.
Christmas Eve at the in-laws
{one of the only pictures of me at Christmas. I was super excited to finally wear this outfit…check out my shiny shoes & polka dot tights…}
{this is the after-math of playing “i’ve never…”. you say something you’ve never done and if anyone else has done it they have to throw in a toothpick. the person with the most at the end wins. learned a lot about the family that’s for sure……..}
{prime rib dinner}
{grandpa h. getting some help with a present completely covered with packing tape during the white elephant exchange}
After this we went over to see my side of the family to play card games, but I didn’t take any pictures :(. Then it was off to bed complete with new PJ’s from my mom…mine are boring, but so cozy.
Christmas Day
Craig and I decided that instead of doing presents for each other this year we’d give money to Living Water International. BUT…we still got Marley a little gift. An “edible card”. She had fun opening it.
Then we went back over to the in-laws for Christmas day, and then my family came over for dinner.
{Here are my gifts FINALLY wrapped.}
{family photo.}
{christmas bread + stockings.}
{general family present opening.}
{mother-in-law + father-in-law.}
{grandma-in-law}
{brother-in-law.}
{momma with the dry erase board I made her.}
{dad.}
{brother + his girlfriend.}
{marley.}
We ended the day with a tradition my family’s had for years…a Christmas Day trip to the movie theater. We saw Sherlock Holmes, which I thoroughly enjoyed.
Wow…that was a long post. Sorry about that. Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!
Oh…and P.S. I’ll be doing a giveaway later this week, so keep your eyes peeled!
love it! you are a doll and look so pretty in your cute dress (i almost bought that dress!), shiny shoes ad polka dot tights. i love your wrapping too. i’m glad you shared your christmas with us and that you had a lovely one.
love you my friend. xo
I love your fancy little shoes! Super pretty.
And did you make the prime rib? I just noticed the rosemary and it made me smile. Rosemary in anything is amazing 🙂
Glad you had a nice holiday xx
your blog (and others that i follow) keep me sane during this stupid cold, cough and sore throat days. love the xmas photos! glad you had a great christmas, lauren!
wow you look great!!!!
i love everything about this blog!
tights are amazing! My friend Lizzie has that dress. i love it!
Your holiday looked lovely!
Thank you so much for the kind words.
It is hard to remember that most bloggers don’t include the negative stuff. Thank you for reminding me of that!
Love your outfit! Especially the tights! :0)
Looooooooooooved your outfit!
I love that your family played ‘I never’. I used to play that with friends and it always ended up too gross to keep playing hahah!
& your puppy is super cute!
i love love love your dress. im addicted to mustard yellow right now, and you totally wear it well.
awww! your christmas looks awesome! i love all these pictures! and where did you get your cute tights? i just got a new dress and i need some fun tights to wear with them! that card you got marley is so awesome. i love it. you guys are the cutest couple ever. i love it. i love your pajama picture 🙂 so cute!
oh and that is awesome that you are doing a giveaway! wahoo! i can’t wait!!
so since you call me chlo..and you say you have never had a nickname..i am calling you…
lou. why? just cuz i feel like it. i was going to call you Laur but i think that is the most obvious nickname..and lou? i dunno..just feels right.haha. now you can’t say you have never had a nickname. and if you hate it? just tell me and i will make another one. i am not good at making up nicknames.haha. anyway, don’t even worry about the silhouettes! no big deal at all i promise! things have been so crazy here too and i have been planning to send you something but i think it will take me a while to get it out too. no worries ) lets promise that we won’t stress about it k? k. deal.
sweet! there is a forever 21 by us. that is where i spent all my money when i was mad at the gym. oops! guess i am still mad and am going to have to go back for tights… haha.
and you could never be a bad friend! ever. you are like my bestest friend that lives out of the state. so there 🙂
hope you are having a great weeked!! love ya lou!
i love all your pictures. looked like a lovely christmas. and you look so beautiful in your outfit. such good times! happy new year!
I love the edible card for Marley! Where did you get that? I should keep it in mind for next Christmas, when we have a doggie! Only another month or so until we get one! yay!
These were fun pictures! I’m glad you had a good Christmas!
I have those shoes!!
I love the picture of you & your hubby (the one with your drinks). It’s too cute.
And we go to the movies on Christmas, too! We saw Have You Heard About the Morgans? It wasn’t too bad.
Looks like you had a great Christmas! Where did you find the edible card for Marley? My hubs family always go to the movies on Christmas day too!
You looked sooo cute!!!!! I totally want to see Sherlock Holmes!!!
I am so waiting for the giveaway! I am always bummed when I don’t win those. PS, I don’t think I’ve ever entered one. Ever. But maybe I’ll enter yours!
Fun Christmas!
I am so waiting for the giveaway! I am always bummed when I don’t win those. PS, I don’t think I’ve ever entered one. Ever. But maybe I’ll enter yours!
Fun Christmas!
Love love love your brown wrapping. SO cute! Looks like you had a fabulous holiday. : )
Thanks for making it yet another memorable Christmas. I am just thankful that you are in our lives to share wonderful holidays with. Thanks also for the wonderful gifts, and I really loved my brown paper packages tied up with string, these are a few of my favorite things. 🙂
I LOVE your polka dot tights and shiny shoes…totally going to have to steal that look for my blog! Looks like you had a delightful holiday! 🙂
aww yay you guys look like you had an awesome Christmas celebration! Loved your new years outfit btw and marley’s gift is adorable!! I think that’s really cool what you guys did this Christmas, giving it to someone else instead. You guys are amazing! And your family looks awesome and sweet! That never game looks like lots of fun! lol
ps..you’re so creative and talented!!
you and your husband are adorable! oooh and that dress looks so good on you! i have one too 🙂
glad your day was great!
LAUREN! i got the same dress from my mom-in law! Im wearing it at work! Its so cute on you!!!!
FUNNY!
your christmas looked so cute and fun! Happy back to work day!
what cute pictures! You look amazing in that outfit btw. It looks like you had a great Christmas!
Um, adorable outfit! You looked so cute. I am so glad you had a wonderful Christmas!
I am so excited for the giveaway!
is tat a 1-piece dress? love the combination of mustard yellow black & grey. the polkadotted leggings is so pretty! i must stock up some for the cuming winter which is… still far far away in july…but its gd to have sum stocked up isnt it? 😀
every1 looks so cosy & comfy in that room! n i’ve never played that “I’ve never” game,but it certainly does sound interesting. might suggest it to frens when we have a gathering. it’d b fun to get to noe more abt pple who’re alr close to u & whom u thot u alr knew alot abt.
i might do a post abt the tings i’ve never done! 😉 btw, bf has postponed his trip to the chinese new year period, which happens to be on vday dis year. i’m alittle disappointed tat i wun get to c him as soon as i would luv to, but it’d be sweet to finally be able to spend vday with him after 2 years of courtship! we’ll then proceed back to melb 2gether 🙂
i just LOVE your dress. i tried it on at target but it made me look like a bell. now after seeing you, i really don’t care- it’s too stinking cute! i have to gift myself one STAT. 😉
i looove your wrapping. i think brown paper wrappings with lace are such a delightful combo.
how cute is your family?
i am sooo glad that you had a great holiday and i love that your puppy (i call dogs puppies!) was included in the celebrations. love!