Waking up to my family all
together under one roof on Christmas morning was truly the best gift I could
have ever received. Family breakfast began our day as we sat around the table
eating, talking, waking up and just having a wonderful, lazy morning together. I
thought so much about past times when the boys would wake Vinny and I up at the
crack of dawn – so excited to open their gifts. Their little faces so lit up
with excitement, in their pjs and messy hair begging us to please hurry and get
up. And of course we would get right up and they would rush to the tree and
begin sifting through the mountain of gifts and one at a time they would rip
into each present.
It’s so funny because as grown men (and one young adult)
Christmas morning goes very different these days. We all slept in. We woke up
slowly, got coffee, had breakfast and then opened gifts. Everyone was so happy
with what they gave and received. We hung out for a bit and then I told the
kids what I wanted to do for my intention.
My idea was to take family pictures at the beach. We got our
Santa hats, picked up my mom and headed on over. I can’t believe how
unseasonably warm it was- New England in December and it was in the high 60’s!
There were quite a few people there. I took off my shoes, put my feet in the
sand and took a deep breath of the fresh ocean air. I was so above and beyond
happy for this moment with my family. We took a ton of pictures. We had so much
fun as we did- laughing and being silly at times, coming up with some really
fun poses and just hanging out together on a glorious day. (I had such a hard
time narrowing it down to what pics I would put on the blog).
After enjoying our beach time, we came on home and Vinny and
I got cookin! I love that every holiday he is in the kitchen with me from
beginning to end. We have so much fun cooking together. This Christmas was pure
perfection for me and I am thankful for every part of this day. I sincerely
hope you, my readers, had a perfect Christmas filled with good cheer, family,
friends, great food and more. #Cheers #HGAL
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