Christmas Eve and Day

Well Christmas Eve turned out well. Bachi came to stay with us from Sunday before Christmas Eve until Thursday. It was nice to have her help for the party. We had one thing go wrong while preparing for the party. She was making yams using the pyrex dish on the stove and it exploded into pieces. It was a good thing that Greg was home to help here because he said that she was so startled when it happened. Brandon and I were out doing errands. I was definetly tired once the night ended. But everyone had a great time and surprisingly in a smaller house it wasn't as crowded as I thought it would be. There was 12 of us (me, Greg, Brandon, my parents, Auntie Gail, Jill, Bachi, Auntie Lorraine and Uncle Ron, and 2 more including Sparkles and Sweets. Our dinner turned out great, we had a 18lb prime rib that was delicious. We had all the fixings to go with it. Jill brought an apple pie and she made a chocolate pudding pie with cool whip and raspberries. They both were a big hit. I made cranberry-orange biscotti that turned out good too. It was more work then I had anticipated but it tasted really good so it was worth it. After dinner we all opened our gifts and everyone got some really nice stuff. Brandon got the Wii from my parents. Greg bought me a TomTom (GPS), I was so EXCITED. The night before I was guessing what my gift was and I thought he got me an alarm clock so that's what I was expecting when I opened it. Greg got alot of really nice shirts and jacket. I got him a few shirts and a ottoman set that he likes.

Christmas Day, we got up early and Greg and Brandon opened up there santa gifts. There was one gift for the 3 of us, which was Wii games so that was cool. Greg got a Peet's gift card and Brandon got some tech decks (mini skateboards), dvd and magic trick stuff. Later that morning I made fried rice. Jill and Chris came over and we had lots of fried rice to eat. It was delicious, especially with the left over prime rib. After that Brandon, Greg, Jill and Chris went to see the "Golden Compass", they said that movie was good but had a terrible ending. They think there going to have a sequel. I stayed home and took Bachi to see a relative. Once they got home they were playing with the pogo stick outside, that was hilarious. After Christmas Day ended I was pretty exhausted by the last few days to prepare for the party and getting things done but it was all worth it.