We got a beautiful 10-foot tree that we filled with our collection of ornaments - almost every ornament has a story associated with it and it is so fun to take them out of the box every year.
Gabi and I had a whole week off before Christmas so that meant plenty of time for shopping, a trip to the spa and LOTS of cookie baking...
We like to have a getaway trip each year to help put us in a holiday frame of mind. We've done Biltmore, Callaway Gardens and this year we did the Enchanted Garden of Lights at Rock City! If you haven't been to Rock City before, it is a throw-back tourist destination themed on gnomes and fairy tales in a beautiful garden setting. You have to see it to believe it, but it is one of Ken's favorite destinations....
We spent Christmas in Smyrna, opening gifts after church on Christmas Eve (the Claspy tradition) and relaxing on Christmas Day. Naturally we had the traditional Christmas Smorgasbord: ham, meatballs, lingon, potatoes, red cabbage, corn souffle, smoked salmon and cheese (no pickled herring this year...)
We all got footie-pajamas for Christmas!
Well, everyone except Sheena...
After Christmas we took a quick trip up to Columbus to celebrate the 55th wedding anniversary of Ken's parents. The party was at a nice German restaurant - yummy!
Now we wait for 2011 to wind down. Who knows what 2012 will bring! Happy New Year everyone!
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