Oh, hi there!

Hello Internet!

How are you?

I am well, thank you!

It's Christmas on Saturday??

Really?? You don't say ....

Yes, folks, it is that time of year once again.

Christmas, followed closely by the close of the year.

And here I am, stuck at work, with basically nothing to do.

So of course, I will blog.

I have so. many. things to catch you up on! And pictures of (almost) all of it!

I've been trying very, very hard to remember to take photos of blog-worthy things.

I think I have succeeded, but you can confirm that for me.

Let's start by chatting briefly about Christmas.

Here is what it looks like in my office right now.

The engineers got together at the beginning of the month, I made cookies, someone brought eggnog and they call decorated our company Christmas tree.

THAT's right.

It's not a holiday tree.

It's not a seasonal tree.

And it's certainly not a non-denominational-seasonally-appropriate-politically-correct-religiously-neutral tree.

And under the tree are our donations for the food bank

Pretty decent haul for an office of only 12 people.

A few weeks ago, I celebrated (what has become an annual tradition) Fake Christmas with my family.

I have a sister that went and got herself hitched and subsequently moved away.

Every year, she comes back either before or after Real Christmas and we have our usual Christmas celebration.

What does that entail?

Well, going to see a movie on Fake Christmas Eve, eating delicious finger type foods with an essential being spinach dip and fondue. Then, in the AM, we have breakfast - usually scrambly eggs and croissants - and then open gifts, play with gifts, making a wonderful feast - this year was roast beast - eat said wonderful feast and pass out in front of a movie.

Super fun.

I got tons of fun stuff from my sis and her hubby and I am very thankful!!

So, now it's time for real Christmas ... and we shall repeat the aforementioned process. But with Turkey.

Elsie P

PS - What's your Christmas Tradition??