I never did truly get in the Christmas spirit, but it turned out to be a nice, quiet Christmas anyway, which was exactly what we wanted and needed. If nothing else, it was a great excuse to cook an awesome meal and share a bottle of wine. Plus, any day involving presents, the Die Hard movies (my favorite Christmas movies), and spending a whole day with hubs and few distractions can't be completely bad.
There was a minor kick to the uterus when my sister decided that she would do a gender reveal as her gift to the family (when did gender reveals become such a big deal anyway?). But thankfully I found out via text and didn't have to fake excitement over the phone. To be clear, I am really excited for her, I just would have preferred to not be reminded of her pregnancy on Christmas day.
Christmas 2015 won't go down in the record books as amazing. Nor will it go down as terrible. But hey, after the last few Christmases being really tough, I'll take it.
A gender reveal as a gift to the family?
ReplyDelete50 % chance it is a boy.
50 % chance it is a girl.
Big deal.
Hugs.
Exactly!
DeleteHa ha Klara, I love it!!! You said it perfectly!! And of course I love you didn't "reveal" the gender to us, Kinsey.
DeleteYes, a Christmas going down as not too bad is actually an achievement! It's how I treated it. We had a nice meal, a relaxed day with elderly relatives, showing them we loved them, and quiet time at night just the two of us. Yes, it is always just the two of us, but we like it that way too! lol
ReplyDeleteOh - and a text reveal is ten times better than a telephone call or in person reveal, I agree.
Sometimes a quiet day is just what is needed. I was so thankful that she texted instead of called or did it when we were there a couple of weeks ago
DeleteQuiet Christmases certainly have their place, and some years I prefer them if given the choice.
ReplyDeleteWould you have ever thought you would be thankful for text messaging?
I know! I was rather late to the texting game (my grandma started texting a couple of years before I did), but now I text more than I talk on the phone.
DeleteGlad you had a mostly good day. :) And yes, I don't get all the fuss around gender reveals. :p
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