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Christmas 2011

Christmas 2011 was an absolute blast! We celebrated four Christmases in less than 24 hours...  let's just say I was a bit tired last night.




Christmas Eve was celebrated at my grandma's house with all the cousins, Christmas morning with my parents, Christmas lunch with my Business Man's immediate family, then Christmas evening with my Business Man's extended family. Lots of family, lots of food, lots of fun. 


Funny story of the day: 


We were opening stockings with my mom & dad. (Yes, we are 23 & 24 and still receive stockings. From both sets of parents. Don't judge.) 


My dad was opening his stocking, and Santa had given him a bottle of Monical's Sweet & Tart dressing. Sweet, right? Except it seemed to be leaking everywhere.


He opened the lid to check the seal, but the seal didn't look like it had been punctured. However, there was still dressing seeping out the edges. (I bet you can see where this is going.)


One of the best salad dressings in the world.
He started squeezing the bottle to see what was going on, and SQUIRT! Dressing all over the hardwood, all over the coffee table, all over the rug, and all over my Business Man's slippers. 



Oh man... it was so funny. And smelly. Maggie had fun cleaning it up, haha. And then the living room smelled like salad dressing. Which isn't exactly the most pleasant smell in the world. Yea, a couple tablespoons on your salad smells fine, but all over the floor? Not so much. Definitely a good laugh on Christmas morning.





Today will be spent relaxing, running with great friends, reading cookbooks, and eating leftovers... sounds like a plan to me.

Question: How was your Christmas? Any crazy funny stories?
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Heidi @ Idlehide said…
I have a cat named Maggie! It's a great name:D
We had a white Christmas, which was super exciting!
December 29, 2011 at 7:24 PM
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