My favorite part about this area is that you can encounter nature just footsteps from home.
How was your Christmas? The Hubs and I had a lovely couple of days enjoying northern California weather. It rained quite a bit yesterday, but Christmas Eve was beautiful! Sunny skies and temps worthy of flip-flops.
Dad and I took a walk by the creek to see the ducks, orange trees, and a secret birdhouse.
I helped my stepmom Sandi cook and decorate the kitchen with some festive lights.
Gotta love those retro bulbs.
Under the oak tree in my dad's backyard.
Christmas Eve night we joined my mom for a lovely candlelit service at church. Mom sang beautifully and hit all the high notes and we felt the spirit singing all the Christmas carols.
We had a blast visiting with my sis and her little guy at my mom's house yesterday, too. Zeke is about 18 months now and he's quite the character! His favorite was drawing with new crayons and ripping paper off of packages.
Many thanks to the fam for all the generous gifts! My mom found me a beautiful yoga mat carrier, leg warmers and some wild and colorful gloves with a matching hat. She gave the Hubs a great work sweater and found us some cool Sur La Table cookware, too. The Brother hooked us up with a bunch of candles and some beautiful wall sconces. Sis baked cookies and made some ridiculously good fudge. Dad created some incredible artsy lamps for us in his garage workshop. I'll be posting about them with photos soon (you're going to be amazed!). Plus, Sandi found us an amazing cookbook based on minerals and supplements (so when I need more zinc or potassium, I know what to eat!).
Basically, we made out like bandits :)
Hubs and I will be exchanging a few practical gifts when we return home (using our Amazon giftcards from our bosses at work) and possibly picking out wetsuits together soon. We want to start our kayaking tradition!
A post-holiday swim? Amazing. Photo via Most Beautiful Darling.
What did you enjoy most about yesterday? I hope you had a meaningful, relaxing and family-filled day and that you're getting excited to celebrate the new year!
Winter Extravaganza update: the giving isn't over! Get ready for some awesome new posts. Here are a few winners from last week. Thanks for participating, and keep the comment love coming!
Congrats Callie, winner from the Iluka wear + soap post!
Congrats Sharon, winner from the Transform Your Space post!
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