Hi Friends!
We’re skipping Sunday Food Prep this week, mainly because I’m pretty much out of submissions, and I didn’t food prep last week because we headed out of town for Christmas! So, I thought I’d recap our Christmas adventures instead!
Sunday night, hubby & celebrated Christmas at home just the two of us.
I’m MOST excited about my new camera lens!!! Can’t wait to play with it. Hubby got a Jambox, which he’s loving and the circular ice cube molds for his drinks were also a big hit!
Monday morning we headed to NYC to celebrate Christmas with my family.
We started off excited, but it quickly turned into a 12 hour trip door to door, which was less than exciting. My facebook status pretty much sums it up:
You guys, this lady in the phone charger situation was SO RUDE. I’m not a very confrontational person, but when you actually have the nerve to just walk up and try to unplug my phone while it’s charging and i’m standing RIGHT THERE, you’d better believe i’ll slap your hand away and shove my foot in front of the outlet to keep you from succeeding. I could write a whole post about it.
ANYWAYS, after we finally made it to my parent’s place, the day improved significantly.
We hadn’t been out there in 2 years because Hurricane Sandy cancelled our trip last year so it was nice to catchup with their animals (Jake the dog and Bach the cat). My mom put up a sweet gallery wall, we went out for Indian food, did some pistols in the subway, etc.
Tuesday morning I did some work (with Bach’s help), hubby figured out how to work the fancy coffee machine…and then we headed out for a walk.
The animals entertained us as usual. Bach loves to steal Jake’s bed.
We ate breakfast, headed to Crossfit DUMBO for a workout and came home for lunch. While we showered, my parents headed back to the airport to pick up my sister and then we all headed out for beers!
The rest of the day involved prepping Christmas day breakfast, napping and heading out for a late Italian dinner.
Christmas Day:
My mom got us personalized luggage tags- so cool. I also got some new photo editing software which I’m excited about!
Bach is a large cat. That’s a normal sock on his back.
Christmas Day food:
Cranberry Orange rolls and Breakfast enchiladas in the morning.
Seafood Paella, Shrimp Salad, Bacon Wrapped Filets, Green Beans and French Bread in the evening.
A Christmas day walk- lots of wedding photos being taken in Brooklyn Bridge park:
Then Thursday morning we headed home. Even with another flight delay, we still managed to make it home in time to pick up the dogs from the kennel and enjoy a quiet evening at home.
Friday night we had friends over for our first annual Frandsmas celebration. There were lots of laughs, lots of drinks, a few spills, present galore, games and so.much.food. We asked one friend to bring dessert and he showed up with an entire sheet cake, a cheesecake and a dozen cookies- for 6 people. Yea, we know how to party.
Saturday night we went to my in-laws to have Christmas with them! We ate some delicious Mexican food, opened presents and played Cards Against Humanity. We brought the dogs over and they always have a good time playing with their Uncle Max.
My father-in-law is an expert present wrapper. All the ends of the packages always match up perfectly. It’s crazy! My mother-in-law picked out lots of new dishes and placemats to take food photos with!
Whew! And now that all the Christmas celebrations are done, it’s time to kick off 2014 a busy day of work and then a few days off to ring in the new year!
How was your holiday?
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
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Alison @ Daily Moves and Grooves says
Looks like you all had a super fun Christmas (besides that rude phone charger lady)! That’s awesome that you were in NYC for a little bit! Walking around to see the sights is definitely one of my favorite things to do when we go down there. Also, cranberry orange rolls sound AMAZING.
Pua says
Missing the food prep, but loving the recap of your Christmas! I keep debating on whether I should get Cards Against Humanity. It looks like it would be hilarious, but I wonder how my friends would react. 🙂
Heather @ Health, Happiness, and Hope says
Looks like you had a great holiday despite a few hiccups! People can be so rude sometimes and just somehow think they have all the privilege in the world… I would have confronted the woman too! Gorgeous photos of NYC scenery. I need to finally travel there one of these days! 🙂
Madeline @ Food Fitness and Family says
Looks like a perfect Christmas to me!
lindsay Cotter says
love your christmas recap! and love the your sweet family,fun times friend!! cheers to 2014
Becky @ Olives n Wine says
Oh my gosh, I can’t believe that someone would actually come up and unplug someone else’s device! People are crazy… Glad you had a good time on your trip after your long day of travel was complete 🙂
laura @losingrace says
Oh my word I would have lost my cool odd that woman did that to me. I don’t blame you!! Bummer about rough travel but glad you made it safe and sound and had a wonderful time with your family. Looks like some awesome presents that you can use for blog stuff too!!
We played cards against humanity with my family in Christmas Eve after all the kids were in bed. Things you never thought you would hear your 70 year old aunt say…..
Lindsay says
hahahaha love it!
Kim @ Hungry Healthy Girl says
What a fun holiday spent with family and friends!!!!!!! And here’s to an amazing new year!
francine says
happy christmas week! i’m glad that in the end, the good very much outweighed the yuck 🙂 take care!
Lindsay says
Thanks girl! Hope you had a great holiday!
Laura @ Mommy Run Fast says
Whew, you had a busy week! I forgot that your parents are in NYC- I was thinking everyone was in Ohio. Bummer about the crazy travel… that’s never fun. But all the family time and delicious food looks perfect!
Jody - Fit at 56 says
LOVE!! Family & fun is what it is about – right!!! 🙂
Heather Williams says
Lindsay! So glad you had a great Christmas! I’m pretty jealous you were in NYC! That’s my favorite place-ever. I can’t wait to move back. I got stuck on a plane for 13 hours one time going to NYC so I feel your pain!:) PS- LOVE your camera lens! I got a DSLR for Christmas, and I felt like I hit the lottery!!:) Hope you have a great New Year! Thanks for sharing your Christmas with us<3
Lindsay says
woohoo! enjoy the new camera!
Arman @ thebigmansworld says
Wow, sounds like a jam packed Christmas filled with loads of fun and family. There’s actually a place called Dumbo? Amazing.
That phone charger incident…people like that grind my gears. It reminds me of the time I was waiting by the microwave with my food in it at uni and this guy comes in, turns it off, takes my food out and puts his in lol!!
Lindsay says
haha DUMBO = down under the manhattan bridge overpass – but it’s such a fun acronym!
Sara @ LovingOnTheRun says
Aside from the phone charger incident it looks as though you all had a very wonderful Christmas! 🙂
Julie says
That wrapping is professional – I actually don’t think professionals even know how to do that! Quite impressive especially since my male friend made me come over just to wrap his gifts.
CrossFit DUMBO? Now that’s a name!
Lindsay says
pretty crazy right? He owned hallmark stores so he got lots of practice
Dan says
That’s very funny. I was on a run with a friend and we crossed over to Brooklyn and ran through BB Park. At one point, I turned to my friend and said, “I must be tired because I swear I just saw that Lean Green Bean woman and her husband.” Good to know I wasn’t so dehydrated after all! 🙂
Hope you enjoyed NYC. We natives are not the rude charger types, I swear!
Lindsay says
really?! You should have said hi!! small world
Christina @ The Beautiful Balance says
That is insane about the phone charger. Some people just do not travel well (not an excuse) especially during the holidays. Congrats on your new lens!