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Christmas festivities began early when Rob and I got together with friends at Mrs. Knott’s Chicken Dinner Restaurant<\/a> at Knott’s Berry Farm<\/a> for an all-you-can-eat champagne brunch. The food was ok but the company was great. I can’t believe I have friends who are parents now. !!!<\/p>\n I wanted to see the holiday decorations at Disneyland before our annual passes were blocked out for the year so we made it to the park on the very last day. I love Disneyland every time we go but there’s something extra special about the holiday season…<\/p>\n From the snow-capped turrets of Sleeping Beauty’s Castle in the daylight…<\/p>\n …to the huge Christmas tree on Main Street (we tried to take a picture in front of it but the Disney employee obviously didn’t know how to use our camera)…<\/p>\n …to the colorful lights on It’s A Small World<\/i>…<\/p>\n …and back to the night-time sparkly lights on Sleeping Beauty’s Castle. It’s truly magical.<\/p>\n Diesel got into the Christmas spirit too. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n And we took a quick family picture before heading out for Christmas Eve dinner at my cousin’s house. Yes, I’m wearing a candy cane headband. And yes, I did wear the same dress a few days later for a baptism and a birthday party. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n My family gets together on Christmas Eve, which is great because it leaves us free to spend Christmas day with Rob’s family. I would hate to shuttle back and forth between families.<\/p>\n As usual, we were super spoiled… a few of our treasured presents are pictured here — an acoustic guitar (!!!), Blu-ray DVD player, and DJ Hero for Rob and a pretty pink carry-on luggage<\/a>, Cal tee, Starbucks<\/a> mugs (I started collecting them — I have 9 so far), and an Anthropologie<\/a> gift card for me. *love*<\/p>\n Rob and I no longer “surprise” each other with presents because let’s face it, I’m not the easiest person to buy presents for (read: I’m picky :P). So instead, we normally set a budget and give each other a list. But this year I found a cute ruffle-front coat from JCrew<\/a> that I wanted and ordered my own Christmas present from Rob. Using his credit card, of course. I guess this is what happens when you’ve been together 10+ years. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n And it’s back to work tomorrow (nooooooo). I’m not looking forward to it but I *am* excited for 2010 and what lies ahead (gotta do a New Year’s resolution post next time)…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I took down the Christmas tree and decorations today. Always makes me sad. I can’t believe how quickly the days go by now. I still have a few hours of vacation left so I thought I’d do a quick recap … Continue reading
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