It’s totally Christmas Eve right now and though I made the suggestion to myself that I shouldn’t post tonight or tomorrow here I am – posting.  WAHOO!  What am I doing??  Why am I sitting around writing for my blog on CHRISTMAS EVE?

Ok so before you label me as TOO pathetic – give me a little credit here.  It’s s already like 11:00 pm – the fam is all tucked away in their beds and I did stay busy the whole day.  YAY!

Ooh – speaking of staying up really late every single night and never being able to sleep – (wait a minute – I didn’t say anything about that!) do you think I’ll catch Santa tonight?  What a shame Santa is MARRIED and not hot.  It takes away the appeal of meeting someone late at night under the mistletoe.

And speaking of catching mommy kissing Santa Claus (umm … ???) guess what?  I’ve never actually kissed anyone under mistletoe and I think that is also a big shame.  Maybe next year.

Today was a fun day.  Lots of laughing and smiling.  I like that.  And now I’m smiling because of Holiday Bejeweled.  Ooh the addicting pleasure!  Part of the fun at our house are our traditions.  I thought I’d share a few of them.

CHRISTMAS EVE TRADITIONS

• Mexican Fiesta. There is no Christmas poultry at our house.  No no – we spice it up with a little Mexican buffet every Christmas Eve.  Homemade burritos, tostadas, tacos, enchiladas, chile verde, slow cooked meat, rice, beans, guacamole, salsa etc served up on gorgeous china.  MMMMM.  My SIL (sister-in-law) admitted she thought it was a little unusual the first year but it didn’t take long to convert her.  lol.  Now she looks forward to it like the rest of us.  MMMMMMMM YUMMY!
• GAMES, GAMES, and MORE GAMES! We try and introduce a new game every year.  As I mentioned in a previous post we picked Blokus this year but what I didn’t mention is that we added another at the last minute.  It was a gift from my Aunt.  The game is Stack It. And we played for a few hours competing against each other to see who could stack the fastest.  I’d like to announce I hold two family records.  Oh yes.
• The Muppets Christmas Carol – oh how I love the witty banter in this movie.  And then of course I ADORE the song which the Ghost of Christmas Present sings.

Oh and in other news I’ve solidified my position as a poser with the addition of a terribly recognizable designer hoodie to my jacket collection.  Hey – it’s hot ok?  Even my parents were like “Wow that looks awesome” even though it is funky/wild like the rest of this brand’s collection.  [shake my head at myself - at least I'm honest about it!]

You really should probably check out Holiday Bejeweled btw – it’s just so much fun!