It was good! We had steamboat with lots of nice meats and veggies.

The last part of the evening was spent wrapping up presents, which was fun in its own way :)
This year I wanted to try the Japanese cloth wrapping (furoshiki) as an alternative to paper.
Unwrapping was a big hit with the kids, and the wrapping was fun to do for me.

Fantastic. I ate prime rib at a friend’s place.

Pretty good. We had a smaller spread than usual because we’re trying to watch what we eat now, so just a simple christmas ham and sushi bake that we made ourselves. Then pecan pie for dessert. We also eat earlier in the evening now instead of waiting for midnight (our own tradition).

quiet. which is the way I like it.

Good but tired. Eating someone else’s cookies is a lot of work.

I also saw Santa drunk at a local bar, and it was at that moment I realized I was going to have to do the gifts myself.