merry christmas!!!

So, merry Christmas to everyone! I hope you're all having a wonderful Christmas. Here's how mine went:
*got up at 8 to do gift exchange and everything with my delightful family
*went to church
*came home, had cheese (good cheese, brie cheese, yum) and slightly less excitingly, soup, for lunch
*hung about for the afternoon watching my mom knit my Christmas present
*now on my way to the extravanganza of a Christmas dinner with the extended family!! Whoopee!!!

Ok, just got back from Christmas dinner and am waaaay too full!! Some of our wacky Stewart family traditions include pulling out the Oxford classic Christmas carol books and singing obscure songs that most people don't know, singing 'we wish you a merry Christmas' while oohing and aahing at our flaming (literally), brandy-soaked Christmas pudding (it's really cool, try it!) and opening Christmas crackers and all wearing crowns for the rest of the night. And of course, we do our gift exchange and eat tons of food. It's perfect. This year, sadly, it was raining outside and not snowing.
Despite this year being a more stressful Christmas, it was still enjoyable and typical of our family. We had church this morning which was a new thing, but because my grandpa is the interim pastor at Kitsilano Christian Community, which meets in the same building as my dad's church, ,we had a joint service with them. So, my grandparents and my aunt and my own family were all together for church this morning, which was neat. Do I sound totally sentimental or what?? hmm...
Well, here's to another great Christmas. Hope you all enjoyed yours!!!