Christmas 2006

Well, it is officially over….Christmas that is. Once I pulled my car out of the garage headed in the direction of work, the holiday had officially ended. I have included some pictures of the festivities and the loot that I received.

As you can see, we did not get a tree this year. Our dog Jerry Lee was a new addition to the family this year and I let fear get the best of me. After he ate three TV remotes, a car sunshade, a pillowcase and his very own foot, I was rather concerned about his plans for the holiday decor. Why tempt fate after you have to purchase a replacement Tivo remote on ebay??? So, we loving placed our gifts under the "Christmas Ficus". Just as expected, on Christmas Eve, Craig asked if I had any gift bags, etc to "wrap" his gifts. After much wine was consumed, we headed right into our favorite holiday tradition of humiliating our dogs and preserving the moment....

If looks could kill......

This looks more like a lost Mardi Gras weekend than Christmas.....

Smiling through the pain......

Wrestling with the family pet to capture a moment of humiliation.....priceless.

After we completed our "photo session" it was off to bed. Christmas morning was on the horizon and I was dying to see what goodies I had waiting for me. Craig was the first out of bed in the morning after Jerry Lee made it a point to jump on the bed to lick, chew and scratch every available space on his body and my very "subtle nudges" with my foot were not making him stop. Soon I could hear the coffee grinder and that wonderful smell made its way down the hall. I drifted in and out of sleep until Jerry decided to perform an encore of his act.... Fine, I was getting up. However, once I was up with my coffee in hand, Craig went back to bed to catch up on ESPN. WHAT?????!!!!!!!! I bounded down the hall...."Aren't we opening presents?" He tells me he needs to wake up first, blah, blah blah..... Truly, the rest was lost on me. I wanted to open presents and unless he was telling me that, I heard nothing. Finally, after an hour, Craig finds his way back to the living room to open presents. Of course, the dogs opened some of their gifts first.....nice big squeaky noisy balls that they chased around. Yeah! At least that was one way to wake Craig up. We took turns opening our gifts and I can honestly say that both of us did very well for each other... I bought Craig an IPOD Shuffle, a subscription to Guitar Techniques Magazine, a watch, and cycling gear. My bounty is displayed below...

A Reserve bottle of Cab...paired with one of four Riedel Sommlier Grand Cru Burgundy glasses!!!!!

Beauty Goodies from Orgins....he knows me so well

and

A Columbia microfiber polar fleece....

Now, that the festivities are all over, I have a case of the blues. However, Valentine's Day is just around the corner.....I feel some hint dropping coming on.

Here's to a Happy New Year!