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| My Jawa shirt, pre-gaming, |
Saturday morning was spent sleeping in before a lazy day with drinks and movies. Blue and I received a mulled wine kit as an early Christmas gift which we opened, made in the crockpot, and devoured far too quickly. It was seriously so good. The kit we received had 2 wines and a spice bag, but I want to make it using an actual recipe next time. And then we started in on our loot from the Bourbon trail and ordered pizza.
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| mulled wine goodness |
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| Love Actually, an awesome Canadian tuexedo, bourbon |
Movie marathon started with Die Hard, which I had never seen before, and really enjoyed! Then came A Very Murray Christmas (on Netflix). You guys... it was AWFUL. At one point we checked to see how much longer it was because it was just that bad (luckily it was only about 5 min left). The best part was George Clooney's part, which was so bad it was good. The marathon concluded with my favorite Christmas movie, Love Actually.
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| George Clooney, A Very Murray Christmas, Die Hard |
Sunday was a day of doing things. Home Depot, liquor store for Christmas gifts, Red Lobster for lunch (with a gift card!), and the Dollar Store. A note: I love my Dollar Store. $1 gift bags, boxed cards, decorations, and candy? Sign me up. Attempted and failed at napping, so watched Bad Santa. Sunday ended with Wendy's, the SNL Christmas Special (yay Bruce Springsteen!), and a new favorite Netflix show, Emily Owens, M.D. It's new to me, apparently it came out in 2012 on the CW. I'm more than halfway through, but recently learned that it was cancelled, which makes me a sad panda because I really, really like the show!
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| my tree |
Not done over the weekend but I forgot to blog about it- I put up and decorated my little pre-lit Christmas tree. The glow makes me happy. Favorite ornaments include one I got form one of my first ever solo trips to Hollywood (met a friend there), a little ship with Christmas lights from Mystic, CT, one of Dany's dragons from Game of Thrones, and a dinosaur foot ornament I made in Kindergarten, complete with my initials and a school picture on the back (the only reason I know it's from Kindergarten).
I finished ordering presents, and I think I've received everything I had previously ordered, but need to go through and assess because I haven't gotten around to unpacking them, let alone wrapping them. I got all my wrapping paper/bows/boxes/bags at the Dollar Store, but still need to purchase cards. I had my Godson's presents mailed directly to him (Thank you, Amazon Prime), but still need to mail my friend and her family their gifts. Her birthday is actually Jan. 1, so I try to send it by then.
How was your weekend?
Thank you for the warning about the Bill Murray Christmas special. I kind of reluctantly added it when I saw the list of guests but Bill Murray really does nothing for me, so I wasn't sure. Won't waste my time now, thanks :)
ReplyDeleteMy place is too little for a tree of any substantiality but you said the key word for me! The Christmas tree glow is so perfect and has definitely been missing. Going to see if I can find one on sale after the holidays for next year :)
I'm waiting for three gifts and of course I'm annoyed. I finished shopping eons ago.
ReplyDeleteLOLOL @ the Canadian Tuxedo. Love it.
I'm so obsessed with the Dollar Store too-haha I would so be their marketing person any day! Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteYour tree is so cute - I love your ornaments! xo, Biana -BlovedBoston
ReplyDeleteI want to try mulled wine! I am obsessed with those owl glasses/mugs. So cute!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE that you pointed out the Canadian tuxedo because when I watched that the other day I thought the exact same thing!!