Despite having to do some things at the last minute, everything went off pretty well. I got the gingerbread cookies baked and packed up on the 23rd, and we got the tree decorated and finished wrapping the gifts just before my dad picked us up for Xmas eve dinner (our car suffered a mishap going to get the tree -
I got to see my aunts and uncle at dinner on the 24th, and had a lot of fun catching up with them. My aunt made a really terrific cake, and those delectable peanut butter cup cookies. Yummy! Both
Christmas Day was really busy. First it was over to my parents' for breakfast and exchanging gifts - I got a number of the DVDs I asked for: Mulan, Wonder Woman: The Complete First Season, Spider-Man 2, and the first volume of Magic Knight Rayearth. I also got a very pretty set of dishes (they have the most adorable pictures of cats on them) and some tights and towels from my mom.
After we dropped off our loot and made a quick call to
I got a copy of Exile's Valor from my mother-in-law...and three DVDs - Mulan, Wonder Woman: The Complete First Season, and Spider-Man 2. Ooops. Luckily, she kept the receipts (and next year, I'm giving both sets of parents each other's phone numbers, so they can compare notes!).
After dinner, we came home to open our gifts from each other.
I also got a number of gifts from my sister - Kurosawa's Dreams on DVD, along with (wait for it...) Mulan and Wonder Woman: The Complete First Season (oops, again!). Along with those, there was a surprise - Gargoyles: The First Season! Woot!
Ari & Kerrigan got some crunchy Pounce treats and a new kitty fishing pole, so they were happy, too.
All in all, a pretty good Xmas.