Christmas Eve started with 4:00 Mass with the rest of the greater Nashville area. Although we managed to get 6 seats together, we did have to watch and hear the news of our dear Savior's birth via closed-circuit television.
Afterward, we headed over to P.F. Chang's because as Matty said, "Nothing says Christmas like Chinese food." but in Tennessee on Christmas Eve, you're not getting a whole lot of open dining choices. But it turned out to be a beautiful and delicious meal, and absolutely perfect to be all together enjoying our first Christmas in our new town.
As we were leaving, the rain turned into the most beautiful snow--the frosty beginnings of Nashville's first white Christmas in 17 years.
By this time, Norad (the best website EVER) reported that Santa was in North AMerica and we had just enough time to get cookies ready, The Night Before Christmas read, and the little ones in bed. Not that they stayed there--the girls stayed up after midnight which made it a particularly late evening for the elves. (The upside is that I got Sean addicted to my new television guilty pleasure: Clean House.)
We got up a few minutes later as the kids rustled up at 6, and then the next few hours we
It's a good thing we got all of that quiet out of the way, because starting tomorrow, 50 of our Florida friends invade the Volunteer State for some New Year's celebrations.
I can't wait.
1 comment:
Being that I am just resurfcing from a CA trip followed by jet lag my comment is past due but...tell Matty that my oldest's Jewish doctor boss told her all Jewish folk eat Chinese food on Christmas. I inquired w/ the HS band director, who is Jewish, and he said it's b/c it's the only restaraunt open on Christmas. Funny Matty says "nothing says Christmas like Chinese food" ;-) When in Rome do as the Romans.
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