12/24/2009

Although we miss not being home with family, Currey and I have had a wonderful Christmas Eve. We both had to work this morning but made it home in time to have lunch, read and watch TV. We have been so busy it's been so nice to spend an entire afternoon relaxing. I made a roast for dinner and then we went to look at Christmas lights. It's my favorite part of the holiday season and we have not been able to go yet this year. My precious husband drove me all over Chicago land to find a neighborhood with lights. We'll just say that they don't decorate here like they do in Texas. A great end to a great day!

And sweet Blythe got me a present. Currey and I don't do Christmas gifts for each other. We haven't since our first year of dating. Instead we pick a project together to do and use the money we would have spent on each other to help another cause. I've been talking a lot with Currey about missing cooking and he knew he couldn't break our no gift rule, so "Blythe" got me a cookbook. Sneaky, but such a pleasant surprise. You may or may not have noticed a serious lack of recipes on the blog these days. (Ok...I acknowledge that there is a lack of posting over all as well!) My job does not always allow me to cook like I used to and I'm hoping to return to lots of cooking in the near future! So I got Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking". I am thrilled. I was joking with Currey that most wives would be offended if they received a cookbook for Christmas but I've already spent a couple of hours reading through it. Hopefully we'll try something from it soon! Hope you are all enjoying time with family and friends. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas!