Yes, Christmas is long gone, and I have
been a slacker when it comes to blogging, but I figured I better blog
about Christmas sooner or later, since
it was so great this year...
Christmas started out very early at our
house. The earliest ever, actually. I woke up at 5:30 to go to the
bathroom, but was so excited I couldn't go back to sleep, so I woke Dan
up (who was just as excited as I was). Dan made Christmas extra special
for me this year. He prepared a scavenger hunt and along the way there
was a gift attached with each clue. To start things off he left me a
poem. I want to share it here so I can remember it in the future:
"Christmas day has come at last
Santa stopped by, but not so fast...
I noticed that your presents are only a few,
That's because the Jolly Old Elf wanted to play a game with you.
Santa knows you are always up for a game,
So he hid your presents, so this year wouldn't be lame.
They are scattered around the house, with clues to their spot,
Hopefully you can find them, you only get one shot.
Santa left me a note, I think it's a clue,
Give me a hug and a kiss and I'll give it to you."
Then
he gave me the first of eight clues. I had a lot of fun searching
around the house for the next clue. He had me searching on ceiling fans
(that one took me a while to find), pantries, bathrooms, mailboxes, and
more. He was so creative with his clues! I did a scavenger hunt for
him a few years ago, but his was much more creative than mine! After
the scavenger hunt was over, Dan opened his gifts, and I opened the rest
of mine (you know the ones I picked out for myself, but still wrapped
and put under the tree). I was sure spoiled this year. Don't get me
wrong, I love all my presents, but what I loved the most
was how thoughtful Dan was with his clues and just the fact that he put
in all the effort to do something creative and special for me. I got a
new winter coat, snowboarding gloves, new shoes, sandals, yummy body
lotion, body wash and perfume, a gift card, and black skinny jeans. Dan
got new golf shoes, an xbox 360 game, a couple new shirts, some cologne,
and a Tempurepedic pillow. We gave ourselves a new camera-Canon
Powershot S95 and a tripod and camera cleaning kit.
After
we opened our gifts it was still pitch black outside so we crawled back
in bed and slept through our alarms until about 10:45! It was so nice
to sleep, and sleep so more!
We then made our way down
to Payson where we stopped by my sister Kelee's house to drop off her
gift and say hi. After visiting with her, we spent the rest of the day
with Dan's family.
We ate our traditional Christmas
meal-Yaki Niku. We spent the rest of the day relaxing and doing
whatever we felt like--we took a nap, put together a puzzle, watched TV,
ate way to much sugar, and played a fun game--LOGO, a present I got
from Lorin and Sue. I also got an Olive Garden gift card, and cute
shirt and necklace which Dan's sister Cheyenne picked out for me.
Bridgette gave us a cute magnet note board. Dan got some top notch
hunting waders and leather gloves. I am so blessed with some many
things in my life. For one, I am blessed with a great husband and
family. The Jensen's are so much fun to spend the holidays with.
Below are some pics:
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Starting off with the poem
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He had me searching high...
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...and low
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Another clue...another present!
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Dan picked my coat out all by himself! It's so cute!
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Golf shoes
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Cute sandals
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New camera!
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Tripod and cleaning kit
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Even Yuki got spoiled by Santa
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A yummy bone
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Some new toys. She loves to play tug-a-war
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Cute shoes (they're dr scholls so they are super comfy too!)
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one of his new shirts
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A new video game
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A tempurpedic pillow. It's awesome btw! I'm going to have to get me one!
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Presents from Lorin and sue.
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putting
together a puzzle. I came and went at this thing, but Whit, Chris, and
Sue stayed at it the whole time, and it took about 4-5 at least, but
they finished it!
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Yuki was all pooped out by the end of the day
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