Quiet Christmas

I asked to have our Christmas dinner with Tom's parents on Sunday afternoon. (I originally suggested Monday night but that was a work night for Tom.) Tom cooked turkey, gravy, and brussels sprouts (! - somewhere he'd found a 'tree' of fresh ones). We also took Tom-made spiced yams left over from my work's holiday potluck. His mom made mashed potatoes, cranberry relish, rhubarb pie and apple pie and provided ice cream. I attended and ate. We enjoyed a couple of hours visiting with his parents, then his mother went off to a dance and we came home.

So I enjoyed Christmas day as a relaxing holiday free of interruption. I caught up on a few chore-type and some want-to activities that hadn't been fitting into weekends. In the afternoon, Tom & I drove to the end of the North Douglas highway. The clearish, cold weather continued so no falling snow but I got to walk on a snowy, frozen path to the beach. We arrived in time to sit and watch a beautiful sunset. Back home, I got in a bit more relaxing before we went early to bed. It felt like the most productive, relaxing day I've had in awhile.