What A Merry Christmas!

What a wonderful Christmas I had!


I wish I could have gotten on here earlier to talk about it, but I've been so busy with family and work and shopping of course! So how about I break down the days in this blog? 


Friday December 24th, Christmas Eve.
To be honest, I don't really remember my Christmas Eve much now. It was almost a week ago. Oh yes! It was my families Christmas dinner at my grandparent's house! Oh and it was a delicious dinner! I had roast beef, mashed potatoes with gravy, baked potatoes, carrots, peas, bread and olives and it was so good. I had eaten so much that I didn't even have room for dessert!


After spending time with my family eating dinner my mom and I decided it was time to go home because we were getting tired. When we got home we decided to watch a Christmas movie together. We watched The Santa Clause 3 but we were both so tired, we fell asleep watching it! We woke up when it was over around midnight and decided to go to bed.


Saturday December 25th, Christmas.
I had woken up at 5:30 in the morning. It was way to early to wake my mom up. So I tried my best to fall back to sleep, luckily I did! 8:00 rolled around and my friends began texting me to say Merry Christmas. My mom in the room beside heard my phone going off and decided to text me as well! She said, " Merry Christmas! " and then told me to go look in my stocking to see if Santa came. With a big smile on my face I went out into the living room, grabbed my stocking, and went into her bedroom.


I was so excited to see what was inside! As I reached my hand inside to pull out my goodies I received Andes Mints, 2 Crosswords (I'm only 17 but who says I can't scratch scratch-cards?), Minni Cranberry Cream and Body Wash, A Chocolate Elf, Coconut Raffaello's, Christmas Candy Corn (Yeah!), Christmas Gummy Bears and Turtles Chocolates! I was very happy with my stocking.


My mom then looked at me and said, " Did you not see your present sitting on the couch? " I was so excited about my stocking that I didn't even see my present sitting on the couch! So I walked back out to the living room and saw a white fuzzy blanket and an Aerie bag.


There is a story behind the blanket though. I was in Wal-Mart one day with my mom grabbing some things for my grandma, and I saw this blanket. It was beige, light brown, dark brown and white and it was the softest blanket ever! I wanted to buy it so bad, but my mom told me not to because the material would come apart easily. So I didn't buy it. It was such a surprise to see an even softer blanket as my Christmas present! My mom is the best. :)


So when I looked inside of my Aerie bag there were four gift cards. Two were for Aerie and two were for American Eagle. I was a very happy girl! I then gave my mom her gift. I had gotten her a Orange Body Wash, Coconut Body Butter, Coconut Lotion and a White Sponge from The Body Shop, and of course she loved it! So far, it was a good Christmas morning.


We then gathered up the rest of the presents and headed to my grandparent's house to exchange gifts with my grandparent's and my aunt, uncle and cousin. Surprisingly, we were the first ones there! I say surprisingly because my mom is usually slow and the last one at everything! So we settled down and waited for my aunt, uncle and cousin to get there. As soon as they got there we began opening presents.


For my presents, I got my grandma a purple snuggie, a box of Pot of Gold chocolates and two Bingo scratch-cards. For my grandpa, I didn't exactly know what to buy him so I got him a box of Pot of Gold chocolates, Bridge Mix chocolate and then I had given my aunt $20 to go towards a present from all of us. For my aunt I got her a $5 gift card for Tim Horton's and a Tim Horton's Coffee Pot Ornament. For my uncle I pretty much got him the same thing, other than his ornament was a Tim Horton's Cup! Then for my cousin I got him a purple, blue, black and grey pull-over sweater from West 49. Everyone seemed to like their gifts, which was awesome.


As for me, I got a gift card for American Eagle, Strawberry Body Butter and Peppermint Hot Chocolate from my aunt, uncle and cousin, and from my grandparent's, money! Although they gave it to me in a funny way. When my aunt passed me my present from my grandparent's, it looked as if it was in the shape of a box of chocolates. So I opened it, and I could see the chocolate label, but it seemed too heavy to be a box of chocolates. When I unwrapped it, I noticed that the box was already open. So I took the lid off, and there was an ash-tray in the box with the money lying underneath it. I thought it was quite smart!


So after spending Christmas with my family it was time to head over to my boyfriends house so I could give him and his mom their Christmas presents! As soon as I got there, I was handed my stocking. And once again, I reached my hand into my stocking with a big smile on my face waiting to see what I was receiving. I got Christmas Mints, Christmas Coca-Cola, Smarties, A purple toothbrush, Skor Chocolate Bar, A Snowman Pen, Rieson Chocolates, A Snowflake Necklaces that lights up, A Kinder Egg and many other chocolates!


I then gave my boyfriends mom her Christmas present. I had gotten her a Christmas Collection from Bath and Body Works of Vanilla Bean Noel Cream, Candy Apple Spray and Snow Kissed Berry Body Wash. She loved it! I had also gotten her a red Tim Horton's Christmas mug that she loved as well seeing as her favourite colour is red.


After I gave her her Christmas presents I opened up mine! She had gotten me a Cherry Blossom Bath and Body set, A Sponge Set, A Pig Plushie where you get to name your own star, A grey sweater, Grey leggings, Pink Snowflake PJ Pants, A grey tank top and a pink tank top, Black flats with roses on them, Polka-Dot Socks, Undies and Farm Animal Sprinkles! Although the grey sweater was too small and I already had the grey tank top! So they had to be exchanged.


It was then time for Alex to open up his present! I had gotten him a plaid shirt and a stripped pull-over sweater from West 49 and Axe deoderant and body spray. Sadly, both of the shirts were too small and had to be exchanged. But he liked it! For Christmas he had given me his camera! A Canon Rebel xs and I LOVE it! Best Christmas present ever! :) I know it may seem like, " He got you a camera and all you got him was clothes? " Earlier in November I bought him the World Of Warcraft extension as an early Christmas present and I have yet to buy him something else! He doesn't quite know what he wants yet so I will have to wait and see!


For the rest of the night, I just relaxed. :)

This is what I got for Christmas from my family. :)

First Photo: Gifts from my mom.

Second Photo: Gifts from my aunt, uncle, cousin and grandparent's.

Third Photo: Gifts from my boyfriends mom.

Sunday December 26th, Boxing Day.
I didn't really have much of a boxing day! I had to work 8-3, buses were running every hour and the mall was only open till 6. But I wasn't gonna let that stop me from going to the mall! I hopped on the bus right after work and headed for the mall! I had gotten there a bit after 4 but that was all the time I needed. The mall was PACKED. I didn't think it would have been as busy seeing as I was arriving at 4, but I was wrong. 


My over-all shopping experience was a success! I spent half of my mom's gift at Aerie and got a white tank top and a navy tank top and peppermint lip gloss which tastes like candy cane and feels like it too! The first time I applied it to my lips, it burned! But had a cooling sensation at the same time, it was different! Also at Garage I spent a bit more than half of my grandparent's Christmas money. I had gotten a beige cardigan, a red v-neck tshirt, a blue tshirt with pink roses on it and a black bandeau. That was all I had time to shop for!


After the mall I headed back to my boyfriends house. I was exhausted and just wanted to go to bed!

These are the clothes I got from Boxing Day shopping!

All bought with the money from my grandparent's. :)

So that was my Christmas! And I would say it was the best Christmas yet. Also I would like to mention that I did spend the rest of my grandparent's money. With that I got a charcoal sweater from Off The Wall and an Owl necklace from Bootlegger. :)