The Luckiest Gal on the Planet.

Hi everyone!  I hope y'all had the most incredible holiday weekend!  Saturday was not only my first full day of Christmas break, but as you know, it was also my hubby's birthday.  After a wonderful morning of celebrating with friends, a virtual 5K and last minute shopping, our time with family commenced!


We spent Christmas Eve with my in-laws and topped it off with midnight mass.  For the first time in years, we spent the night at my parents' house.  It was a wonderful feeling to wake up on Christmas morning in our jammies and open gifts with my family.  Some highlights???


My parents were super excited about the family portrait we ordered!  My mom has been dying for a nice family picture forever, so her excitement absolutely made my day.

My sister-in-law Karen and brother Kevin said the best gifts they received were each other.  Aww.

And while I thank my lucky stars for this adorable man each day, he certainly shocked me with a new Macbook Air!  We don't exchange gifts at all, and when he hinted that he had purchased "pants" for me, I immediately assumed he bought me pajama jeans!  Little did I know...

After a fantastic brunch, we took our obligatory family pictures before heading to various family parties!

Sigh.  Christmas was pretty amazing, but one thing is certain.  I need to remember how blessed I am every.single.day - and NOT just on major holidays!


Now that the holidays are over, I am really excited that I still have TWO full weeks of vacation!  My school didn't begin break until the 23rd, and while it was a bummer at the time, I am super pumped to have so much free time left!  Much of today has been spent cleaning, grocery shopping, taking care of laundry and house projects, and of course, yoga with the greatest view ever...

Here's to two more weeks of fun with friends and family! How was your holiday?