12 days of christmas?

or something like that ...

here's the top 12 items from our holiday season

1. Lotsa Motsa Pizza
weston LOVES Lotsa Motsa. we can only get it in richfield (or a couple other small towns between utah valley and richfield) so it's always a big item on his list of things to eat when we go home. for some reason, we rarely take the time to order a large pepperoni for him, so this was our number one stop when we drove into town on the 23rd.

2. Christmas at "home"
i have this super strong desire to have our own little christmas at our home (in american fork) but have yet to start that tradition yet. this year it was REALLY nice to be home in monroe for the holiday, though. i think it had something to do with snow actually being on the ground in monroe :) it's usually bone dry and everything is just brown/dead looking. there was just something so cozy and comfy about being home this year.

3. Christmas Eve wandering through Richfield and lunch at the Dairy
we spent the early afternoon in richfield with weston's siblings. we had a yummy lunch at the dairy (my favorite) and then spent the next couple of hours wandering around doing some last minute/boredom shopping :) it was a great afternoon, though - no crazy crowds and a few really excellent purchases!

4. Shooting guns
i already posted about this, but it was a fun way to kill a couple of hours. i'm not the best shot, but i did manage to get a few targets :) we were all freezing by the time we left, so it was just the right amount of time outside.

5. The Simpsons Movie
another fantastic family moment :) santa brought us the simpsons movie so we opened it early and watched with weston's family.

6. Christmas and a nap!
weston and i woke up at 6am on christmas morning to get to his parent's house in time for the festivities to begin. needless to say, we were both BEAT by the time 10:30 rolled around. we went back to monroe to take a nap. santa brought me one last present and i actually slept for a couple of hours! i couldn't believe it! it was even right smack in the middle of the day! what a needed gift :)

7. National Treasure
christmas day (afternoon) we went with weston's family to see the only movie playing on the only screen in richfield. luckily it was something we wanted to see! we went to national "tray-sure" and had a good time. sure, the movie isn't the most sophisticated of cinematic stories, but it's always a good family/holiday flick

8. Half of a work week
this was my first real holiday as a working adult i guess ... somehow i always manage to take a week or so off work to get a good break over the holidays. with kate coming so soon, weston having to get back to work, and my family in denver, i decided i could "grow up" and go back to work myself. the beauty was, while i was being so mature, i still only had to work 2.5 days of the week :)

9. Sunday in bed
weston had been trying to cure a cold over our christmas break but to no avail. he has had several rough nights and just been kind of miserable with this cold. i'm trying DESPERATELY to avoid catching it, so wish me luck. we spent the last sunday of the year in bed all day. weston slept pretty much until about 5:00 that evening. i hate when he's sick or not feeling well or hurt! i feel pretty much completely helpless!

10. New Year's Eve - pizza and a movie and sleepytime
we had a raucous new year's eve party. okay, not at all close to the truth :) weston and i decided to spend it together and we placed our pizza order around 7pm. we had to wait an hour to pick it up, so we went and picked up a movie and drove around town until it was ready. on a sidenote, in high school we both worked for lotsa motsa pizza and know how new year's eve and other such holiday nights go at a pizza place. i was so irritated with people being so impatient trying to pick up or order their pizzas. i had one lady with an entire line behind her try to butt in front of me because she was there to pick up her order and i hadn't even placed mine yet - so she assumed this gave her priority. maybe if i had just walked in the door, but i had been patiently waiting my turn in the ONE line they had going, so she could wait behind ME! she was being rude to the kids working and yelling at them - i couldn't believe this woman was being so annoying! i wanted to turn around and tell her off, but all i could manage was a snide "hmfff" or some such noise and glared at her - trying to tell her to grow up and chill out! what did these people expect? new year's eve, 7pm, pizza? really? RELAX!!!! :)

11. New Year's Day - got to actually spend an entire weekday together!
this was amazing - weston and i never have time off together - for an entire day - on a weekday where we can actually DO something! (sundays are our only days to spend 24 hours together). we slept in, had breakfast (i did), took a leisurely time getting ready for the day, and did some random shopping. we went to salt lake so weston could look at some more outerwear, drove to trolley square to find out all of the stores were closed for the day (really?), and then hit up ikea to dive through the madness with 500 other people - nuts. luckily that trip was not fruitless. i found the perfect lamp and ottoman for the nursery. all that's left to get is the garbage can for those potent diapers! :)

12. Dinner with the Proffitts
we met up with clark and margaret new year's day for dinner at macaroni grill. happy birthday clark! the proffitts live in arizona, so we only get to see them about once a year. it's always so fun to see you guys!

so there's a "12 days of holidays" update for anyone who cares :)