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Christmas Eve
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Alan had to work that morning at the restaurant, which will be one of the few Sunday's he has left at MiMis before he starts his new job which consists of Sunday's off from now on. As you can Imagine we are soooo excited! Anyways Alan got off early because as you can imagine it was dead on a Sunday in Orem. Christy had spent the night previous because she also had to work at the restaurant. I got ready and did my hair, which is becoming a major pain since its getting so long. I think I'm due for a haircut any day now. We left the house at 5pm to get Christy to the Airport to fly home to Boston.
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Alan & I headed to the other side of Salt Lake where his Aunt Jan lived. His family isn't as close as ours but they all got together because Grandma Hugie was visiting. And Since I have never really met Grandma or his other relatives we decided it was a good idea to go. We headed up the side of the Mountain. She lives in a very well off part of Salt Lake. In fact you couldn't drive any higher because there wasn't a street higher. As you can imagine the view of the whole Salt Lake Valley was AMAZING! Everyone was very nice, in fact some of his Aunts and Uncles didn't even know who Alan was because the last time they saw him he was 10-12 years old. haha. A good majority of them are inactive and so the wine was flowing quite steadily. I don't mind when ppl drink , if it were to be beer I probably would have sat in the car because I always get sooo sick from the smell. I thought it was kinda funny because the more they drank the more friendlier they were. haha. They served dinner... which was more like really fancy expensive food, you know aka barely any food on your plate. I ended up filling up on crackers, cheese, and salami! haha. Because everything they had was def stuff Alan & I don't even eat or try to. His Aunt Jan got everyone Christmas Presents. Including us... It was this really fancy pretty box and inside was a card with a $100 in cash! We were def shocked and weren't expecting that but we were extremely grateful to her generosity. We ended up leaving at 8:45pm and by the time we got home it was almost 10pm. We then ate a REAL dinner... haha. And watched It's A Wonderful Life, before going to bed.
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Christmas Day
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We woke up at 8:30am and came downstairs and opened our stockings. We really didn't get a lot for each other this year because most of everything is going to Brenton and his Nursery. I got Alan floor mats for his truck and a steering wheel cover... of course it was Chevy, Black and Yellow to match. He was quite excited, a lot more than I expected him to be. He also got 2 New Seasons of Simpson's, and a Daily Simpson Trivia Calender for his desk at work. He also got 2 New CD's and blackhead scrubs. haha. Alan got me some gorgeous Jewelery and a Jewelery Box that matches our bedroom set. I also got a Dean Martin Movie DVD Pack , Snow Patrol CD, and Of course we both got Dental Floss with tons of Candy. :) We also got Money from My Dad, Alan's Parents, & Grandpa Joe. As well as $40 gift cards each to Kohl's from the Adams & my grandparents. A really big fun Snow Globe for our Christmas Decorations. Brenton got a crib, swing, bouncer, comforter set, and a really cute Tommy Hilfiger outfit! :)
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After we opened presents we quickly got ready and headed to Salt Lake to my Aunt Monica's House. We then all piled into My Uncles truck and drove down to the Grand America Hotel in downtown Salt Lake for Buffet Brunch. I pretty much stuffed myself silly! haha. It was really really yummy. From fresh omelets made the way you want, fresh fruits, and every other breakfast food you could think of. After that we headed back to there house. Everyone took a Nap, except for Emily & I. We instead played Mexican Domino's and ate a 1/2 pound of chocolate... how?! I am still not sure. haha. Grandpa & Grandma Adams stopped by the give the Adams there Christmas Presents. After visiting for a few hours we decided to go to the Movies. The Girls saw "A Night in the Museum" & The Boys saw The New James Bond Movie. We also went to Scott's Boss's House where everyone ate again except for me. I was still sooo beyond stuffed from earlier. Alan really liked it because he had a garage just like his dads filled with old cars. We left around 10pm so we could go to bed. Alan went snowboarding the next day with them, while I slept in.
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