Christmas Eve & Christmas

Christmas Eve is always more special to me than Christmas Day, maybe because it's dark and the lights look prettier and there's a fire. This is when we have our "special" meal and pick a movie to watch and relax.
 

Never get tired of those colored pinecones you throw in the fire to give a special glow!

Brought out my smokey green wine glasses, I only have a pair and I'm so afraid I'll break one, but it's Christmas Eve!

The Pioneer Woman's potatoes au gratin, so delicious but fattening!

Filet Mignon with bernaise sauce, I cooked myself and couldn't believe how well it turned out. Yes, I ate a steak!!

A gift from my aunt was waiting at the gate, felt like it weighed 50 pounds and I didn't have a clue what it was.  CHEESECAKE!! How did she know I LOVE cheesecake??  Well, maybe everybody does.

I had made a batch of raspberry thumbprints, but opted for the chocolate cheesecake instead.

Christmas morning Bob made breakfast. As you can see the kitchen, this is why Bob is not allowed to cook, but he made Eggs Purgatory (not very fitting for Christmas) but they were damn good!

So Bob can cook.  Why does it only happen once every 20 years??!!

I've been hiding out since days before Christmas. We had a huge tree taken down (well, almost . . . I fired the crew, story later) but huge limbs were left in the treetops and I didn't want one falling on the dogs. Got a ladder and a pole to knock it out and it came down and hit me in the face. Haven't had a black eye since I was a kid.  

Very few gifts this year. Sent Rich and Pat some Ice Cubes, yummy chocolate squares.

Fabby was the recipient of an afghan this year for helping me to get Persia from Kentucky. (She is Hucky and Persia's Godmother.)

Baked a yule log for Lynn on the lake, my egg lady.  Love geting my eggs from her.

Christmas Day was 76 degrees, you know where I was all day, in my yard doing gardening (and cleanup from the loser tree guys.) My deer were eating cranberries.

The sun was out, the camellias were blooming and it was a really nice Christmas day.