Didn�t.

I didn�t take my comfy pants off for days till last night. (Not the same pair all that time, mind you. Eww.)

I didn�t put bows on the presents. Wrapped and done.

I didn�t even use many tags. (Just coded them by wrapping.)

We didn�t have a beautiful family picture for our Christmas cards � I ended up making a collage so all four of us would be represented.

I didn�t get out of bed before 9 a.m., ever (even on Christmas morning � our children ROCK.)

I didn�t make �real� cookies with cut outs or beautiful icing (and Santa still liked them just fine�he told me so.)

The Bub didn�t change out of his Christmas jammies for more than 24 hours, and that was just to change into new ones.

I didn�t cook anything on Christmas eve. (Pizza. Thank you.)

I didn�t take enough pictures � I was too busy being in the moment. (But I�ll probably regret it.)

I didn�t pick up the millions of itty bitty legos that have been underfoot for days. (Still haven�t. I kind of surrender.)

I didn�t make the bed once, even with tons of family here.

I didn�t take one piece of Christmas decor down. (But I�m feeling the itch.)

I didn�t mind one single bit when the whole family sat down and watched Despicable Me during Christmas dinner. I loved it � it was easy and fun and relaxed and US. (We love that movie!)

I didn�t break out into hives when the house was trashed for 36 hours straight.

And then I still didn�t clean it after 36 hours � I just left and went shopping. :)

My husband and I didn�t exchange gifts � because being debt free is going to be our gift to each other and our family. (SOON.)

 

Every year, I have all of these visions of what our holidays will be in my head -- usually there�s a soft glow around everyone, birds are singing (somewhere) and I look 15 pounds thinner�it�s a great vision. In my head. :)

And those visions pretty much never happen. It�s never perfect. I never accomplish all that want to. Every year I say, I�ll make a list of those things I want to get done and make sure to do them. And every year life gets in the way.

A whole lot of �didn�t� happens.

And every year I realize how very OK with that I am. Our holidays don�t end up our like my visions -- they always turn out so much better. So sweet. So close. So much family. So much big, fat, LOVE.

I hope your holiday was all you (didn�t) envision and so, so, so much more. :)

 

I�ll be back tomorrow with an update on my office redo!