Charlie and my anniversary was December 17th. We've been married for 28 years now. We were going to go to Salvino for dinner, but there were no tables available that night. So we went to Bravo instead. (Lucky 32 would've been our next choice.) Our food was really good. We ordered cheese filled fried ravioli for our appetizer. Charlie had the pasta woozie (alfredo) and I had chicken marsala.
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We had a pretty good Christmas even though I was starting to get sick with a sinus infection. I had made chocolate chip cookies a few nights before Christmas. My son Sean absolutely loves my cookies (the rest of the family loves them as well), so he was excited about that. I only make them once or twice a year. He told me the other day that he wants me to make more. lol For Christmas dinner, I made fried chicken (salt and pepper on Kelly's, Cajun seasoning on Charlie, Sean, and Ashley's, Goya adobo on mine and I dipped it in honey), homemade macaroni and cheese, homemade buttermilk biscuits, corn, and black eyed peas.
We watched the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special while we ate. Sean and Ashley hadn't seen it before and they loved it. It's so funny and touching.
Gifts
I got Charlie two pairs of plaid/flannel house pants. (House britches. lol) Sean and Ashley got him a cup that's like Yeti, but not that brand, and something else, but I don't remember what.
I got my mom a pair of soft pajamas by Cuddl Duds (dark blue with little Christmas trees and red pick-up trucks). She gave us money.
We got Sean the set of Mission Impossible movies. (He wanted them.) We got Ashley the first Outlander book. We got Kelly a video game (Death Stranding), a plush, dark blue/navy blanket, an Ahsoka Funko Pop, a wall tapestry with mushrooms on it, and an Elder Scrolls map. Maybe something else, but I can't remember. Also candy in her stocking. Sean and Ashley got Kelly a game, I think. Maybe God of War.
We got Del and his fiancee Shari a red plaid blanket that's lined with sherpa. Mom said they're getting us a gift card. They didn't know what we wanted and I couldn't think of anything.
Charlie got me new perfume. That's all I could think of that I wanted, so when we were out on our anniversary, we went to Macy's and I picked some out after smelling a lot of it. lol I chose "I Want Choo" by Jimmy Choo. I had been wanting new perfume for a few months now. I was tired of smelling the same. lol I had been using Marc Jacobs "Daisy Dream" for the past several years. I still have about a half a bottle left, so I'll alternate.
Sean and Ashley got me a book I wanted (The Fall of Numenor by J.R.R. Tolkien), a couple boxes of Goobers, and a bag of French burnt peanuts.
When I was finishing up the Christmas shopping on the 20th (for Mom, Del, and Charlie), I went to The Extra Ingredient and bought an apron and a set of biscuit cutters. So Christmas presents for myself? lol
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As I mentioned earlier, I started feeling sick on Christmas day. It was bad Monday through Thursday. Wednesday being the worst. The pain in my head, face, and neck was some of the worst pain I've ever had - a 9 on a scale of 1-10. I started sneezing and coughing on Tuesday or Wednesday. Thankfully, I was never fevered. I started feeling better yesterday evening. Today I felt about 90% better. I'm planning on going to church in the morning. I'm really looking forward to it.
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If I'm able to tomorrow, I really need to pay the taxes on my car and Charlie's hauler. It was due November 30th, so it needs to get done ASAP. As long as AF doesn't arrive, I will get that done.
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