More as an impromptu party, my roommates and I opened our presents on Christmas Eve morning before we all went home for Christmas. It was really great! I got a couple awesome books and the Hobbit movie with bonus dvd (my favorite!) and we're still planning on having a friends Christmas party.
Once home, I really did just kind of chill for the evening along with making soup. We had to come up with a stand in tree because we've all been so busy these past few weeks that we didn't really have a tree! We pulled out a little tree we've had as a decoration for ages and we decked it up and stuck it above the presents! I liked it. Then, I had trouble falling asleep (which has been very commonplace lately) but I didn't have much issues waking up the next morning. . . I wonder why!
We had Christmas Day breakfast, minus the usual frozen fruit cups (it'd been a busy couple of days) and we had cinnamon rolls (also my favorites). Opening presents was as you'd expect: hilarious and awesome. I got a lot of great stuff! For example, I got a portable keyboard piano!! Granted that's what I asked for, but it's still awesome!! All 88 keys and everything! And a stand for it and I'm borrowing my mum's vintage earphones so that I can play my piano and be the only one who hears it!!! (Hello to no noise complaints at 1 in the morning from my playing!) Last year, I got over $50 in Starbucks giftcards. This year, I got 2 bags of whole bean coffee!! Just as good (if not better) than a whole bunch of giftcards! I've been making my own mochas at home so this is the best!! It will last me a whole lot longer than $50 in giftcards!
I'm proud of myself this year; I didn't go way out of budget for presents for people. I'm trying to live within my budget more and more and I really did accomplish it this year! I didn't set myself back in my finances and I managed to get everyone gifts that they seem to really like. Now if only I could figure out how to fit writing Christmas cards into my busy schedule! Maybe next year, even though I'm still planning on sending some this year . . . you know, as Happy Belated Christmas cards. That's a thing . . . right?
And now, as a virtual tiding from my computer to yours,
HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND THE VERY BEST
OF NEW YEARS TO YOU AND YOURS!
