Express Christmas

Our first married Christmas was WONDERFUL! We kick-started it off with a whirlwind trip to VA to celebrate with our families. And whirlwind it was! We were there for less than 48 hours!! But the 7 hour drive there and back was worth every second!

We started our trip nice and early Tuesday morning ready to surprise our families by getting to VA several hours earlier than expected! Our plan worked out perfectly! We hid in the dinning room while Chris' mom came home from work. As soon as she opened the door we let Jak loose, who then preceded to give her lots of hugs and kisses! He LOVES his Grandma! And she spoils him as every good Grandma should!

Next up on our list was surprising my family by showing up to dinner unannounced! My mom was in on our little secret and told us where the family was having dinner that night. Special bonus was that they were going out to eat with our very close family friends the Moschettos! The looks on their faces when we showed up were priceless! My dad's face was amazing too! He didn't know we were coming and so when I ran up to him and hugged him he was torn between surprised and "this is so normal." Dinner was fabulous! I love when everyone gets together!






After dinner it was back to Chris' parents house to have Christmas with his bro and Joanna. Jon is a private pilot and had a flights planned so this was the only time we could fit in Christmas. Jon loved our regifted creepy clown figurine (see UGLY SWEATER PARTY POST) while Joanna was a little creeped out by it. They gave us awesome presents...Chris some BluRays (to which he announced "I guess that means I'm getting a BluRay Player.") I got the Harry Potter Collector Edition Wirard's Chess Set! Its AMAZING!!





Wednesday morning we woke up and headed out to DC to meet up with my Grandpa for lunch! It was so fun to catch up with him and for him to get to know Chris a little better. I also had the best steak and cheese sandwich of my life! If you are ever in Bethesda, MD you have to go to Geppetto's... you won't regret it!

After lunch it was back to my house to spend time with the family. This included watching funny YouTube videos and teasing Brendan. We had a delicious family dinner and then opened presents! Santa was very good to us! I got a sewing machine and Chris got a Phillies' tie. He is very excited to show it off at Church! We gave Roxy and Holly wands from our trip to Harry Potter World...their faces were priceless! We also introduced our family to "Shut The Box" an old English Pub game we are obsessed with. Mama Wells loved the wedding album we gave her. I have a feeling I'm going to get a phone call soon asking me to explain how to use Shutterfly.com. :o)





After presents we all headed out to Woodgrove to watch Brendan play basketball. He had a great game! Almost a triple double! (He was almost in double digits in scoring, steals, and assists.) I got to show off my hot hubby to some old high school teachers and friends as well.

After the game we headed back to Chris' parents to have Christmas number 2. We are very spoiled! More fabulous presents (Chris got his surprise BluRay player!) and spending time with my new sister, Lauren. Between both Grandmas Jak has enough toys and treats to last time til next Christmas.



Thursday we celebrated Jon's birthday then packed up the car and headed to Scranton to celebrate with Chris' Grandma and Uncle. While in Scanton Jak was even more spoiled by Aunt Annette and we got the best gift ever... Cheese Jax. YUM! We surprised Grandma with our visit! She was sooo excited! It was so fun to hear her stories and tell her about life in RI.





Friday morning it was back to RI and life and recovery time.