Any newly married couple will tell you that the first few Christmases together can be a little tricky. Between balancing two families traditions, and trying to create some for your new family, time can become a premium around the holidays.
Will and I have spend several holiday seasons together by now, and we have some idea of the time we will spend with each family. However, for some reason, this year seems to be even busier! Perhaps because we are back in Greenville and we also are planning on our own Christmas as well. Since everything lined up well, we decided to pretty much do everything this year! That means 8-10 Christmases for us this year!
Last weekend we had our first taste with a big family lunch at Will's Mimi's house, which was awesome. It was the first time in forever that that entire side of the family had been together. Then, we finished up the day in Elberton with a chili dinner with some of Will's mom's family.
Tomorrow, we head to Atlanta for lunch with our sweet friends Tyler & Shea and their babies Jae & Colleen, and Ryan & Jen with brand new little Reed. We are so so so looking forward to seeing these friends! After that, its off to dinner with the rest of Will's mom's family.
Christmas Eve brings brunch at Nana's and dinner at Dan & Terri's. And then comes Santa!
Christmas morning will be our first Christmas in our house. When we first started the search, my only timeline was that I wanted to be in our house before the holidays. There is something so special about this Christmas to me, the first of many in this house. To start our own new tradition, I am making a big Christmas breakfast with sausage, biscuits and gravy, bacon, and cheese grits. I can't wait!
After our celebration in the morning, we are off to my parents house and then to my Grandparents house. Then, the day after Christmas, our friends Hunter and Leah are coming over for dinner!
While it may be a lot of shuffling to get everywhere and see everyone, I am looking forward to our first Christmas back in Greenville. Here's to many more!
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