Christmas Day

About time I got around to this! Jay and I had Christmas at our place again this year. My parents, Jay's parents, and the couple from next door all came over. Our neighbor's son lives down in Florida, they don't have any other family in the area, and it would be a shame for them to spend the holiday alone. My brother, his wife, and their new daughter went up north to his wife's family for Christmas this year. It's only fair since they've been coming to our place for the last few years, and they have a new baby to show off to her family. We had the counter covered with appetizers so people had plenty to much on. Everyone sat around the living room and chatted until dinner was served. Jay had prepared orange glazed ham, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and other dishes I can't remember! I thought we were going to have to split people up at two tables, but Dorry, neighbor lady, said if we cozied up we could all sit at the same table. After we were all stuffed, we went back out to the living room to open presents. When all the presents were opened, and dinner had settled a little bit, we went back to the kitchen for a slice of Mom's pecan pie! People started packing up and heading out a little after desert. The parents would have stayed longer but there was some inclement weather on the way, and they had to drive home. When everyone had left,we finished cleaning up, washing the dishes and sat back in front of the fireplace.