Holiday Weekend

Saturday: I hosted at my house and led my last meeting for a non-profit that I have been involved with for 9 1/2 years. It went very well and the kids here had a lot of fun. The potluck food was great and I feel like it was a nice closure. That evening, I went over to MIL's house to practice the trio I agreed to sing in since Jeremy's Gran had been sick and didn't feel up to singing. More about that on Sunday's entry. At 8PM Jeremy and I decided I should go out and get the food for Christmas Brunch (and a few last-minute presents) It was insane, but not as bad as I thought it would be. I had a TERRIBLE time getting to sleep.

Sunday: Slept late to make up for problem getting to sleep. Played Monopoly with Jeremy, Aenea and SIL. Went to my DF's house for her traditional Christmas Eve sing-along (unfortunately, I could not imbibe in the also-traditional drinking)

At 10:15, I arrived at the church where Gran is the Choir Director thinking I would do my solo part and then duck out with the recessional at the end of the carol singing before the Mass. No such luck. I was handed two pieces of music I had never seen before and asked if I could help with the weak sopranos -- no one could sing the G' needed in one song. Eek!!! Off to the choir room to put on vestments (sorry-no pics.) I did pull off my part in the trio (complete with short solos) AND the G', and then as I went through my MIL's program, I realized there would be no recessional before the Eucharist -- what to do? I came up with an interesting series of internal compromises so my MIL would not sit out alone and also involved Aenea taking her first Communion. It was a lovely and very late evening -- because after we got home from the Mass, we still had presents to wrap.

Monday: Up early to cook brunch, which always includes my Vegetarian Sausage Gravy. We had a lovely brunch at home, with Jeremy's family and my family coming by to eat and present exchange. I got a lot of lovely pampering gifts. Had a short nap and then went and saw the house my Sis and her DH close on on Friday, then went to a family dinner with MIL's DH's family. Got a bit of knitting done, then drove home before football. I'm now ready to crash.

Tomorrow, I am driving my SIL to Miami International Airport where she takes off for a week in Italy. It's about a three hour drive. DF and I were going to do it together and make it a fun day for our DDs, but she had some late-notice family guests (sigh.) Instead Aenea and I will bring our gift cards and check out how insane any Boxing Day shopping might be.