Merry Christmas To All, And To All A Good Night

 Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house...

{Look at all my Bee mail!}

Not a creature was stirring, not even a...

 Sophie... go back to bed. You're ruining Christmas.

The puppy stockings were hung by the chimney with care...

In hopes that St. Nicholas would soon put a lot of fancy pantsy gifts under our tree.

Because... really...that's kinda the whole point of Christmas.

{Isn't our first married ornament pretty?}

When out on the lawn, there arose such a clatter,

I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.

False alarm.

Apparently it was just the rare one-antlered unideer.

One part flying reindeer, one part unicorn.

It was a Christmas miracle.

Now on to the gifts.

A few of my favorites: 

Of course, I had to open the blue box first. Duh. What kind of girl do you think I am?

Next up:

I adore these boots. Aren't the studs down the back divine? I can't wait to wear them!

Aaand finally:

Yes. This flat iron is amaaazing, and it comes with all kinds of warnings to prove it.

"Burn hazard! Keep away from children! This product can burn eyes!"

I laugh in the face of danger.

Mwahahahaha.

But for reals. I needed a new flat iron so badly. How bad?

This bad. Eww. I'm kind of embarassed to even post this picture. I've had this damn thing since high school! The plates are all chipped and there's product build up everywhere. Nasty.

I hope everyone had a wonderful ChristmaHanukKwanza!

What was your favorite gift?