On Christmas day, Ben and I exchanged our presents to each other (except for a few that we opened the night before!). I got Ben some clothes, a belt holder, a hat, Wii Fit Plus, and Super Mario Bros for Wii. He got me a workout ball, yoga mat, 4 dvds (Brian Regan, When Harry Met Sally, A Christmas Story, and Phantom of the Opera), and a paper shredder (yes, I'm a nerd and really wanted that!). We had a lot of fun exchanging this year since our budget was a little higher than in years past!
We had my parents and grandma over for lunch since my siblings were with their in-laws and Ben's parents were out of town.
We made turkey; mashed sweet potatoes; spinach salad with feta, pears, pecans, and sun-dried tomatoes; broccoli casserole; and homemade rolls (first time I've made my own dough before!).
I made my mother-in-law's delicious Italian cream cake for dessert (Mom helped me ice it and she didn't ice the sides like Deena does though, so it looks a little different), which was a big hit.
It was fun having everyone over since I enjoy entertaining, plus we love having all the leftovers!
Later that night, Ben and I went to see the new Sherlock Holmes movie with Nathan and his parents (Ben's sister's in-laws, so we're practically family!). We were trying to make the 6:15 showing, but the next couple showings were sold out until 9:35. So, we all went to the only place open on Christmas- Waffle House.
We still had time to kill after that, so we went back to the Sorotas' house for a while. We finally made it to the movie, which was really awesome- Ben and I both gave it a 10 out of 10. Of course, we waited to watch the credits since Ben's brother-in-law Noah (whose family we were with) works out in Los Angeles doing music and he played the violin for the movie! Check it out- "Featured Soloists: Noah Sorota" (yes, I actually took a picture of the credits)!
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