Christymas

December 25, 1972. 
Celebrating my first birthday!

December 25, 2010.
Celebrating my 39th birthday.

Christmas Day is my birthday.  This year was my 39th.  And, it was one of my best ones.  I was delivered to my parents at the hospital in a Christmas stocking.  The stocking goes up every year as my birthday stocking. 

I definitely was out of the box for Christymas... more than I wanted to.  I did not do a good job preparing for the day (food wise) and was, therefore, not set up to make good choices.  Plus, my cousin's wife makes the most delicious cheesecakes and I had to try both of them.  :)

But, it was a great day.  Woken up at 4 am by Lucy (my 6 year old) asking if it was morning yet.  Then my almost 8 year old, Kyra, got into my bed with her noisy, new Zhu Zhu pet (which made some pretty annoying sounds at 5 am). But, the first thing both girls said to me was "Happy Birthday!"  Very sweet.  I'm usually not remembered before Santa.  So, my day started off right. 

Brandon's parents came on Christmas Eve and spent the night.  So, they were with us for Santa.   We had a really special time with them. And, I was able to make hashbrowns for breakfast that we could all eat.

We then went to Lafayette to see my family.  I brought some veggies and no calorie ranch dressing.  I ate a lot of this.  Then I ate a lot of chex mix, cheesecake, and enjoyed my Westerhall.

I knew I'd be out of the box some and spent the two days prior to Christmas on my stationary bike. I biked 60 miles over those two days in hopes that it would help compensate for any mishaps I might have.  

After all I ate, I am VERY glad I did that.... though I think another 40 miles might have been needed.  Guess I got to get moving today!