Merry Christmas! I hope that you've had a wonderful day, celebrating the birth of the Savior with those you love. We are so grateful for all He has provided for us and the way that He is governing our lives. Jesus is the Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace.
Since we weren't able to travel this Christmas, we're enjoying the day together. It's our first Christmas MARRIED, and our first Christmas TOGETHER...ever! And, we've been reminded that we may never be able to enjoy Christmas ALONE again, so we're savoring the holiday.
With that being said, we discovered that our families have very different Christmas traditions. Now comes the joy of figuring out which will work best for our family. Here are the options:
Stavenger Christmas:
*Attend Christmas Eve candlelight service
*Read Christmas story from Scriptures
*Open all gifts in the evening
*Open "Santa" gifts Christmas morning
*Enjoy Christmas day family feast
Petersen Christmas:
*Christmas Eve caroling
*Christmas Eve party at friends' house
*Attend 11 p.m. "midnight" service at Church
*Gift exchange with friends
*Open ALL gifts Christmas morning, including Santa's
*Enjoy Christmas day family feast
So the major question seems to be...when should we open presents? When it's DARK out or when it's LIGHT out?
2 comments:
Morning! Maybe open one or two on Eve but save the rest for morning, there's something fun about waking up in the morning and tearing up all that paper!
You should always get to open one or two on Christmas Eve. In my family, they are always pajamas or "warm cozies". I think this is the first year I've pulled Christopher to my side of the tradition and he got me pajamas! Woo hoo!
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