We had a wonderful day yesterday. It was long and busy and I was up from 4am until 11:30pm with no real downtime in between, but it was worth every minute. Started the day by making whipped cream and waffles. Separated out the presents for us both. 81 this year total. 37 me, 35 C, 9 for both of us. Now I had three external she didn't have which means for once I technically would have had less. Hence the need for "both of us" presents. We got some really practical things this year. Indoor hydroponic garden, seeds to go with it, induction burner, pan to use on it, clothes, C's new monitor, and we both got new tablets. I also for the very first time in my life got Barbies!! I got two - the Margot Robbie one from the movie and the Holiday Edition. So excited to have gotten them. We also got a new blender which I can't wait to use. But our ability to use our presents was cut short as I had cooking to do. I got everything cooked and put in trays by 11am. Then got myself ready. I knew various family members would be there and wanted to be as conservative as possible. I wasn't going to embarrass C in any way. I choose simple makeup and a long dress. I did get multiple compliments on it so I think I did good on that front. There were about 12 people there total. Finally met her dad face to face. The surprise guests were her grandparents (sort of, grandpa and step grandma who no ones likes apparently). I also met her sister's boyfriends and held mine own with them. I'm not sure how well my food went over because there was more left over than I expected. Oh well. I think it might have been too much for the mid-westerners. Especially the radishes. But we had fun, I got good gifts from the secret santa. We headed home around 7:30 and we were back home by 9. We spent time setting up our new tablets and breathing.
Now today I do have to work but I have a specific task to complete. Once that's done I am free until next week. Let's get her done.
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