Eating leftover beef stew my mom made.  Infinitely better and more satisfying than the usual salad for lunch.  I'm making everyone in the office jealous with the smell of this beefy goodness.  Beefy goodness... gross.  Yet so delicious.  Thank you mom! 

The holidays are in full swing and I am soaking it all in.  Tree is up, decorations are hung, Oldies 103.3 is constantly playing their Christmas tunes.  This past weekend was our immediate family Christmas, where my mom, my siblings and I shower the nieces and nephews with gifts.  We gave up on exchanging gifts between adults a few years ago, and keep it all about the kids.  Plus it gives us the chance to get together just us, as Christmas day is complete mayhem with all the aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.  The day has become a tradition that I love and look forward to every year.  I can't imagine Christmas without it.

So we really have 3 Christmases.  Immediate-Cawley Pre-Christmas, Salamone Christmas Eve, and Extended Cawley Christmas Day.  Plus any other Christmas parties we may attend during the season (we have 2 this weekend!!).  I love it!

What I don't love are the few extra holiday pounds I've already accumulated.  And the impending post-holiday depression to follow.  But until then I'm frickin Cindy Loo Who up in here!