it's time to settle in to the family christmas eve. it's like our traditional christmas eve, except not at all. we usually have a nice polish dinner at the grandparents' house with the extended family. and we are all allowed to open only one gift, which grandma forces into 4 or 5 (not that i complain)...and we all have a bit to drink and all...so this year is a bit different, as my little fam sits in the red room, watching pirates of the carribean on the new big tv, eating take home thai food and delivery pizza with lots of wine and beer and shoo-ing the dog. we're calling it the international christmas eve...thai, italian, mexican beer, and french pastries...and pirates. who doesn't love pirates.

yes, so off to celebrate christmas. probably with pictures to follow tomorrow.