a texas christmas

on christmas day, we loaded up into mom & dad's expedition and drove the approx. 2 hours to west, texas (the town, not the area) to celebrate christmas with my mom's family. my uncle gerald and aunt marilyn hosted christmas at their house this year which meant tons of tasty food, lots of drinks and, of course, a chance to fire the guns. while it had been snowy in dallas/plano, and the roads were still a little slick as we headed south, there wasn't really any snow to be seen in the waco area by the time we arrived.
we had a super fabulous dinner of homemade bread, mashed potatoes, and shish-kabobs in the beef, chicken and shrimp varieties -- it was all so tasy! after that, we headed outside to fire off a few rounds on various firearms -- handguns to the right of the yard, but the long-range rifles were set up on the left side. yes, it was truly a texas christmas ;)
as the sun started setting, we came inside to participate in a white elephant gift exchange and generally just be lazy before warming up the food and eating again. then we loaded up in the car and headed back to plano for bedtime at mom & dad's house.

we hope you & yours had a truly blessed holiday with your family & friends,
merry christmas 2009!!!

texas: christmas day