A Christmas Story.

A Christmas Story.

It's been a wonderful Christmas weekend at our house. Probably the most laid back and relaxing holiday I have ever had (or will have in the future since little miss will be here next year). Clark and I decided to spend Christmas Eve alone with just the two of us. 

The day started with a skype date with my family. Great way to start the day!! After getting our fix with the lack of our family not being here we said our good-byes and went grocery shopping. Let me just say that the spirit of Aloha was everywhere to be found. Although there were more people in the stores than ever before the crowed didn't cease to disappoint with their good mood. This helped make our shopping trip quite successful.

I've been wanting to cook something different and special of Christmas Eve and found our duck at a incredible deal. Having never cooked anything this complicated before I didn't realize it would take about 4 hrs to complete. So, since we had to wait a while we decided to go to the movies. Once we got out of the movies I was pretty excited to go home and get ready for the candlelight service at Hope Church here in Kaneohe. Its been sort of a tradition my family has been doing since we are all older. The service was beautiful and I loved being outside surrounded by all the festive lights.  

mangoes, crispy duck & roasted potatoes, green bean casserole, gravy

Luckily, the food turned out great! Lots of fresh fruit was included. 

The night ended with us just sitting outside on our porch talking about our families + the precious gift we will be receiving in a few months. It will be the best gift period. This weekend we celebrated baby jesus birthday and can only imagine how amazing it will be celebrating our own baby's birthday!!