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Tuesday, December 25th, 2012 December 25th, 2012

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

We went to Phoenix this afternoon to have Christmas dinner at Steph's house (Michelle's sister). James, Steph's boyfriend, works in the food industry* so we had a five course platted meal.

*I say "food industry" because he currently, owns a restaurant, brokers wine, and writes for local food magazines.

Place setting

Place setting

The gold thing above the place is called a "cracker". And in the past, I have just assumed that these were fancy crackers. This never made sense to me because I figured, 'I'm eating dinner, why would I want crackers'.

So, Today, I Learned, that crackers are actually a gift. One person holds one end, and another person holds the other end and you pull. It separates with a loud crack, and there is a present inside. Mine was a pen, but there was also a drill bit set, flashlight, reusable shopping bag, to name a few.

Christmas Tree

Christmas Tree

Pool Balls

Pool Balls

Steph has a pool in her back yard, and she got these floatable, glowing balls to put in it. You can also put weights in them so they submerge under the water.