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So the good news was that I was lucky enough to have a five-day weekend. But the bad news was that Jon was gone most of that time. Usually, we spend Christmas Eve with my family and then take the red-eye to the East Coast to spend Christmas Day with his. But, because I was low (okay, actually negative) on vacation days this year, I decided to stay home this holiday season.

What happens when I'm left alone and all I have to keep me entertained is a roll of paint tape? This happens:

Yes, I finally made a decision about the wall in our upstairs guest bathroom. The photo above shows the wall before any painting. I started the project on Christmas Day and am about halfway done with it.

P.S. We hosted Christmas Eve dinner for the first time and everyone should have it as easy as we did. My parents brought some snacks, my brother's family picked up dessert and my sister's family took care of the main course and most side dishes. And our guests actually washed and dried all of the dishes before they left. So yeah, in a nutshell, my family rocks.

P.P.S. Jon's parents gave us a coffee machine and a hot chocolate maker, both of which are awesome. And now — since we already had an espresso machine — we're all set if we ever want to turn our kitchen into a coffee shop.