Now that school is back in full swing again (boo!) I’m already seriously longing for the relaxing days of Christmas break. Call me spoiled (I know I am!) but I’m used to getting a full two weeks off for Christmas break, and this year the break was a whopping two days shorter (boo hoo, I know), and it felt like a significant difference. It probably didn’t help that we spent a big chunk of the break visiting family, which is never quite as relaxing as I’d like it to be.

Anyways, I’ve been daydreaming about how wonderful the break was and how much I love having some extra time off, so today we’re going to take a quick peek at what my break looked like, via Instagram. Because we haven’t done anything particularly exciting recently, and Instagram is all I have to show for what I’ve been up to lately.

This is the view from my grandmother’s back porch, taken on Christmas Eve. I look at this and am sad about how low the lake is (damn drought!), but if I look past that I’m struck by how gorgeous the view is and how I never really notice it when I’m there. Love.

After Christmas we headed up to Dallas for a few days to visit Corey’s family – this is the Christmas tree in the Galleria there. I kind of wanted to try to convince Corey to steal it and bring it home for our living room next year, but something tells me it might not fit.

I also got to play Trivial Pursuit with the family (hardest! game! ever!)…

…and wear some of my cute new clothes (that I got as Christmas gifts)…

…and do a lot of this…

…(and so did the puppies)…

…and Corey got to try out his new waffle maker I got him for Christmas to make me the most amazing dinner ever…

…and on the last night of the break, we went all out and cooked some steak, shrimp, scallops, and risotto for an end-of-the-break dinner. It was fabulous.

And that’s my break in a nutshell. Wonderful, too short, and over. Wah.

How was your Christmas break? Any other teachers have a shorter-than-usual break this year?

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