It’s been another weekend of holiday shenanigans around here.

Where to begin? 🤔

Friday!

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Have you ever noticed the weekend seems longer when you do something substantial on Friday? After a long, draining work week, Friday nights often end up being a crash nights. This is especially true if you are over say 35. But if you can manage to rally for Friday night fun, the weekend almost seems unending.

This Friday we rallied by hosting a party.

Well.... maybe it was more of a gathering...

^{The table, a cake and some Santa “hats”.}

^{Adult guests brought flowers. Kid guests brought pizza gummies!}

^Snacking

^{Kiddos entertained themselves and us with a little dancing.}

^{The little ones also decorated a small tree to compliment the big one.}

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Saturday

Saturday felt like the ultimate day of slothiness. PJ’s til 2, crapping around on the Internet... it was glorious and relaxing. However, the night had more in store!

At 4pm we headed out to The Green Lake Pathway of Lights. In one of the city’s long standing holiday events, the Seattle Park’s Department places thousands of paper lanterns around the 2.8 miles perimeter of the lake. Families walk around the lake wearing lights themselves to enjoy the show.

^Luminaries

^{Gazing out over the lake.}

At several locations around the lake there were carolers and free holiday beverages. In addition to the luminaries, the city had another treat in store. This year, for the second time in the event’s history, there were HOT AIR BALLOONS! Pilots stoked each balloon’s flame to coornidate with music playing near by.

It was so beautiful!

^{Five hot air balloons rested on the park’s baseball diamonds.}

^{Looking back towards the balloons from the lake.}

^Closer

^Carolers

But wait! There’s more!

^{Another day, another tree...}

After a quick pop past mom’s and dad’s place, it was time to head to Magnuson Park for the Winter Solstice Night Markets. The markets consist of about 100 pop-up shops located in the hanger of an old military base. Additionally, there was a beer garden and about 20 food trucks.

^{Records were purchased.}

From there it was off to a local outdoor shopping center for shopping and dinner. No purchases were made, but some goodies have been added to Christmas lists. 🎄The shops were decorated with lights and the smell of Christmas Commerce filled the air. ☺️

^{Mmmmm..... food picture. What is this... Instagram? Eating at Elemental😂🤣🤣}

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So what is on the cards for today?

So far two things.... pj’s and couch. 😄 There is also a ridiculous amount (at least for me) of new silver in the house.... so will be sharing some of that with the #ssg crew later in the week. And who knows.... more Christmas activities might be in the hopper for tonight. 😁

^{Art bars, and pandas, and Christmas... OH MY!}

Happy Sunday Steemit!

Please enjoy the Christmas song of the day.☺️

All photos taken by @dfinney December, 2018 on an iPhone 7.

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