Best. Husband. EVER!

Really. I know everyone says it, but I mean it.

Over the last couple of weeks, I've put in many hours working for a local, family-owned business helping them out with the Christmas rush. Therefore, I've neglected my house, my blog, and my planning. Our family decided to do a progressive dinner this year since three of us have houses all within a mile of each other. Normally, I would have spent hours planning and shopping, making sure every last detail was perfect. However, I didn't do one iota until yesterday. Talk about procrastination.

Yesterday, I worked my last full day of the season. While I was at work, my husband was watching our son. He called me toward the end of the day and told me he had a small surprise for me. Come to find out, he had washed TWO loads of dishes, done THREE loads of laundry, folded and put away clothes, and swept and mopped the kitchen floor! I don't think a surprise that stops your heart should be called "small." A warning label should have come with that announcement. I felt SO incredibly blessed! He said he thought it would help me to get a jump-start on the house. What a sweetheart.

Then, after I got off work, my husband and son came with me to brave a small local grocery store. On Christmas Eve. My heros...*happy sigh* My husband even wracked his brain, endured all of my anxiety and indecision, and helped me come up with an awesome theme for our part of the Christmas progressive dinner: Red, white, and green; a taco bar with 7-layer dip.

Then, this morning we got up a little after 7:00AM when our son woke us up. My husband did ALL of the cooking and food preparation. He really is my hero.

Meanwhile, I went into a cleaning frenzy, the likes of which have not been witnessed in our humble abode in...well, ages. I spun around, hither tither, frantically decluttering, rearranging, sweeping, and perfecting our living room, dining room, and bathroom.

Unbelievably, we had our house looking very tidy, set our dining table beautifully, and had delicious food on the table on time (I was a bit late on wrapping presents, however....ah, well, you can't have it all, right?).

This Christmas has TRULY been the best Christmas ever for me. Thanks to the BEST husband EVER. I never would have pulled it all together if it weren't for him. (And he made THE most amazing tacos. Pretty sure Taco Bell will be calling, begging for the recipe).

Merry Christmas!

{Special thanks to:
***My husband-for cleaning and cooking without a single complaint.
And for putting up with me...
***My sister-for fixing my hair this morning after I realized I had
neglected to do that and also to put on make-up.
***My husband's parents for helping me get our house back in order after the dinner.}

NOTE: Even after having 12 people over today, our living room, kitchen, dining room, and bathroom are the cleanest they have been in MONTHS. It's nice to see only 3 small dishes in the sink after serving tacos to 12 people. A little work goes a long way...and my husband and I put in a LOT of work today. It all paid off, though. I pray today's energy, motivation, inspiration, and optimism continue through next week and beyond.