{"id":796679,"date":"2022-01-13T04:15:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T04:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/?p=796679"},"modified":"2022-02-11T03:03:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T03:03:02","slug":"christmas-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/2022\/01\/13\/christmas-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We decided to go to Manzanita for a month over Christmas. The boys had a substantial winter break and we were able to go up for a month. Covid numbers are still sketchy so we decided to keep it just us and see family in smaller batches. Plus, the weather has been pretty ‘winter-y’, so keeping travel down made sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We had a hard time finding a Christmas tree and had made peace that we would not have one this year. On a related yet unrelated note, my friend Liann had told me to expect someone to drop something off at my house in a couple of days. She apparently has a friend who was visiting Manzanita over Christmas and had her bring a surprise to me! It was such a delight to learn that it was a handmade pinecone wreath that Liann and her children had collected and made! David purchased a gorgeous holiday bouquet. We placed it in the center of the wreath. Surrounded the wreath with lights and that became our ‘tree’ for the year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The oatmeal t-shirts were envisioned by our little niece, ‘M’, and made by Uncle Paul. So fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n