sunday:

christmas eve lunch with my family
prep overnight cinnamon rolls
early dinner just us: a hot cocoa snack dinner
- hot cocoa bar with this awesome set,
  - or these peppermint hot cocoa spoons,
  - or this marshmallow hot cocoa spoon,
  - or this sprinkle-y hot cocoa bomb (KK would LOVE this!),
  - or this reindeer cocoa set!!!
- this trio set of roasted holiday nuts,
  - or this trio set of savory holiday nuts,
- cheese + crackers,
- popcorn
  - see our must-haves for the best popcorn here
  - see popcorn introduction + choking info here
  - brett and I exchange these three gifts every Christmas - last year we invested in gooooood popcorn gear and it has been the best gift ever. truly.
- regular pretzels,
- these christmas peppermint pretzels!!!
  - and/or these christmas white chocolate pretzels
  - and/or these milk chocolate pretzel rods
- etc

monday:

christmas day just us!
- breakfast: overnight cinnamon rolls
- dinner:
  - brett cooks a turkey
  - mashed potatoes + gravy
  - cornbread dressing
  - green bean casserole
  - christmas salad
  - segmented grapefruit + orange or citrus slices
  - soft dinner rolls or rosemary rolls

tuesday:

christmas party at a college friend’s house

wednesday:

leftovers
make a triple batch of yogurt muffins, egg muffins - freeze leftovers for our Airstream trip

thursday:

dinner:
- make a bunch of things to stock the freezer for our Airstream trip:
meal prep:
- freeze leftovers, make smoothie cups

friday:

slow cooker broccoli cheese soup
- served on its own, with saltines, or with instant pot baked potatoes
- roast some bacon, set out green onions + sour cream for brett
- set out leftover roast chicken for brett as a baked potato option, too - with bbq sauce, ranch, and buffalo sauce
- freeze half the soup in these containers - here’s how I freeze and thaw soup
goooood salad stuff for the week
big bowl of fruit

saturday:

make some beans, rice, and quesadillas to freeze for our Airstream trip
dinner:
- snack dinner saturday, explained in this ig post about our latest dinner themes - lately we love some sort of cheese, cracker, and smoothie combo
  - usually a toddler-friendly movie is involved, too
meal prep:
- clean out the fridge

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