So, Christmas Day for us was pretty laid-back. Originally, we planned to go to one of the fancy-schmancy hotels here in Tianjin and take advantage of its Western breakfast buffet. We really enjoy some of the breakfast offerings by street vendors here in China, but sometimes you just get a hankering for an omelet, waffles, and hot, crispy bacon made by hands other than your own. The problems with those buffets, however, are: a.) they can be rather expensive, and b.) they're like a box of chocolates: you never really know what you're going to get. When someone says Western breakfast, that could mean "just like home," or it could mean cold bacon and a few strangely filled pastries.
After much thought, we decided that our cravings for Western breakfast would be sufficiently satisfied by a couple of breakfast value meals at the nearest McDonald's. So, we got up and, after opening our gifts to each other, we snagged a cab to Mickey-D's and had a couple of sausage egg McMuffins. What could be more American than that?
After breakfast, we headed back home and called our family back in the States. Then we thought we might head out to...somewhere? We planned to take advantage of the extra day off and go visit some of the local sights. But, after calling our family members, we decided we were just to warm and cozy in our little apartment to go back out into the cold. So, instead of sight-seeing, we snuggled up on the couch and watched a few movies. Maybe not the most exciting day in the world, but it was like heaven to me. It was a very satisfying and restful way to spend our one day off--we both had to go back to school the day after Christmas.
Anyway, here are a few shots of our present-opening and Christmas breakfast:
Me and Ben's creative gift-wrap efforts.
Ben's first prezzie.
Ben's pretty excited about his new travel tea mug! We both got each other cool travel cups for Christmas (you can see my shiny new red tea bottle in the picture at the top).
Egg McMuffins, here we come!
Ben got me this coat, hat, and scarf for Christmas. He's the best ever!
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