Back home in Katy, we had many reasons to be excited for our upcoming Morgan family Christmas. For the first time ever, the 6 of us would be spending our Christmas Day watching the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium. It was a special Netflix broadcast of the game with an more exclusive concert to be played at half-time. We were so excited to have our entire Courtright crew to attend the game together, even if it did delay our gift exchange and family celebration a bit. We arrived at the tailgate and I made the kids' favorite ham and cheese sandwiches from Thanksmas (thank you cousin Nikki for the recipe!). We enjoyed the usual tailgate, and the game festivities were amped up a bit for the Christmas Day event. It was a super fun way to spend the day, cheering on our Texans!
Netflix sponsored the broadcast and had been promoting an incredible concert for the half-time performance: Beyonce! Everyone was joking that we were watching some NFL at the Beyonce concert, ha! There was so much buildup before the show, and we soon realized that none other than Beyonce herself would be entering the field directly from our tunnel, literally right underneath our seats in the lower bowl. Wow! It was so exciting to see the production of the show and to experience the thrill of Beyonce's presence. The entire stadium was freaking out, ha! We didn't know at the time, but the concert also featured Post Malone and Shaboozey, as well as Beyonce's daughter Blue Ivy. It was a great show, and we loved our front row seats to the artistry on display.
When it was finally time for our Courtright family Christmas gathering, we were excited for the gift exchange and family traditions with all 6 of us. First up, we all opened our stockings which were filled to the rim and overflowing with goodies. Kaitlynn has become an important helper in this tradition, because she is now Jeff's go-to gift suggestion box for my stocking, ha!
My new favorite family Christmas tradition is the distribution of the wrapped family gifts. I think this is the 3rd year we handed out gifts in this manner. The way the game works: Unbeknownst to anyone else, I figure out a number pattern or formula and then label each of the gifts with numbers instead of names. When it's time to pass out the gifts, everyone has to work together to figure out which gifts are for which people. The idea came from my colleague Amy, and it has been such fun entertainment (for me!) since we started the game a couple years ago. This year, I made the "formula" a little more tricky, and it took them quite a while to figure it out with some subtle hints along the way. I hope we can continue this gift game in the future, so unique and fun!
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