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my computer is finally fixed! actually apple gave me a new computer but that’s a whole different story… but now i’m back and have tons to post about! i know the holidays have come and gone but here are some snapshots of my favorite time of the year<\/p>\n

christmas eve<\/b>
\nof every day of the year, christmas eve is always the one i look forward to most but this one beat all others. besides scurrying like a crazy person trying to get my semifreddo done in time to put in the freezer, it was a fun and delicious christmas eve. we went to five crowns, my favorite holiday tradition and enjoyed the good food and holiday cheer. there are carolers that come round to every table and its just not christmas eve without hearing them sing ‘the holly and the ivy’. afterwards, we went back to our house for a little dessert get together. \u00a0it was a truly wonderful and magical night<\/p>\n

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christmas day<\/b>
\nchristmas day around here is alot more chill and casual than christmas eve. we usually gather at my grandmas and have mexican food and open the remaining presents. i made a quinoa mexican salad which was a nice alternative to the usual heavy, meat filled mexican dishes and a ricotta blood orange cheesecake which i plan to make again in the near future.
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my computer is finally fixed! actually apple gave me a new computer but that’s a…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[37,135,64,65],"class_list":["post-160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-holidays","tag-christmas","tag-hayley","tag-holidays","tag-in-review"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9jmlt-2A","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17,"url":"https:\/\/hellohayleyblog.com\/index.php\/2014\/12\/27\/happy-christmas\/","url_meta":{"origin":160,"position":0},"title":"happy christmas","author":"hayley","date":"December 27, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"happy belated christmas! this year was certainly a good one. it was filled with my favorite things like baking and good food and walks by the beach and presents but best of all, it was filled with spending time with people i love. here are a few snapshots of my\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "holidays"","block_context":{"text":"holidays","link":"https:\/\/hellohayleyblog.com\/index.php\/category\/holidays\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/C3.jpg?fit=600%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/C3.jpg?fit=600%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/C3.jpg?fit=600%2C450&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8,"url":"https:\/\/hellohayleyblog.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/28\/oh-christmas-tree\/","url_meta":{"origin":160,"position":1},"title":"oh christmas tree","author":"hayley","date":"December 28, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"when I read an article a few weeks back about how the biggest tree in canada was at the toronto eaton mall, I knew I had to see it! 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