Its a Texas thing!

One of our Lockard family Christmas traditions was that we always got to open ONE present on Christmas Eve. For years and years and years and years, I eagerly awaited opening that gift with anticipation for what would be inside. I am almost embarrased to admit how long it took me to realize that the package we got to open on Christmas Eve was ALWAYS pajamas. My mom would spend much time agonizing over the perfect (picture and video) perfect PJ's for us, wrap them and somehow mark them so she could hand us each a "surprise" gift on Christmas Eve. Getting Christmas PJ's is now one of my favorite Christmas traditions.

Whenever I tell people about our Christmas pajamas, without fail I get a response somewhere along the lines of... "Oh, thats neat, my ____________(friend, roommate, cousin) does that too. And they're from Texas." I don't know why it seems to be such a localized tradition, but I sure am glad I'm from Texas... because I love my Christmas PJ's.

This year, after some Christmas PJ mishaps... I pulled out 2 yards of Chrissmas-y fabric I had purchased in Texas a while back and set off making my own pair. It turns out 2 yards is not quite enough fabric to make full length PJ's for my gigantor length legs... so I made capris. And since I decided that I needed to make my own PJ's apox. 24 hours before we left town, I pulled a pair out of the back of the drawer that I never wear anymore and cut them to pieces to make a pattern. Then called my mom in desperation about how to put in an elastic waistband. For all my inexperience though, I think they turned out super super cute.

Yeah I know they don't look super Christmassy in that view, but there is no denying the holiday spirit in that fabric.

I even went hog wild and embelished the cuffs with pink satin ribbon I had laying around.

And then... as much as I love my PJ pants, I think they are even cuter because of the pink and red striped shirt I found at the store right next to JoAnns (where I had to go this AM to get elastic for the waistband.)

I am pretty sure I do not want to change out of these PJ's for the next 4 days... and perhaps longer!