A Day in the Life

Christmas season really gets me thinking about the people that matter most to me. This is partly because I am trying desperately to think of the perfect present for each person, but also because it is a time when family and friends celebrate together and spend more time with each other. I have been able and WILL be able to spend lots of time with those I love this month. Other things I am grateful for this month:

Christmas treats (thanks for the recipe email, Lisa:)

Library cards (books for free always make me happy)

Warm Clothes (it has been snowing on and off for the last week)

Thoughtful people who inspire me to be thoughtful myself

Christmas Music (I am hooked, I love it)

Displays of the Nativity scene to remind me that it’s Jesus’ birthday

Finding the perfect present idea, and anticipating the look on their face when they open it

So yesterday the weather turned cold.  This wasn’t that big of a deal because it is almost December.  Today we skipped right past Thanksgiving.  This morning we went to Home Depot to buy some outdoor lights, to put on the front of our house.  This simple shopping trip shortly turned into a Christmas festival, we ended up buying a 7 foot Noble Fir.  We strapped it to the car and took it home and got it set up. It looks so good!  We also decorated the house and it looks nice as well.  We are the first house on the street to have Christmas Lights up!  And we listened to Christmas Music all day!

We also went ice skating today.  I had never gone ice skating before so I was a little nervous.   Andrea helped me and I was surprised at how quickly I get accustomed to it.  I used to Rollerblade a lot so that helped.  It was a really fun day, but maybe we skipped Thanksgiving too quickly.  I am going to leave some photos here of ice skating trip.