Life has a way of showing you that you are not really in control after all. This Christmas has been no exception for us. My grandfather passed away 5 days before Christmas, and although we had planned on going home, sleeping late and relaxing this Christmas, we whisked off to California on Christmas afternoon to attend his funeral and to spend a few days with Grandma and the rest of the family. Christmas at my Grandparent’s house is CRAZY (we have to open gifts in 3 shifts)! No wonder Zac has to escape to the den to get a release from the sheer size of my extended family. For me it is great because it’s all I know, but for some who are welcomed into our family, it is a bit overwhelming.
After our few days in California, we went to Broken Bow for a few days with the Taylors and had another Christmas! We got Austin the coolest bouncing Zebra. We think he liked it!
And my favorite present was……
Zac got to go golfing while we were there, and I got to relax and read. This is the definition of relaxing for us. The next week, we were able to attend my cousin’s wedding in California. It was not such a beautiful day, but it was a beautiful wedding and it was nice to gather as a family again, this time under happy circumstances. HOWEVER, the flight created a new experience for me that I have never had before. We were supposed to fly into Long Beach airport, but since the winds were too strong, they had to divert our plane. We ended up landing in Palm Springs, and taking a chartered BUS two hours to Long Beach airport. Thus, we missed the rehearsal dinner, and got into town 4 hours late. We were so mad. I would put up a picture of Zac’s mad face, but I think he’d be embarrassed. Nevertheless, we got there safely and got to take part in the celebration the next day. Thank you family for making this Christmas break so fun and for making us doubly excited to come back to Texas!
