So This Is Christmas...

This Christmas, I was a little worried.  I miss my family.  Will and I have had a pretty rough year, lots of change, things are just different than I think we were expecting.  Some times we feel a little "dumped" into the middle of all of this and are just trying to tread water.  But overall, I think it has been good for us.  It has taught us to really rely on one another, and know that we HAVE to count on each other and catch the other when we are in need. 

Overall, Christmas Eve and Christmas day went great.  We were blessed with mostly wonderful things ;).  It was so nice to spend Christmas as a family of 4.  And even though there wasn't a lot of "gift opening" our house was happy and joyful.  It was so much fun.  Shiloh got a hug and some binkies for Christmas and Solomon got an awesome train table that we got months ago for 50% off. (score to Candice and I for our excellent coupon skills) and a little fishing game.  We thought he was going to FREAK out over the train table, because I day hardly passes where he isn't asking to go to Barnes and Noble to play with the train table there.  His reaction was priceless!!!  (unfortunately I do not have any of that footage on the computer but I have some other stuff...like the digital camera he got from my dad).

We went over to my mother in laws family's house for a bit and got to see lots of family that we never see.  Then we went to Candice and Patricks and had a really great dinner and exchanged gifts.  It was a nice time...

I just wanted to share 2 of the most influencial things for me this christmas...well, things that were (re)brought to my attention that really touched me. 

Of course, the classic...which makes me cry

So this is Christmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begun
And so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young
A very Merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
And so this is Christmas
For weak and for strong
For rich and the poor ones
The world is so wrong
And so happy Christmas
For black and for white
For yellow and red ones
Let's stop all the fight
A very Merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good on
Without any fear

And so this is Christmas

And what have we done

Another year over

A new one just begun

And so happy Christmas

We hope you have fun

The near and the dear one

The old and the young

A very Merry Christmas

And a happy New Year

Let's hope it's a good one

Without any fear

War is over, if you want it

War is over now

 

and...I will leave you with this...(thanks to Jenny)

 

Christmas gift suggestions:

To your enemy, forgiveness.
To an opponent, tolerance.
To a friend, your heart.
To a customer, service.
To all, charity.
To every child, a good example.
To yourself, respect.
--Oren Arnold