Christmas

I once heard that the older you get the faster life goes. The older I get the more I see this happening.  I blinked and next this I knew Christmas was here and gone.  It was also unlike any Christmas I have ever had.  For starters I didn’t have to work due to being on sick time.  Because I wasn’t feeling well I didn’t do I lot of adventuring out, I also didn’t want to run the risk of falling since December was FULL of snow and ice.  Most of my shopping I did was on-line.  Due to the UPS truck stopping at my house a few good times Thor now gets all excited every time one drives by, so much so that the UPS guy stopped ringing the bell and would just drop the package and run back to his truck.  Before my sugary I was able to get all my Christmas cards ready to go and sent them out the day before I went under the knife.  One of my favorite things to do is send and receive Christmas cards and I loved all the cards I received through the month of December.  

I also set up all my Christmas decorations before the big day so when I came home it was all ready for Christmas.   The house just felt warm and joyful.  

The lights on the outside of my house only got better with all the snow on them and made me just feel happy.  

Because I had a lot of down time while I healed my days and nights were full of Christmas movies including all the Hallmark Christmas movies I could handle.  My first real adventure out was to the ISPA Christmas party.  My good friends the Bake’s picked me up as I was still taking pain killers.  Even though the party is a dinner party and all I could drink was water it was really good to get out and see people.   It was fun to catch up with everyone and I even came home with some goodies.  The few hours I was out exhausted me but made me smile.  

I had friends stop by off and on bringing me little presents, all of which I loved.  

The week of Christmas I was able to get out for a few hours and go to my BFF’s for a Christmas movie and our gift exchange.  One of the gifts Jennifer got me was a Book of Mormon in Hawaiian!!  If you know me you know how much I love the Hawaiian people and while I can’t read most Hawaiian words it is something I will treasure always!!  

Christmas Eve I headed over to my sisters.  With my mom and Lynn being away their mission my sister took it on herself to try and make the holidays a good one.  My mom and Lynn called in to say hi and while they were face timing Santa arrived!!  He brought the traditional PJ’s and books along with a letter from my Mom and Lynn for the kids to read.  It made me cry.  It was really hard to not have them here and they were very missed.  

After Santa left the kids acted the nativity scene.  

My sister had me this year and gave me my gift.  She spent hours making it and its so warm and soft, I love it! 

For dinner my sister made potato soup, which was amazing.  Christmas morning I was able to go to Church.  It was only an hour long due to it being Christmas but I loved every second of it.   It was almost all Christmas music!   

After I was able to face time with my mom and Lynn.  I am so thankful for technology!  The rest of the day was spent relaxing and watching Christmas movies on TV.  It was weird not having any gifts to open, and I felt a little down.  I love the Christmas session while at the same time it is hard.  I want so much to have my own family, to wake up early and see the excitement on my kids faces and to curl up next to my other half while they open presents.  I long for a husband to make me feel special and loved while at the same time someone I can spoil and surprise.  Most of all I just want a family that I can call my own, one I can make my own traditions with.  I don’t know if I will ever have that.  I don’t know what the plan is for me or what God has in store for me but I hope and pry that one-day Christmas wont be so hard and so lonely.  

That evening we went to my sisters for dinner and so I could give the kids gifts.  

She had ham, green beans and even made orange rolls.  It was so hard to not have a roll!!  As a matter in fact this whole month it has been hard to not have all the holiday treats!!  But the ham was heavenly!!  I am thankful to my sister for working so hard to make it a good Christmas.  I am also thankful for this time of year to spend with family and friends.  Most of all I am thankful for this time of year to think of my Savoir and how much he means to me.  

Now bring on the New Year!  2017 I’m ready!