Wow...is it really only nine days til Christmas? No matter how prepared I am - the holiday rushes in! I love it though...getting excited about gifting and sharing and spending time with family!!!!
It's been an interesting ride in regard to our travel this year. First, we made plans to go to Bossier or Longview this year. Then, we realized that the loss of my job may make that trip impossible. Now we have decided that "it's only money - we'll make more" and threw caution to the wind. Yea!!!!! This weekend we're sharing a wonderful traditional Italian Christmas dinner with my brother and his girldfriend, Lauren on Saturday, then after they leave, we're going to Whispers to share Christmas and Birthday celebrations with our friend Melvin. Next on Sunday, we're sharing a wonderful Christmas celebration with our friends, Frannie and Robert, Kane, Edward, Briana, and Caralinna. Next, Christmas Eve's eve, we're going out to the ranch to celebrate the holiday with my Dad, Tim, Mom, and the kids. We'll wake up early on Christmas Eve morning and share Christmas with Chris, Amy, Gage and Kaleob. Then, we're driving to Bossier on Christmas Eve to share the holiday with Mark, Tina, the kids, and many other loved ones...then we're driving to Longview to share the joy of waking up Christmas morning with loved ones and watch the baby (Emily) open her Christmas gifts. Later that same morning...we're going to drive to Rayville to see Dylan and Alex (We miss them sooooo much). Finally, on Christmas evening, we're driving back home to have a day of relaxation and fiddling with Santa's presents.
Wow...we're some pretty busy folks this season, but it's wonderful, awesome, fantastic, and very festive. Eve and I are so blessed and thankful for the people in our lives. I was listening to the news this morning and heard this man talking about his book...365 days of gratitude...every day of the year he writes a 'thank you' letter to someone in his life - one day he wrote one to the two people at the coffee shop who always remember his name and what he drinks. What an amazing gift of self. This gentleman said that he got the inspiration while on a walk in the mountains when life wasn't going so great. He realized that until he was thankful for what he had...he could never be hopeful for the things the wanted. What a wonderful message, and I think I will adopt that practice...so...if you get a thank you letter from me just for being you...know that I am forever endebted to the people in my life and their love, which makes me who I am today. For starters...a broadcast "THANK YOU" to the family who supported me no matter what...to my landlord who provides my shelter...to the A&M staff who saved Mr. Frodo's life...to my co-workers, past, present and future, who make a day go by...to my professors who challenge and motivate me...AND, to Bill Gates...who made this entire blogging experience reality.
I love you all...wish you the happiest of Holiday Seasons, and hope everyone is feeling the same joy as me!
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