La-Dee-Dah

Well it's me again, guys! Wow, I feel like I've been so busy, well, probably because I have. Let me try my hardest to sum up what's been going on (and by sum up, I pretty much meant explain in detail!).

Well it all started LAST sunday (Nov 30). At church we got a schedule of Christmas-y things to do in the metroplex along w/ dates and cost, etc. When I was younger I remember doing a LOT of Christmastime things and how fun it was. Mind you, I was like 10, so I wasn't as busy. Let me also state that I LOVE CHRISTMASTIME! I liken it a little bit to Disneyworld (I can say that now) in that you can pretty much be a total kid about things and enjoy it to its fullest potential and people don't think you're THAT weird. (eh, and if they do, then Bah Humbug to them)

So... since we're living w/Matt's fam, I talked to Cheryl about this list of activities and which ones that were free that I'd wanted to go to. So we pulled the calendar off the wall and sat at the table and scheduled our Christmas activities. I was so excited!

So, last Friday night we had originally planned to go to Waxahachie and go to Bethlehem Revisited. A church on Main street down there puts on this little market place thing and it's really neat and then after a while you can go into the church for carolers and Hot Cocoa. It's neat, but we ended up not going. I was a little bit sad about this, but I ended up working later that originally scheduled because someone was sick. So I was pretty tired. I did force myself to make Christmas Cookies. Oh yeah, and last Wednesday I had a Stake YW presidency meeting and then Thursday I invited Cheryl to come w/ me to my mom's RS Enrichment night (which was SO awesome, thanks Kirsten for your preparations!). So... i was pretty tired.

Then Saturday morning was our ward's Christmas party. We had a breakfast so as to not interfere with the serveral parties going on. It was good. Then we headed to Arlington for a HUGE nativity display. Folks bring several nativities that they've collected from all over the world or whatever. It's pretty neat, and it kinda brings the meaning of Christmas back around. And, because I wanted so badly to enjoy Christmas we planned on going to the Burleson Parade of Lights and the Tree lighting. heh, Cheryl, Matt, Sean and I made it for about 3 floats. But we saw Santa, and Sean yelled and waved and Santa looked RIGHT at Sean. How cool is that? lol... So we decided to go to Golden Corral and then we went and ran a few Christmas shopping errands.

Sorry, I'm probably exhausting you by typing all of this, so if you need to, you can take a break or a nap and finish later, I won't be offended.

Sunday we tried very hard to sleep in. It never really works out that way. Matt did get my presents wrapped and under the tree (FINALLY!) so that was good. We went to Church (at 1pm... that's all about to change :-/ eh). We got home from Church and ate dinner and it wasn't long before Matt's new calling needed us at the Stake Center to prepare for the First Presidency Christmas Devotional. Matt's new calling is basically helping out with the Media Services at the Stake Center. He LOVES it! He gets to prep the Satellite stuff for broadcasts, and the translator devices for meetings. He even gets to help DJ the dances (which I'm at anyway). It's cool, but it takes more time for those sort of thing. Although, I will say, I feel like I pay more attention because we don't just watch it at home. It's good. And after the broadcast, well of course we stayed and chatted w/ some friends that we don't see as much anymore and yada yada, but we went by my mom's to get more presents that had come in so that I can wrap them.

Yesterday on my way home, I had to stop by the vet to get some pricy meds for Millie. Her super resistant UTI is back again. And we'll have to take her back in eventually for x-rays to make sure she doesn't have a stone (pray for her, please!?). After I got home, Cheryl was so nice and waited for me to take the pups on a walk. So we did that and then ate dinner and then at about 7:30 decided to go ahead and make these SUPER cute cookie baskets for our visiting teachees. I'll have to post pics of them. I made sugar cookie trees (homemade from Cheryl's mom's recipe) and Cheryl made her famous Chocolate Chip cookies....there aren't any left overs.... well there were a few... :-)... but not anymore. We did have enough to prepare cutsie bags for Matt to take some to his co-workers.

Tonight I have to close at work, and then I have to go straight to the Stake Center to have YW/YM/ Stake Presidency meeting. So who knows when I'll be home. But that's okay, I'm glad!

Tomorrow, Cheryl and I will go deliver our cookie baskets. And then we'll probably come home and bake some more. Not necessarily for our Christmas Cookie families, but she and I have Enrichment and signed up to bring something on Thursday.

Friday I have to close as well, but it's also my work Christmas Party at Cheddars.... MMMmmm! Cookie Monster!! (look it up, it's SO good).

Saturday morning is available... at the moment, but I'll probably REALLY end up baking cookies. That's okay w/ me. I like to do this. I like to make cute little trees w/ festive sprinkles. This is fun for me, I'm weird, I know. And then that afternoon we're going to Holiday in the Park.

Sunday, after church is the Stake Music Festival, Matt might be needed for the prep on that as well. Then Monday Matt and I are going to my parents house. We'll probably go out to eat for my brother's birthday which is ACTUALLY this Wednesday but we don't have time this week. Also, my mom and I are going to dip cinnamon bears and candy orange slices in dark and milk chocolate for Christmas treats! I'm really excited about that, it's a new thing she and I are starting. Mainly because my grandma makes all of the Christmas candy and such, we thought it'd be neat to make and bring something different.

So... that's my next week's worth of schedule. Busy, right? lol... that's not even necessarily matt's... he's still doing Tae Kwon Do on Tuesdays and Thursdays... so he stays about as busy as I do... not to mention we teach Sunday School to 16-17 year olds.... oh geeze. but it's good. We try to fit it all in.... but we probably won't plan for 3 things in one day this weekend after the crankiness and tiredness from last weekend.

So how bout y'all? doing anything exciting for Christmas? Let me know! Merry Christmas to all of y'all! Kudos for makin' it to the end! lol!