Well, for those of you who may be wondering, Grace has decided to return to waking up a few times a night. However she has been sleeping through about once a week or so........I'll take whatever I can get!
We've had such a wonderful Christmas season so far. Gary, after being self-employed for several years, returned to work this past spring and as a result we were able to attend a fancy Christmas party! It's feels like it's been years since I got dressed up and went out for the evening. The party was at Heritage Valley....it was beautiful! We got to enjoy an amazingly yummy buffet, I won a waffle maker, Gary won a gift certificate for some tools (totally made his night!) and we enjoyed listening to a great live band while we danced and danced and danced! My feet hurt for days from dancing in heels!
We were also invited to a christmas party by some people from our church.. The dinner was delicious and it was great getting to know people that we see regularly but have not had the opportunity to get to know. After dinner we sat around with some guitars, drums and even cowbells and sang christmas carols. It was so much fun. It feels like Christmas.
I'm just so happy. I'm not really sure how to express it except to say that I'm finding so much joy here in my home with Gary and the kids. Sometimes when I think about it I feel like I could burst.....God has been so good to me, to us. It's funny because this is the first year that financially we are not even sure how we are going to get through christmas. I'm finding that I'm not as stressed as I thought I'd be. Instead I am just so very thankful for what I do have and I feel filled with hope for the future.
A funny thing happened yesterday while we were at the mall shopping. We were coming down the elevator in Sears, when the door opened there was a lady waiting with a baby in a stroller. I instantly recognized her from blog world. I have been checking out her blog regularly since she had her baby last year. I originally came across her through a link on a friends blog.......anyhow......I walked out of the elevator and said hi to her and her baby (called them by name) forgetting that she totally has no clue who I am!!! I must have scared her. I quickly explained how I knew her and her little family. The funny thing was that moments later her husband walked by and I smiled and said hi (once again forgetting that he does not know me!!) I didn't stop to explain myself that time. I guess this is the reality of living out part of our lives on-line. Wierd.
We've had such a wonderful Christmas season so far. Gary, after being self-employed for several years, returned to work this past spring and as a result we were able to attend a fancy Christmas party! It's feels like it's been years since I got dressed up and went out for the evening. The party was at Heritage Valley....it was beautiful! We got to enjoy an amazingly yummy buffet, I won a waffle maker, Gary won a gift certificate for some tools (totally made his night!) and we enjoyed listening to a great live band while we danced and danced and danced! My feet hurt for days from dancing in heels!
We were also invited to a christmas party by some people from our church.. The dinner was delicious and it was great getting to know people that we see regularly but have not had the opportunity to get to know. After dinner we sat around with some guitars, drums and even cowbells and sang christmas carols. It was so much fun. It feels like Christmas.
I'm just so happy. I'm not really sure how to express it except to say that I'm finding so much joy here in my home with Gary and the kids. Sometimes when I think about it I feel like I could burst.....God has been so good to me, to us. It's funny because this is the first year that financially we are not even sure how we are going to get through christmas. I'm finding that I'm not as stressed as I thought I'd be. Instead I am just so very thankful for what I do have and I feel filled with hope for the future.
A funny thing happened yesterday while we were at the mall shopping. We were coming down the elevator in Sears, when the door opened there was a lady waiting with a baby in a stroller. I instantly recognized her from blog world. I have been checking out her blog regularly since she had her baby last year. I originally came across her through a link on a friends blog.......anyhow......I walked out of the elevator and said hi to her and her baby (called them by name) forgetting that she totally has no clue who I am!!! I must have scared her. I quickly explained how I knew her and her little family. The funny thing was that moments later her husband walked by and I smiled and said hi (once again forgetting that he does not know me!!) I didn't stop to explain myself that time. I guess this is the reality of living out part of our lives on-line. Wierd.
