HAPPY NEW YEAR!

My Brother is getting married this week, so I am here at my parent’s house with most the rest of my family, and we have been having a pretty good time. We have been getting a few things ready for the wedding, and getting ready for new years with the fam. It is nice to come and spend time with my family; I do not get this chance very often.
Landon is playing this weekend of course as it is a big weekend for music. I hope that we both have a good new year in our separate parts of the country, and will be able to celebrate when we are both together again.
I hope that all my friends and family have Great new years, and here is to the New Year.
Out with the old, in with the new.
HAPPY 2009 everyone!

Christmas 08

We feel so blessed to be able to celebrate Christmas together. I am not going to write a whole lot, but I am going to post some pictures of the day!
We hope that each of our friends and family have a great Christmas, and get to spend time with their families. We have had a fantasitc time.


The Spread.


Turkey


Fruit and Cheese Tray


Veggie Tray


Ready to Eat! (Yes we are still in our PJ's it is Christmas!!! Who gets dressed?)


Before we started Unwrapping, but after Santa came!


Another picture of before


Opened Gifts
Thank you everyone!


Closer Shot of opened Gifts!


Butch's new stairs


Landon playing with his new stuff!

Where is the spirit?

I have been very reflective of late, With Christmas right around the corner, I am missing that Christmas spirit that I need. My mind has been bogged down by everyday problems, and reminiscence.
I have a friend who got married this year, and this will be her first Christmas as a wife. This made me think back to my first Christmas as a wife. It was a grand Christmas. We had very little money, yet it was probably the best Christmas we have had as a couple. Even without kids, it seems that life has taken over, I sometimes wish that I could go back to that time, and walk around, and feel those wondrous feelings again. Even go back to being a child, and the wonder that Christmas held. Time spent with Family, and traditions.
Perhaps the spirit will come, and we can have another grand Christmas!
I am for sure looking forward to next year. Perhaps I can make more of it than I did this year. 2008 has been very taxing.
I have to continuously sit my self down, and have a pep talk. I could have it so bad.
My husband could be off fighting a war instead of off playing music. I could have lost my home in the loan crisis. Or everything for that matter. I have a very full life! If guess sometimes I just catch myself feeling sorry for myself for the trials that I have, and forget to look around and see how good I really have it.
Perhaps tomorrow.