J & I have been really enjoying ourselves this holiday season. A key reason for that is that we finished all of our decorating and all of the shopping (and wrapping) pretty early on. Our house looks like a catalog, and we get to sit by the fire and the tree every night.
It does feel a little bit odd, though. Both of us are used to working in the last days/hours/minutes to get something acceptable thrown together. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but it always generates a whole lot of stress. This afternoon, we're going to church at 4, and then to J's parents' place for Christmas dinner. The hours between this morning and then? Nothing, sweet nothing. J's reading a book and taking a nap, and I'm futzing around with rolls for dinner. On the whole, I like the whole prepared thing -- hopefully we can do it again sometime.
Over the past month, we've hosted the family Thanksgiving, a holiday party for our friends, and a little pre-Christmas gathering for the extended Trapp family. Pictures from the first two are loaded to the right with the title "Holidays 2006".
JoAnna and I are really enjoying spending this time with each other and with our families and friends. We know that we are blessed and are very grateful for everyone who has touched our lives. Thanks.
Merry Christmas! And, if I don't get back here before then, happy new year, too!
Erin is making me like cats now, too. It turns out that if you de-danderize them, then I don't hate them, because I don't get deathly ill around them!
These pictures were great. You guys are all growed up, in the best way.
Posted by: jim | January 13, 2007 at 11:57 AM