Ah, the holidays. That time of year when you get in touch with family, miss the siblings you don’t see nearly enough, cuddle up and watch old movies while the snow dances in the blistering wind outside. That time of year when the weirdos across the street who turn their Christmas lights on every night of the year actually aren’t weird for it (for a few weeks). That time of year where – if you’re a student working in any type of retail or customer service position – you slop up every extra hour you can and worry about how you’re going to handle a full-time job out in that “real-world” you’ve been dreaming of for far too many years. Ah yes, the holidays.
It is amazing how fast the month has flown by. Scary in fact. With so much on our personal to-do lists, it seems like we’ve had even less time to get around to making progress with them than we did during school! Well… maybe I shouldn’t go THAT far, but it seems pretty dang close to being accurate!!
Work for both me and Chad got increasingly busy as the store-fronts became decked with elves and reindeer, and it wasn’t till Christmas was little more than a week away that we realized we were short on time for decorating our own place. It came down to Chad stringing marrow with the trimmings, and nailing up a few lights outdoors. By the time we got that done, however, the Big Day was just around the corner.
Hundreds of cookies, fudge recipes, and sweet treats later, we found ourselves heading down to the city to spend Christmas Eve with the Olson’s.
We awoke Christmas morning, had our continental breakfast with numerous other hotel guests sitting mournfully alone, and a couple arguing and throwing a fit in front of their daughter. Quite depressing, really.
We visited the second side of the family, and raced the darkening skies home. After a delicious Christmas dinner of just the two of us, we opened presents fireside. A perfect ending to our little winter holiday!
We got a lot wonderful gifts, and a lot of wonderful responses to our blog. We appreciate all of you keeping in touch and returning again and again to keep up on our adventures! A special thanks goes out to: Debbie, Derrill, Caro, and John and Amy. Thank you for your support! We’re hoping that the blizzard we woke up to this morning is one of the last one’s we will ever have to see!! This time next year, we’re envisioning ourselves with tan cheeks, in tank tops and flip flops, and you all opening up our Christmas cards with pictures of us on the beach eating the freshest fish and chips you can find!! At least that’s what’s been dancing in our heads instead of sugar plums lately!
With school starting up just one short week away, we should know once and for all whether or not those visions are merely that, or whether they are our dreams coming true! And, well, although I’ll be bogged down in 18 credits (6 classes) next term, Chad has what he is bragging as an “easy term”. So, I wanted to get some insight from you guys, and see if you have any suggestions or ideas for fundraising? What kind of things would you be willing to donate for if we were in your neighborhood?
Let’s give Chad something to do so he won’t get too bored next term (:
Thank You Everyone for the Wonderful Gifts!! All the best for the coming year!!
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