There are only 2 more hours left of Christmas 2008. Jason is in the living room watching a movie on his new Blu-Ray player, and Holden has just given us kisses and headed off to bed. I am sitting at the kitchen table admiring my amazing family as we wind down for the evening. The last two days have been a whirlwind of excitement.
Christmas Eve began with a marathon of a last minute trip to Lowes and a day full of cooking and cleaning. Holden and I worked together to make the house look nice for Jason's dad, Greg, and Angie's family. And it looked fabulous! Holden is such a great help around the house. He is going to make a fabulous husband someday. At one point during the day he said, "I'm so glad I have a mom." I dropped what I was doing to give him a big hug and kiss. I said, "Me too!" What an angel!
Jason's dad was the first to arrive and filled our evening with stories. We all ate too much food, the boys played video games, and the growns up sat around visiting. As the family photographer, I spent my time snapping shots as often as possible. This was our first Christmas in the house, so I jumped at the opportunity to be the hostess. Even though it was hard work, it was worth every minute of it! I loved having my family sitting in my living room laughing and talking.
After everyone left, we promised Holden he could open one gift. I gave him and Jason new pajama pants. Holden's have Homer Simpson saying "I'M SO SMRT!" Jason's have Dr. Pepper all over them. I got some great pictures of them posing together, but I have been threatened with severe punishment if I post them anywhere online. So just use your imagination. Here is Holden with them pulled way up...they were too long!
After we put Holden to bed, Jason and I did a few last minute things and crashed. Before I fell asleep, I had a little talk with God. The last few weeks I have spent time being sad and angry about not having a baby, but last night I spent time thanking him for my amazing husband and beautiful son. I will always want to a baby, and I know those sad and angry feelings will return at some point, but right now, today, I am so thankful for the family I do have.
I woke up this morning at 5:30 a.m. to Casey, our beloved cat, leaving us gifts all around the living room. Cat puke for Christmas...woohoo. I tried to go back to sleep and had just started to doze off when my precious husband reached over to hold me. He told me Merry Christmas and wrapped his big arms around me. What a way to wake up on Christmas morning. I told him how much I loved him and dropped a few tears of happiness.
At 7:00 the madness began! Holden dug into his stocking and opened the box containing his 26" flat screen television. Big gift for a little man! He was very excited! He ripped open all the other gifts between exclamations of delight! He definitely hit the jackpot this year! I always seem to go a little overboard. I had to force myself to stop when it came to Jason this year. There were so many things I wanted him to have. It's a good thing his birthday is less than two months away, so I can finish shopping.
After breakfast, I was able to get in a much needed nap! Then we got ready to go over to Jason's mom's. It was so much fun. Again too much food, but so yummy! After eating and opening gifts, the adults sat down to a game of Trivial Pursuit. Men vs. Women. Oh man did they kick out butts! It wasn't even close! But is was so fun!
Now we are home again, with evidence of the fun all over the house! Jason is still watching his movie, and Holden is sound asleep. Tomorrow we begin a new adventure of welcoming a dear friend of mine and her family from New Zealand. I can't wait to see them.
I can't believe sometimes how much God loves us. He has truly blessed this family. I know there were many times today that we all got caught up in "Christmas" and forgot the true meaning behind this day. So I write this as a reminder to myself that today we celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus the Christ. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS!!!!!!
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