"It's the Most Wonderful Time of Year!" It's also the busiest time of year. It's five days before Christmas and I'm feeling very unready. One reason is that I've already billed a full month's worth of hours in the first 19 days of December. It is typically our busiest month of the year, so this isn't surprising, but it does make it difficult to get everything done when you're working for a few hours every night after the baby goes to bed and on the weekends. I've done a lot of online shopping this year and Mr. Cob has picked up the rest. He and my mom have been a huge help in taking care of Lukas while I've had to work these long hours.
But I can't complain, because I'm filled with so much love and joy right now. I've been listening to the Instrumental Holidays channel on Pandora at work. Our house is decorated and that Christmas-feeling is just in the air. All we need to do is watch Love Actually, and I'll really feel like Christmas!
Lukas won't really understand Christmas again this year, and I'm sure he'll enjoy playing with the boxes more than the toys, but I've found that the holidays are always more special when there are children around. And perhaps what I am most excited about is the fact that my brother and nephew are coming to town TOMORROW NIGHT!!! I am getting tears in my eyes just typing that. I haven't seen them since July and A LOT has gone on in life since then, so there is much to catch up on. I'm so excited to play with my nephew and to see him interact with Lukas. Lukas is probably still too young for them to really "play" together, but it'll just be so nice to all be together this Christmas.
I'm also excited to go to the Christmas Eve service at our new church, and to start some family traditions of our own. Mr. Cob and I are cooking Christmas Eve dinner for my family at our house and then all going to church together. My mom always cooks a big "Thanksgiving" dinner on Christmas day, so turkey and all those trimmings are out for our Christmas Eve meal, but I haven't figured out what to cook yet. In Christmases past, my mom has done a "party-style" appetizer dinner, so perhaps we'll continue with that tradition, or I may try out some new recipes. Or, lets be honest, at the rate I've been going, maybe we'll just order in! (Kidding mom, just kidding...)
What a wonderful time of year - and you are correct, having little ones around makes everything more blessed! As a thought, using a crockpot for Christmas Eve used to work for me - throw everything in that morning, forget about it, then right before your family gets there, make a salad, warm some bread and sit back and accept those compliments. Merry, Joyous Christmas....
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