We Need a Little Christmas!

This is it bloggy friends… my last post before I am whisked away for our own version of a holiday adventure! Today is my last day at work before 4 glorious days away from the corporate chaos–ahhhh I cannot wait to escape this afternoon and head home–I am sure to be one happy little elf.
Before I forget, I wanted to show off my new little holiday goodie I stumbled upon… I was on the lookout for some type of blank/simple photo book as I was planning to start our very own Christmas card journal. Since this was our 1st year to send out cards as a couple, I thought it would be fun to start a scrapbook of sorts… I am going to put our card each year in a book and then hopefully in 20+ years or so, I’ll have a sentimenal homemade keepsake for us to look back on. I saw this on another blog and thought it was a stupendous idea so I borrowed it too! However, I was browsing through a local boutique during lunch yesterday and stumbled upon this…

So back to where I was before.. Christmas plans. After work, I’m headed to my favorite place {AKA the grocery store} to stock up on baking necessities for this weeekend…then home to make treats for our families and hopefully calling it an early night–maybe Jeff and I will get crazy and watch a holiday movie and sip on some wassail–or two. 
On tomorrow’s agenda is an all-day Daddy/Daughter Date Day… he’s making it up to me since he couldn’t partake a few weeks ago. We’re going to finish up Mom’s stocking goodies, indulge in some yummy treats for lunch, head to the movies, and see what other trouble we can manage to get into.

Friday night, we’re getting all dressed up for  our church’s candlelight service and then wining and dining ourselves for our annual Ruth’s Chris{tmas} Eve dinner… obviously I am not going to be watching what I eat too closely this weekend. Afterwards, we’re heading to my parent’s house to spend the night and Jeff is headed to Knoxville to spend the rest of his weekend with his family and friends and I’ll be here in Nashville with my family.
This year, we decided to spend the majority of our holiday apart so we can both spend equal time with our families which will be hard, but it’ll all work out and next year we’ll be married–this is where we’ll then be under the assumption of “if you go, I go” and time will have to be split 50/50 between families .  And P.S. as an only child, this splitting up business isn’t fun–I’m having to learn and share, but this stuff is hard 🙁
As for the rest of the weekend, I’ll be hanging with Mom and Dad… I have a feeling we’ll be shopping day-after sales to stock up on discounted holiday decor for next year, and maybe taking time for some fun family activities–bowling, playing wii, watching movies, eating, and just enjoying quality time together.

And finally, I wanted to say Merry Christmas to each and every one of you… I hope your holiday is filled with lots of great memories with friends and family, and that you take time to remember our Savior and what His birth meant to all of us.
Luke 2:9-12–And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”