last day

here it is.  my last day of break before it's back to work.  i have so enjoyed the last 12 days of freedom from the usual routine, and am going to miss sleeping til 10:00 and living in my sweats. but, i suppose it would get old after a while.  i could totally be okay with it for at least another week though.  

over this break we have enjoyed so much.  christmas was simple and wonderful with each of our families.  we enjoyed brunch with wanda & ray on christmas eve afternoon, and then a beautiful candlelight christmas eve service at our church.  then it was off to the stutsman family gathering at aunt mary ann's.  we finished off the evening celebrating christmas with dad, rachel, brenda & nate at dad's house, and watched george carlin with the family.  (carlin is not necessarily christmasy, but it was a good time nonetheless.)  on christmas day we slept late (i was fighting a cold) and then went to mom's house for lunch and festivities with her, marc, lydia & madi.  we enjoyed a delicious christmas dinner complete with ham, mashed potatoes, corn & (my favorite) broccoli & cheese.  we enjoyed good food & good conversation.  then it was off to the farm for the final stop of the christmas parade.  george & cindy had a delightful spread of fondue and dippings.  we sat around the fire & enjoyed the food & of course, george made me a gimlet.  it was a beautiful evening, and the perfect ending to a wonderful christmas.  

the next week is a blur of relaxation.  we played some games. this one. and this one.  i'll give you one guess who picked which.  

we watched some movies.  the strangers was by far the scariest movie i've seen in quite some time.  scarier than any of the saw movies. terrifying.  we also watched tropic thunder, baby mama, and get smart, and part of mama mia,which my dad gave me for chirstmas.  i hope to catch the rest of it soon.  

new years eve was fun.  for the first time in years we ventured out into the world for a party. we went to our friends chad & abby's for festivities and guessed how many balloons they had rigged into their ceiling to drop at midnight.  however, we pooped out and left before midnight. made it home just in time to see the ball drop on tv.  literally 30 seconds to go as we raced in the door.  

we wrote our goals for 2009, and are feeling blessed and motivated.  the break has been good to me.  i suppose i'm lucky to have a job to go back to.  and lucky to work for a company that allows me this break during the holidays.  

here's to getting back in the swing of things!