Merry Christmas Everyone!!!!

Merry Christmas!!!!!

It's been a good one so far! :) Granted, not being at home with the fam is always tough...even more so at Christmas, but we've been very blessed despite the tough stuff. Yesterday we spent a WONDERFUL day/evening with Wojtek, Aga, Dawidek, Wojtek's dad - Bogoslaw (Bogo-suave), and Aga's mom & sister - Bozena & Basia. It was wonderful. Though she doesn't speak a word of English Bozena & I cooked in the kitchen, Basia helped me ice cookies, while Aga took care of the baby, Bogoslaw watched TV and Scott and Wojtek did...I'm not sure what they did. ;) Dinner started at 5pm with prayer, sharing Christmas "wafers" and giving Christmas wishes to one another. A beautiful tradition that we'll be adopting. We started the meal with hot beet root soup with mushroom-filled pasta. Then tore into the 11 other dishes that were prepared. :) Scott tried traditional Christmas carp and herring. After dinner we opened gifts from one another and had dessert. :)

Scott and I came home around 11pm and then had Christmas with my family! It was SO MUCH FUN! They gathered around the tree in their traditional circle and sat us (the computer) between two of them so we could both have a turn in opening gifts. :) It wasn't EXACTLY like being home...but pretty darn close! What a blessing! :) Thanks guys...you made Christmas away from home much easier for us. :) NEXT YEAR.....PARTY!!!!!!

We finally went to bed around 2:30 this morning and slept in until 11:00am. :) Then we opened gifts from one another. :) After gifts I made a nice Christmas breakfast: Scrambled eggs, fried ham, and biscuits. YUUUUMMM!!!

I suspect that any moment now, we'll be opening gifts with Scott's family. Hopefully again in the circle! That was so much fun! :)

Today our plans are to stay home, play with our new toys, and watch movies! :) A good day. Tomorrow we'll be spending the 2nd day of Christmas with Jason & his family. :)

It's been a good one...but I'm definitely ready to spend the next one at home. :)

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!! Please take today to remember the TRUE meaning of Christmas! "Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord."

May you be blessed with the closeness of family and may you feel the love of Jesus Christ and cling to the hope that we have in Him. Glory to God in the Highest!!