Holiday LOVE

On

the 22nd,

I got to fly home

on time, unlike my flight

to Sacramento. I spent the 23rd

doing all of my Christmas shopping,

very last minute, with boyfriend in tow. That

night, Derek flew in from Pheonix, while I was out

with the girls for the first time. We went to Boots, a new

country bar in Oak Creek, where we got to laugh while watching

 drunk people ride the bull. On Christmas Eve our whole family was

together for the first time in months. Like tradition, we went to church, and

then had Christmas lasagna for dinner. We started making Christmas lasagna

because Brandon complained about Christmas ham for years. Turns out, he was

eating  Christmas ham at his girlfriend's while we were filling up on his lasagna

 at our  place.   We opened   presents   while  watching  Wisconsin  on Demand's 

"Yule Log" with fire crackling in the  backround. On Christmas day, we  went to

 my aunts  house,  where   we  spent  time  with  Grandma,  who of which we are

 learning to charish every moment. On the 26th, Josh and I  went to his family's 

house for  MORE presents and  festivities. Since then, I've been blessed to spend

time with my friends  and  Josh!   I got  awesome  Christmas  presents, and have

been snacking on

 all   the  sweets  I

can  possibly   eat.

I hope  my  team-

mates felt as blessed

as I  have this Xmas.

Mom and Dad set this up in my room for me :)

Christmas Gift Highlights:



Two weeks off with family and friends was is exactly what I needed to feel like me again!