Enjoying Christmas Weekend

I'm enjoying time with my family. I hope you are too. I don't plan to blog until Monday or Tuesday. See you then and enjoy your weekend.

Merry Christmas

Luke 2:1-12 (NIV) And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying a manger."
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
"Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to men on whom his
favor rests."

A Little Disney

I love Disney World. I have been there six times and plan to go to Disney Land in the near future. So my tree wouldn't be complete with out Mickey Mouse. Last year we went to Disney for Bo's Birthday because he saw how much fun I had there on my birthday the year before. You do kind of feel like a star when you have a birthday button on and total strangers are telling you Happy Birthday all day long. What a great way to celebrate!

A girl at work got me this ornament. I just think it looks cute on the tree. Pooh is not one of my favorite characters, but when Bo was a child it was one of his favorite. He explained to me that there just weren't that many characters for boys to like and he just like Pooh Bear.

Roll Tide

I know some of you are tired of hearing about the Crimson Tide, but I had to show you this ornament that my mother got Bo one of the first years we were together. What amazes me is that Bo put it towards the back of the tree this year. I would think since they are winning he would have put it at the front of the tree. So I guess we have a tree with team spirit?

Childhood Memories

What little girl born in the 1970s did love Strawberry Shortcake? I know I did. She even smells like strawberries. This ornament just makes me smile.

Just a Little Baking

Bo and I took Saturday and did nothing but baking. Yes, everyone of these containers are full of cookies. We made five different kinds. Now it is time to separate them and give them out to family, friends and neighbors. If I could I would share some with all of you.

Memories

I just love it when I pull down the Christmas boxes and pull out old ornaments and each one of them brings back a memory. It is like my tree is telling the story of our life together. I did suggest to Bo that we do a tree one year with just our ornaments from the trips we have taken together.

This one is from New Orleans. Bo proposed to me in Biloxi, Mississippi, while we were on our way to New Orleans. I didn't think about getting an ornament in Biloxi so this ornament represents our engagement weekend. I had to have the craw fish playing the saxophone because Bo plays the saxophone. We went were in New Orleans two months before Katrina.

We got this one when we were in Hawaii on our honeymoon. What a beautiful place, but I don't have to go back because the plane ride was way to long.