Graduation: check.
Family Christmas #1: check.
Botanical gardens with Anna & Jacob: check.
To-Do:
Erica's Christmas Party
Girls' night with Lele, Anna, and Erica (a bachelorette party, if you will)
White Christmas PJ party with Eureka
Lee & Lele's "Pre-Wedding" Dinner
J-Crowd's Christmas Party
My graduation party at Erica's
Boondock's (oh yes... another hometown bar)
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street with the Harveys
CHRISTMAS
Brazelton-Isom union
Family Christmas #2
Jacob's Rockin' New Years Eve birthday weekend in... of course... Mentone.
Throw in a couple of Harvey gatherings, and voila! my Christmas break is complete.
Sometimes I think about my holiday planner (that's right, I keep a planner, so what?) and I'm completely overwhelmed. There is very little time to lay around with a pet in my lap and read Mark Twain (I try to read a classic in between others... you know, to keep me cultured), almost no time for a quiet date night with Evan, and few precious moments of crafting (yes indeedy, I've been crafty this break... painting, cross stitching, etc... lots of projects started, few finished). But even in the whirlwind of activity, I am so thankful.
I have renewed friendships and had lots of girls' nights, an activity I have been severely lacking. I have relied on myself more and Evan less. I have spent precious moments with my family and created countless memories with my friends. I have watched two of my close friends build a relationship and another friend totally rebuild her life and get back to her incredibly strong and hilarious self.
This break has been busy, but it's one for the records.
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