I've had an amazing 2009 so far!! But oh, so busy...
Before I go into 2009, I want to close out 08 in total "Carey" style!
Christmas Eve was so GREAT!! The food was good, thanks to Alicia helping in the kitchen, family was mostly there, emotions were high (mine anyway) and everyone had a fun time just being together. It was pretty different without my brother and his family, but I only cried like 3 times:)
But the biggest blessing of Christmas was our traditional family celebration of our Savior Jesus Christ. The traditions have changed over the years, but the reason that we celebrate is always the same...Jesus!!
Moving right along to Christmas Day!!!
Step One: Invite the in laws over & try to impress them with my gourmet cooking
Step Two: prep in the morning to avoid ANY un-needed stress later in the day
Step Three: Bake Pie..STONEWARE CRACKS IN HALF MIDWAY THROUGH BAKING
Step Four: Cook Ham...GLASSWARE SHATTERS DURING FIRST 30 MINUTES OF COOKING
Step Five: FREAK OUT!!!!! MY OVEN IS BROKEN ON CHRISTMAS DAY, OUR COMPANY IS COMING OVER IN 2 HOURS....FREAK OUT!!
We ended up cooking all the food at my moms house and rushing back to our house just in time to greet our family & eat...
Totally stressful, not impressive at all, but we were all together and it makes a GREAT story, and NOW I can laugh about it!
After all the "drama" I was truthfully just happy to be around all my family!! We are growing and changing in so many ways, I look forward to seeing how the Lord works in my heart and the hearts of my family in the coming year!! Yay 2009!
