Christmas Time

Christmas is a time of giving and love, and the muppet's christmas carol. It's not Christmas if I haven't watched it once. I love Thanksgiving, but the second I'm done digesting Christmas is taking center stage. I'm not talking I need to go shopping or anything weird. But I love Christmas decor and wonderful things like that. It's the time of the year to make sure you not only hide that person on facebook you never want to talk to, but their spouse too. Don't want to hurt people's feelings around this time of year. FYI, if you're still my friend on facebook I will talk to you. Why have a friend on facebook if you don't like them that much?

Christmas commercials. I enjoy knowing I'm not the only one that tears up to the army dad getting that card the says "I LOVE YOU DADDY!" I caught my sister in law and mother in law tearing up with me, so I didn't feel so stereotypical woman. I caught Travis tearing up at an extreme home makeover for a paraplegic. I knew I married good.

We re-watched President Uchtdorf's Christmas devotional from last year. I love his accent and how he quotes The Grinch. That man oozes love for all mankind in every talk he gives. President Monson does too, but Uchtdorf is the ladies man. No disrespect meant to any of God's prophets or Apostles, just saying Uchtdorf is adorable. I'm so thankful God has not left us behind in this day and age. We have a real living Prophet, and teachings of old prophets to guide us through any trials we face. To keep the Christmas spirit alive I'm gonna re-watch Christmas devotionals. I can't think of a better way to remember the reason for the season.

In other silly news, I themed our Christmas homemade and mostly free. All the presents under our borrowed tree will be wrapped in newspaper, with magazine bows on top. Some of the bows are made from Ensign articles that had pretty pictures. Don't worry, no pictures of Christ were harmed in the making of these bows. I felt it disrespectful because it's not just paper at that point, it's a picture of the man who makes me redeemable. You see my point. I'm also being extra silly and collecting pine cones that I will paint and set up along our apartment stairwell so those coming up to our apartment (we are the only people on the top floor) will be like "aww, look painted pine cones to make a Christmasy path."

Put up Christmas lights,
-Heather