and sucking up every bit of this glorious season. our days are busy, evenings too. a few new traditions for us: we honored Hanukkah - the festival of light - to prepare our hearts for the birth of Christ, the Light of the world. we're celebrating Advent, reading through various scriptures about light from Genesis to Revelation, and enjoying the symbolism of light in the darkness and celebrating the birth of Christ just days from the darkest day of the year.
we're also doing some just-for-fun things - spontaneously driving to odd and distant places to see christmas lights with friends, checking out events like a gingerbread exhibit, enjoying peppermint mochas for a limited time, planning a caroling party, teasing eachother about reindeer sweaters instead of wii accessories for christmas.
in all, i have been focused on peace instead of stress. starting early, finishing early. relaxing more. saying "no" frequently enough to keep my schedule tame. christmas is not a race. this is my favorite time of year, so i'm soaking it up.
this is one of the photos we're sending with our christmas cards this year. i'm not wearing sunglasses, and i hate that it looks that way. i added transitions to my new glasses, and they - well, transition - very quickly. i even tried retrieving my old glasses just for the photos, only to find that the frames had broken from neglect. oh well. i suppose it's better than nothing.
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