Dashing Through the Holidays

Where to begin?  It seems like a lot has been going on since my last post.  I don't know about you, but i'm having a hard time getting things done before Christmas.  I have yet to send out Christmas cards and I still have a few gifts to buy and lots of wrapping to do!  Ahh!  My weekends have been very busy lately and I can't seem to find the time to get things done.  I'm actually glad that I work this coming weekend because that means I have a day off during the week so I can get things accomplished!  Hooray for Thursday!

Anyway, here are a few snapshots of what i've been up to.  Last weekend I helped my sister with a sleepover at her studio.  The kids had a blast and ended up falling asleep around 2am.  Unfortunately my sister and I got maybe 2 hours of sleep the entire night because one of the girls was sleep talking/crying on and off for about 3 hours and another girl had a headache and wanted to go home around 5am.  Plus, sleeping on the spring floor is not as comfortable as you would think.  We finally decided to sleep on the pit around 6am and slept until the kids left at 8.  

Here they are... full of smiles and energy!

After I attempted to take a nap at home on Sunday morning Chris and I made Christmas cookies for a cookie exchange with my small group on Sunday night.  I also made Rice Krispy Treat Ornaments from a Pampered Chef cookbook.  They were harder to make than I expected, but Chris was a great help since I was functioning on little sleep!

 

 After another busy week of work, we had two Christmas parties to attend.  On Saturday night my pharmacy manager had us over to her house for our annual Christmas pitch-in and gift exchange.  This photo is of Caitlin and myself.  She is one of our technicians and one of my good friends. 

Yes, I chopped my hair!

On Sunday night we had a Christmas party with the Young Life committee and leaders.  I actually haven't been doing much with Young Life this semester just because of everything that has happened and also because of my work schedule, but Chris is still involved and it was great to see everyone.  They are all like a family to us!

Chris is second from right in back and i'm last on the right in front

Lastly, we celebrated my niece's birthday on Saturday.  She turned the big 2!!  She LOVES her "Papa" and hardly leaves his sight when he is around.

Happy Birthday, Addie!

We got her a peek-a-boo doll that talks and moves... I thought it was the cutest thing ever!  She seemed to really like it and her parents were thankful that it had an off button to keep it from talking all the time :)

 

I'm very thankful that i've been able to spend time with some of my family and friends over the past few weeks.  I hope you are all having a good week and are finding time to get everything done during this busy season!!