The holidays are one of my favorites! I just love Christmas time from Christ's birth to putting the lights up and buying gifts for loved ones. I love the magic that fills the air at this time.
This year, I decided to do something new and not go home for both Christmas and new years! It was a big decisions because it meant that I had to give up all of our Canty Traditions: decorating our christmas tree, the annual christmas parties, the Christmas Eve Service, Enchiladas, Blueberry muffins, and just the look of our house at christmas! I decided to stay here in Missouri and experience a new tradition the Lopez way: the fish dinner, getting their christmas tree, going to our saddlebrooke cookie exchange, going over to Brain's and Dana's house for a big Christmas breakfast, opening gifts for 5 hours, having a house full of people. I enjoyed my new Christmas tradition. I feel so blessed being here and having a 2nd family in Missouri. I just loved being in the mix of the hustle and bustle of the Lopez family. I cant describe how special I feel when we have the family over!
This is what the living room looked like before we started opening gifts and there were more gifts in the office.
Of course, I missed everyone at home during this time but we did ichat as they were opening gifts, so I did get to see them which was fun to do. I truly love being here during the holidays!! I just appreciate everyone here so much. They make me smile. I don't think Mom and Dad would let me stay here another christmas here! I know they will want their daughter back from now on. ;)
Margie, Don and I
Papa, Margie and Don
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