WALKER TALK: Christmas Success!

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Christmas Success!

Well another Christmas has come and gone and it didn't take long! This year was a little emotional, but very much enjoyed. Everyone was happy and there was minimal damage done to the checking account so I claim that as a success. Christine and Brad and their cute boys stayed the night Christmas Eve. Carter woke us up at 4:55, (my Grandma Gurney would be so proud of him)! We saw what Santa brought, opened presents and then enjoyed the morning. Scott and I got the roast beast ready for Christmas dinner. (It's always at our house and we always have prime rib.) It was a very nice enjoyable dinner and we enjoyed visiting with my family. We spend Christmas Eve with Scott's family at their party they have every year. One of my favorite gifts was given to me by Christine. She gave me a set of coasters with everybody's pictures in them. (We have a family joke about me always reminding them about coasters under their glasses and they have taken the liberty of elaborating on this phrase!) By the end of the day I was done. It was a great year!

1 comment:

Danielle said...: It looks and sounds like you had a wonderful family holiday - that's the best, spending so much time together! I hope you guys have a happy and healthy 2008!; January 3, 2008 at 6:54 PM

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ANOTHER PICTURE FROM BEAUTIFUL HAWAII

THANKFUL FOR MY IRISH ANCESTORS

I never knew how much Irish ancestry I had until my wonderful Aunt Carol wrote this awesome history about my Dad's ancestors. There are still 8 castles partially standing over in Ireland that belong to my ancestors. Most of them (14 of them) fought in the Revolutionary War so that I could enjoy what I have today. There is also some tie to Bunker's Hill and Breed's Hill.

St. Patrick's Day never used to mean much to me until I knew my ancestry. Now I take time to think about them a little bit more during that time. I am grateful to them for being so brave and courageous to leave so much of what they had to come to America and start new. I am somewhat what I am because of them. I can't wait to thank them in person some day.

THE TWO SIDES OF WINTER

Have you ever noticed that there are two sides to winter? There is the beautiful side. The sun shining on the snow on a crisp morning. The silent snow falling in the full moon. The quietness that a snowy night brings. I love so much about winter and the fun and beauty that it brings. But there is a sad and lonely side to winter. When we were coming back from the cabin the other night we rode through the desolate camp grounds. The picnic tables where barely poking their tops through the snow. Somehow it made me sad and lonely. I realized then that winter has two sides to it.