So this year - being our
first Christmas being married, I wanted Ross and I to buy each other's stockings -Something that reminded us of each other. I really didn't think Ross was really all that into it but he called me about an hour later and said that he already ordered mine. So I had to go searching for what reminded me of him. I looked through TONS of stockings. Hockey ones, Russian ones, Big Green Tractor ones, Jack Johnson ones, Big, small, short, long. You name it. But I
finally found the right one and he surprisingly loved it. It was from
this etsy seller.
His is burlap - Eco-friendly. :)
I loved mine. Of course -Vera Bradley. Who wouldn't. My sweetie knows me very well. :)
We also got our personalized Christmas ornament. We really want to make this a tradition every year. Something that symbolizes the "big" thing that happened in that year. So obviously, this year was us getting married. I thought it was adorable. A pain to pick out, but totally cute.
(it's kind of a dark picture, but it's a bride and groom in a car-looking at them from the back)
I also wanted to blog about this holiday -What it means, how we should celebrate and what we should remember on Christmas day and all through the Holiday Season. I don't do blogs about my feelings usually - because to be honest I don't like thinking about my feelings. They confuse me at times, so I just choose not to talk about them. But I felt like this was an appropriate time to tell all the people out there (or my sisters, my mother in law and any other random people that read this) how I feel during the holidays. I feel a
HUGE amount of gratitude. Gratitude for my family and friends. For the experiences that I've been through - Bad and good. For the blessings that I have received and for the freedom that we all should cherish. I think about all that comes along with this time of year - Cold weather, which always makes me think of warm homes - Family, which always helps me get passed how wacko mine can be and really understand and appreciate everyone of them - thinking about the past year, all the hard times that I've been strong enough to get through and all the good times that I've been blessed with. AND most of all. Jesus Christ. I wish I thought about him more and that's why I wanted to do this post. To show my appreciation to him for his life and for the sacrifice that he made for all of us. So that we can have family, friends, love and happiness. And also so that we can live with him again. He helps me get through my hard times and he helps me enjoy my good times even more. So let's all try to think about him and his life - and try to not think about our own as much this year. Think of others and always remember what he gave so that we could have what we love.
Merry Christmas Everyone! (or happy holidays to my Non-Christian readers)
