I have to say this has been one of the greatest Christmas and New Year's I've had in a while! Going home to California was absolutely wonderful! We arrived and the weather was beautiful! We were welcomed by some good old LA traffic and three hours behind schedule! We met my sister Carrie and brother-in-law David in Rancho Cucamonga for dinner and gift exchange and then returned home to Thousand Oaks for a much needed night of sleep! We attended cousin Jessica's wedding on Wednesday which was very lovely. On Thursday we had a chance to relax and little and have lunch with Aunt Jan. I also made a surprise visit to my old office to visit my old co-workers. It was so good to see them! Friday was another day of relaxing and running errands. We ended the day at sister-in-law Ariel's house for dinner and play time with our nephews! Saturday we celebrated Christmas Eve with the Garris' and Uncle Nick made very tasty enchiladas! Aunt Mary and Cory were also in attendance. We also had a Skype session with Carrie, April, and cousin Cathy who were in Washington D.C. Then we headed over to Abuela and Abuelo's house for Albarran Christmas Eve. It was quite a party! We had ham, turkey, and lamb! As well as several kinds of tamales! Yum! We also sang Christmas carols and did the big gift exchange. All the new members of the family also got to hang their new ornaments on the tree. I was included on that! Christmas morning we got up and made brunch and opened Christmas gifts back at the Nunez's. Adam and I went to go meet my dad for lunch in Burbank. It was really great to see me Dad! I was a little sad I didn't get to see the rest of the Walker gang but I made my phone calls and everyone seemed to be enjoying Christmas. Monday was our last day in town and as also is a sad day. It is bittersweet coming home. But now we're here and back in our routine!
I've been thinking about New Years resolutions and I never like to commit to things because you never know what the year will bring and what may change. But I know for sure that most of my resolutions are old. Such as, exercise more and eat better. My new one for this year to be diligent about sending birthday cards! I really failed at this last year and I want to do better this year because I feel so guilty! My other resolution is to get organized! This could be counted as old since I've been working on it since we moved into our house but this year is the year it will happen! As for both Adam and I, our resolution will be to diligently attend church and House Church. As well as try to get more involved. We love our church but still feel a little disconnected because there are so many people. We put a lot of this to the side last year because life was so crazy so I think we're going to bring this to the top of our priority list. As it should be!
Good news also, Adam bought be a new camera for Christmas so as soon as I take some pictures, I will post them!
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