Merry Christmas

. . . kinda.

This has been a very strange Christmas time for my wife and I. We spent last Sunday down with the nieces. We had a great time watching them do their "Mayhem in Bethlehem! A 30 minute Special Report". Then, had a nice lunch before we had to make haste to get home in a freezing rain storm.

Christmas eve we spent up in Seattle watching the Seahawks womp on the Colts on a warm and dry Pacific Northwest day. But for the rain coming up to Seattle, the weather was perfect. We listened to "A Christmas Carol" on CD on the way up as well as a little music to boot, but it just didn't seem like Christmas.

Christmas day, we were at church. Teresa was doing PowerPoint and we had a special guest leading most of the service from behind the piano. It was very nice. Then Teresa's dad, mother-in-law and her son went out to Sharis for lunch. The gamblers really put us all in the holiday mood! Later in the day, we went over to Todd's and stuffed ourselves, made small-talk and exchanged presents. It was very nice.

Needless to say, this has been an odd season for us. We got down all the Christmas decorations, but we only put one up--the lit star on the front door. It was good to take a break from the usual Christmas rush, but I think next year, we'll definitely be in more in the spirit. We're already making plans!