The Christmas blur

Christmas comes and goes faster and faster the older I get. It is quite amazing really. Recently, I have begun to see Christmas differently. I have more of a tendency to be dissatisfied with the commercialism and consumeristic nature of Christmas. In an attempt to make some peace between the dislike of consumerism and the need to buy presents for people, Josh and I tried to buy gifts that we knew would be used and that were experientially based. We bought tickets to theatres, ski resorts, and golf courses. We figured at least that felt a little less commercialized.

The picture above was taken on our way to Idaho. We stopped at the top of the Meacham pass, because the valley below was filled with thick, dense fog. It was beautiful!





Our Christmas in Idaho visiting Josh's family was a grand time. There was good food, good talks, and a very cute little girl! It snowed a couple days before Christmas, so we got to go up to Mom's cabin for sledding. Ally didn't want to go sledding at all. They had her try it once, cause you have to try everything once. She cried the whole way down. Then after she got inside the cabin she couldn't stop talking about sledding and how great it was.






I was sad to miss spending Christmas with my own family, but time and money did not allow it. My niece, Kya, is painfully adorable with mounds of curly hair.

I'm going to see her in March and I'm very excited. Keith and Steph send me pictures and I'm amazed at how much she is growing.
Over-all Christmas was good. We were constantly serenaded by Ally's version of Jingle Bells that was punctuated with a very enthusiastic HEY! after every couple of words. We relaxed and enjoyed being with family and playing in the snow. Long live relaxation, snow play, and Jingle Bells.