Vacation.

I am taking a week-long blogging vacation. I need to enjoy some time with my husband while he is on his break from training and the time I have while Allison visits without my blogging addiction getting in the way :) Check back next Monday or Tuesday for some new blogs, including all the details of my New Years trip to Nashville and any other exciting things that happen during my blog vacation. Thanks for reading! See you in 2010!!

Year in review.

A lot happens in a year. As this year comes to a close, I want to look back at all that's happened in the last 12 months of my life. Here is my photo blog of the year 2009.

Moving on...

Christmas is over. Presents are unwrapped. Decorations are put away (minus the tree). Family is gone. Even the leftovers are almost gone. Regular non-holiday music is back on the air and I am back at work. It's always sad for me when Christmas is over, but it's time to move on. Which should be pretty easy seeing that I have some very exciting events on the horizon. One in particular... a trip to Nashville for New Years Eve!

I'm going to Nashville with one of my best friends, Allison, to ring in the new year! There's actually a story behind this trip that makes it very special and exciting.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

I hope you are all having a wonderful Christmas day. Ours has been so great! Dinner was tasty and having family here made it perfect. The big surprise of the day was that Jake got me a new digital camera! I have yet to really play with it but I'm sure it's going to be an amazing upgrade from my old one. Our first time hosting Christmas was a success!

Click here to see our pictures and check back again soon because I'm sure I'll add more once I get my new camera up and running. Tonight, we are relaxing and watching movies. Tomorrow we are off to Tupelo for the day to find some post-Christmas shopping steals!

Thankful Thoughts #13.

As I sit here with family, thankful for all the food and gifts we are enjoying this holiday, I am also remembering the real reason for the reason. Christmas is the celebration of Jesus' birth, and wow, what a huge celebration that is. It's so easy for all of the fun holiday traditions to overshadow the real reason we celebrate, but today and tomorrow I hope you will remember that Christ was born and was born for you! He is the Messiah, the Redeemer, the Ruler of Creation. He is worthy to be praised... and His birthday should indeed be a joyous celebration of life, love, and family. I am so thankful on this Christmas Eve for the birth of my Savior! He is and always will be the ultimate Gift and reason for celebration. Read the Christmas story {Luke 2:1-20}

 

O Holy Night! The stars are brightly shining,

It is the night of the dear Savior's birth.

Long lay the world in sin and error pining. 

Till He appeared and the Soul felt its worth. 

A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices, 

For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn. 

Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices! 

O night divine, the night when Christ was born;  

O night, O Holy Night , O night divine!