December <3

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope you all had a GREAT Christmas! I thought I'd post to tell about what I've been doing since my absence.

My birthday was December 11 (17! yay me!) and then school ended the following week. My sister Gina came that weekend for Christmas! It was really nice having her here for a week! Michael (her husband) came late Christmas Eve. We had a great Christmas (even though we accidentally showed up an hour early for church)! Among other things, I got the new iPod Nano! It's pretty darn sweet!

Saturday after Christmas my whole family went up to Mount Shasta for the snow! It was soooo much fun! I hadn't been to the snow or gone sledding in years!! LOVED IT!!

So...things have died down. Christmas is over...it's a new year. But, God willing, we have many more birthdays, holidays, snow days, and new years to come!!

"As we look toward a brand new year

Then gaze back to the past

We pause with mixed emotions

And memories that still last.

For this year has taught us lessons

We never thought we’d learn

To stand in the face of adversity

Seeking peace for which we yearn.

Each life a precious memory

Each face burned in our souls

The hero, the innocent, those who were lost

Were halves who made someone whole.

So we pray for this year to be peaceful

For strength to see us through

For each one who lost someone precious

And for all that is holy and true.

As we pray God’s eternal blessings

For our leaders and our land

We walk toward the future together

Heart to heart and hand in hand."

(I didn't write that btw...haha)

Here are some pix from my December:

Well...there ya have it! I had a pretty fun-packed December! And no wonder it's my favorite month!
Talk to you all next time!~