The holidays have finally arrived! :)
I took off the past three days of school/work to visit my husband's family in Colorado! Boy, did I need the break from my little learners! It has been so nice to get away from the mundane, regular days of our daily life and take a mini vaca before he deploys! It has been quite an adventurous trip, since we decided to take our 4.5 month old puppy along. She is doing beautifully, other than some whimpering on the plane and some tummy troubles. She's adapting well to the in-laws, and even their dog and cats.
We'll spend and celebrate the holidays until right before Christmas here in Colorado, before returning back to the ole Carolina to spend the actual holidays with my family and his mom's family. I'm so thankful to be surrounded by all of our family this holiday season, and hope next holiday season will speed by quickly during deployment.
We are less than a month from our deployment date, and I have to say, we are both just really trying to soak in all the opportunities to spend time with each other, and our families. We've been looking forward to all of our holiday travels, and are even hosting our first ever New Year's Eve party at our home! I'm looking forward to this last month of "in person" memories before we are limited to Skype, FaceTime, emails/letters, and the phone. My hope this holiday season is that we continue to appreciate the time we have together, and the family and friends who so lovingly surround us.
I wish you and yours a very Merry and Blessed Holiday season! Happy Merriment! <3
