So we live in Chattanooga. That much I know. With both our families
in the same town that is not in Chattanooga that means that holidays
will most of the time be spent on the road to see family. That is
perfectly alright with Michael and I. We prayed when searching for jobs
that the Lord would put us within a half days drive of our families,
and well 5 hours is a half days drive and for that we are thankful. I
know that seems crazy to pray for that, but if you would have been my
baby doctor and told me when I was pregnant that I could not go home for
the holidays then I break out in a crying fit to which I couldn't even
control then you would realize the importance for me to be home
with family for the holidays. haha o the memories. My poor doctor. He
felt terrible. I wish I could apologize and tell him I'm normal, but
in reality he was my baby doctor and besides that well awkward. ok back
to the post Dearman! Ps...we went home last year. Yep, 35 weeks
preggo and we made an 18 hour road trip from NC to Texas. I don't
recommend it. I was admitted into the hospital two days later for high
blood pressure then put on bed rest the next week. Man, I'm stubborn
and had crazy hormones.
Which means that, we need some family traditions that can be for just our family of 5 3 (wishful thinking :))
We are going to start having a family Christmas day before we travel
each year. We had our own family Christmas this past Saturday. It was
super fun. The first time that Michael and I have actually exchanged
gifts since we have gotten married. We have tried to be financially
wise the past few years, and gifts did not fit into that category. I
used our Christmas as an excuse to make some yummy stuff from pinterest
as well!
For
breakfast, I made mini cinnamon rolls with sausage. For Ellison,
instead of the brown sugar mixture, I added a small layer of cream
cheese with a sprinkle of cinnamon. She had the healthier option for
sure. Then we opened presents. I've always kinda thought opening
presents was awkward in front of a lot of people. I enjoy it, but still
awkward. The mom end of things is wayyyyy funner!
Mini Cinnis (Highly Recommend and super easy) with Sausage
I cut these up in small pieces after the picture.
Ellison trying on my scarf in her Christmas PJs from Nana.
For lunch, we took a walk downtown and grabbed some subway. O and grabbed a few cans of spray paint. I'll post that later!
Before
dinner, we headed to the Saturday night church service. Afterwards, we
made appetizers and watched Elf. It was a wonderful day to just relax
and spend together for the three of us.
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