lunedì, dicembre 25, 2006

Completely random

Whoa, it's already Christmas!

That definitely caught me off guard. I've been so caught up in this whole Old Blogger/New Blogger drama that I've lost track of everything. Apparently I'm going to need to switch everything over to this new system... but I can't seem to figure out how. I have a New Blogger account, with no blogs on it, and this old Blogger account with four blogs, which no idea how to reverse those numbers! (sigh) Ah, well. I'll worry about it a different day.

But for now, MERRY CHRISTMAS! Exactly one year and about two hours ago, my sister became ENGAGED! It was amazing, and every time I glance in the living room I just get these vivid flashbacks to the excitement of last year. Somehow, I learned of Chad's intentions before anyone else in my family... and keeping that quiet was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do! It all turned out beautifully, though. Kristy got home from Rome... life was good... we had some unpacking/bonding time, some family time, Mass, and then of course Chad's proposal by the Christmas tree! Not that we witnessed that. We "had to pick something up from Grandpa," haha. And then the next day, Tim's proposal to Aunt Jeanne...!! Wow. I nearly forgot how much was going on back then. My surgery, my mom's surgery, my dad's foot...

Anyway. This year has been really different... for one thing, there's no snow at all, so it really doesn't feel like Christmas. Also, getting back later brought Christmas even faster than I expected it, so it kind of snuck up on me. I bought gifts a lot later too, but didn't get a chance to make any of my watercolored cards, which is kind of depressing... so it feels kind of off, in some ways. Yet my time home has been wonderful! Today I watched "It's a Wonderful Life" twice with my dad while cooking in the kitchen all afternoon. We baked cookies, and some yummy Chex mix stuff, and homemade white chocolate-covered pretzels (which was an adventure!) I had fun with those though... we put sprinkles on them, and I even drizzled some with pink chocolate! It was a beautiful day too, with plentiful amounts of sunshine, a misty pastel sunset, and a clear starlit sky to grace our Christmas eve. Hopefully tomorrow is much the same--even if we don't have snow, at least we can enjoy nice days!

I've really been on a Josh Groban kick lately. His voice is incredible, and when you have that plus beautiful Italian lyrics you just can't go wrong. Italy! Ach, mein Gott... it's coming so fast. And I'm so excited! But it's so surreal... I DON'T FEEL READY! Okay, breathe... I can't worry about this yet. One day at a time. Deep breaths and baby steps.

Whew. I think I should go to bed. :-)

Goodnight, God bless, sweet dreams (with visions of sugarplums!) and Merry Christmas to you all!

posted by Sarah @ 7:27 AM