Christmas and New Years Eve!

Hello! I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas and New Years Eve!

First of all, I've had one thing specifically that I've been wanting to blog but haven't gotten around to it! A few weeks ago I went to my cousins house and my cousins, Ryan, Brittany, and Caitlyn had all chipped in to buy me a very early Birthday gift, it was very sweet of all of them. I can't really explain what the gift was, so I have a picture of it, it's not the best picture, but it's good enough! =D

The gift they got me is on the bottom, the huge one! I love
these stuffed pillows, and had two different sizes already,
so they were very sweet and got me another size! A very large
one! Really huge, it takes up  more than half of my bed!

     Christmas!

      I had a great Christmas, it was extremely relaxing, very enjoyable, and a great time of reflecting on the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ! =D We spent the entire day at home as a family, relaxing with each other, it was great! For Christmas, I got something to learn how to make hairpin lace, it's a lost art, and has been very fun to learn! I'll have to post some pictures of it when I really get the hang of doing it!

 

New Years Eve!

      This New Years Eve was one of the bests yet! My family, and I, along with several other families, went to our friends, the Wahl's house for a party. It was great! We ate dinner, dessert, and drank hot chocolate, had a bonfire, lit off fireworks, (some pretty big ones!), and sat around outside visiting with each other, first time I've ever been to an outdoor New Years Eve party! We also watched some people there play around with hot coals, which at times, was extremely funny!
    Praise the Lord, the weather held up alright and it only drizzled a few times, and it wasn't unbearably freezing, (of course I spent much of the night under a blanket with a heater near my feet, huddled around family and friends, so it was toasty!). It was pretty cold out, but mainly when it drizzled. It usually takes a lot for me to get cold,  I guess my northern blood must be thinning out in this mild Tennessee winter!...It was a wonderful night and a great time of fellowship with other Christians, I don't think there could have been a better way to bring in the new year! I really wish I had pictures, but it was way to dark to get any, but that's okay! It was a very memorable new years eve, and I was very thankful that my family and I were able to go, it truly was a blessing! I hope yours was too!