Christmas

Christmas started on Saturday, December 20th for us. My family had a family picture scheduled for 9:30am that morning. It was our first family picture in years - probably when I was a 7th grader. It ended up being a pretty good picture considering we had lots of little kids to manage. I took some pictures of my family's Christmas. It is hard not to take pictures of such cuteness! It was a good Christmas celebration at my home. Lots of food as always, but lots of joy and fun as well. My niece got a porcelain tea set for Christmas, so we had a little tea party on Saturday. Sunday, everyone came back to my parents home for more food and more family.

On Monday, I went shopping with Sandy - both of us searching for a few more presents. In the evening, Jeremy and I went to my old youth group get together. It was a sparse gathering as some of the crew were sick and some were still working. It was a good time nonetheless.

Tuesday, Jeremy and I spent time in Canton wrapping up our Christmas shopping. I had a Rockne's gift certificate from last Christmas. We ate there for lunch; it was delicious. For those living in the Canton/Massillon areas, I recommend trying out this restaurant. Yum. That evening, we hung out with my parents. We had waffles and white sauce. Although I felt I had eaten myself silly, I found room for this delicious breakfast dish!

We had the opportunity to go hang out in the morning in Ashland with my brother Nate's family. My little nieces, Sophie and Chloe, are always a ball of fun. Chloe was in quite a mood, but still such a blessing. Sophie and I read about Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and the Human Body. Did you know that if uncut, your fingernails would be 12 feet long? Or did you know that 10,000 strands of hair tied together would be strong enough to lift and automobile... and you have over 100,000 strands of hair on head! So, that one shampoo commercial is real! That evening we headed to the Yoh house to see Jason, Jennifer, and Jeremy's parents.

Christmas day we celebrated first with Jeremy's immediate family, and then we headed to the Bricker Christmas. That is always a festive time. There are about 30 people that gather together in one house to eat, fellowship, and share presents. I got fuzzy bunny slippers from one of the cousins in the gift exchange. They are fantastic! Jeremy got a gift card to Home Depot - looks like some home repairs coming up! In addition, his uncle David had been working to clean up the farm this past summer. During his clean up, he recylced all kinds of scrap metal. He was on his way to recycle the copper wire from an old welder, when he had another idea. He took teh copper to a local jeweler and had pieces of jewelry made for everyone. It is very pretty. Some of you may have read the story in the Daily Record.

Friday and Saturday was more hang out time with the Yohs. We went to MacKenzie's Jewelers in Wooster, ate at the Broken Rock Cafe, and went to the Tschiegg reunion. We headed home on Saturday night. It was good to be back in Columbus. There is just something to be said to coming home! Jeremy is working at the Indianapolis Colts game today - in Indianapolis. It sounds like a lot of fun. Hopefully, it will be. I am sitting here watching movies and doing laundry. I started with One Night with the King, which is the story of Esther. It is pretty good. I also have Catch and Release and The Great Debators on the line up! We hope everyone had a great Christmas and may you carry the hope of Christ into the new year.