It's our first Christmas in a new town. Its the first year we have not visited Mike's Farm Since 2004. I have to admit I am a little sad. Not quite sad enough to take the drive up to do it (maybe next year), but sad still the same. The new neighborhood is decked out with lights. There are a lot more houses here covered in lights than in our old hood. Enough that when we return to the home and it is dark, we (me and the kids) usually drive around a block or two to look at the lights. There are 2 "drives of lights" that we are planning on doing later this month. Of course we are waiting till probably the busiest nights, but that is the only night we are free.
The house is only half decorated...well to the normal untrained eye you would think it is in fact really decorated, but I have boxes and boxes of Christmas decorations in the garage that we didn't even begin to go through. In fact my garage right now is pretty full of boxes.
I think through all this I am just a little sad. I can't put a finger on it, but I feel really melancholy. There are so many things we usually do, but with Mike's schedule some things haven't been done because I am not supermom all the time. I am trying to make up for some things. The kids are off all week, so I have several fun things planned. One day we are going to make cinnamon ornaments. Another we are going to decorate our gingerbread houses, another we are going to bake cookies. and I think one night we are going to stay in a hotel, watch Christmas movies and swim in a heated pool...
I am already looking forward to next year. I intent on blogging more and losing more weight. (Yeah I know - said it before...but If I don't at least try I will never succeed...right?
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