Christmas Plans

"Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat. Pleased to put a penny in an old man's hat. Pleased to put a penny in an old man's hat. If you've no penny, a hay-penny will do. If you have no hay-penny then God bless you. If you have no hay-penny then God bless you."

Sorry, I haven't written in a while, or posted Thanksgiving pics, but things have been busy and I still haven't found my camera cord. It's very annoying.

Christmas is a busy time. I love the hectic, festive spirit that is all around. I love the planning and buying and wrapping and giving of presents and visiting with people you love. I love the music and the decorations. I love the real Christmas spirit that comes with knowing the real reason for the season, the Savior.

What I don't love is being so far from my families. I wish that I could go to visit everyone this Christmas season. I wish I had the money to fly to Kentucky, Maine, and maybe even Canada (I miss my Night Owl) and spend time with everyone. I wish I didn't need to make money and save money and be responsible so I could do all the things I want to this Christmas.

In short, I hate being a grown up.

Ok, so there's my whine and rant for this post.

What I AM doing for Christmas is spending another Christmas in Rigby with the Olsen crew. They're awesome. I love holidays with them. I miss my old traditions, but I enjoy making new ones and enjoying others'.

D and I will head up North early next week and spend the week with Mom and Dad Olsen. We'll stay until Saturday, when I have to come home to go to work. We both have 2 full weeks off from school, but I have my shifts at SBGH. While we're gone, Chuck will take care of our cats and when we return we'll watch his cats while he goes to visit his family. It seems like a pretty decent arrangement.

So those are our Christmas plans. More to come soon, I hope!

~KK~