December

Okay, 11 days into the year, I need to write something here...

We put up a tree this weekend. Okay, I put it up while Matt sat near me working (work from home assignment right now, woot!) and it is adorable. About a foot and a half tall! We are moving soon so this tree is all we will do this year.

Moving...yes...soon! We are waiting on one more green light before we pick from two houses (rentals) we found last weekend. This move is highly anticipated, somewhat planned, and a bit of desperation. We miss family and the west side of the state so much. Since Matt can work from home right now, we decided to go for it while he continues to interview for other opportunities at corporate in Seattle.

Speaking of, Matt endured six hours of interviews last Tuesday. I took the day off to be with him (and so we could go house hunting!). It was a fun weekend together, making our plans for the future. Great family time with my mom and dad, too!

I am exhausted tonight. Between Matt working yesterday and having to write a grad paper all day today, I have used the time to tackle a lengthy to-do list. I feel great about all that I accomplished but my arms feel like spaghetti!

This Friday is my company's annual holiday party. I am wearing a dress I bought in 2002 and I got new shoes today to go with it. I am pretty excited about it :)

We have a thick layer of frost on everything here right now. It is beautiful. Everything is quiet and still outside. It has been too cold to even go running, so I unearthed my treadmill this weekend. Literally - when my in-laws moved back home they brought back a lot of exotic fabric from around the world and that was what was covering it. It is now set up again and ready to go!

I made fudge today, following a recipe. It turned out chewy...not quite right. Oh well - we will enjoy making another batch! (Don't worry mom, we will pace ourselves).

I know it is the busiest time of year for most folks but I am really enjoying not having a whole lot on my plate. We had to step down from doing a lot of church service this year, scale back on running after the marathon, and attend less events thanks to being a one-car family. I am finally feeling "quiet" enough that this season feels more solemn and holy. It is hard to not see family and friends as much right now, but that is okay. I don't feel lonely.

Things are one day at at time until we get our green light. Until then...