Christmas Break

Christmas break could not come soon enough! I had forgotten how nice it is to take a break from what most of us call life. Last semester was really hard due to the obvious things, but somehow I managed to survive with decent grades and an OK health :)

Christmas eve around 1ish was the moment I finally arrived at the Porter's house in Morgan. I love the spirit I feel every time I set foot in this house. I love how it makes me feel safe and protected. More than anything, I adore how much I love this family and how lucky I am to call them my own family. I am so grateful for the love and hospitality they have shown me all this years. This is the fourth Christmas I have spend with them and I cherish every single memory I have with them. I love getting new pajamas Christmas eve, staying up late and waking up early Christmas morning to open our Christmas presents. It doesn't matter how old you are, the feeling of excitement you get when you open presents never gets old.

I had to work the day after Christmas but that was OK, because I knew as soon as I was done I was going to drive back up to Morgan to party it up with the fam. It was nice to be able to relax this past few days. I got to sleep in, do all my 4 loads of laundry, watch movies, have a good Nerf gun war, eat some good home made meals and above all spend some quality time with both the Porters and David.

This morning David and I got up really early to see the sun rise. We drove to the spot where he kissed me for the first time and ate cookies while we watched the light come up. It wasn't too much of a good sun rise, due to the fact that one it was rainy and two it was cloudy, but it was so nice to just be able to cuddle, talk, laugh and yes kiss maybe a little.

This Christmas I also got the chance to go to David's house and celebrate Christmas the Swedish way. They kind of do things different over there ya know, but they have the same concepts (Family, Christ, Love, Songs, Food, and of course Presents). We had a delicious Christmas meal prepared by David's mom and sisters. The food made me think of Holland because we ate haring and Brussels sprouts. After dinner we sang Christmas songs and read out of the Bible. I assumed it was the nativity story, but to be honest it was all in Swedish so I didn't understand a word of it.

My favorite part of the night was dancing around the Christmas tree with the whole family. Yes, Swedish people dance around the Christmas tree ha ha. At start it seems like a very odd idea, but once you get into it you just can't get enough of it. It is something about the Christmas spirit that fills your soul with joy and happiness. It is during those moments when you can't get yourself to stop smiling that you realize how blessed you are. Once we were danced out we had yummy desserts and opened presents. It was a delightful night filled with new memories.