We had the most wonderful Christmas this year. Here are a few pics of the family activites!

Dads birthday

We recently got to celebrate my dad's 70th birthday. It came right after Thanksgiving and so it was the first time that my WHOLE family had been together in 3 years. John and Barbie and the girls were here from St. Louis and my sister was able to take some much needed time off. Many people know that I wasn't especially "close" to my dad while I was growing up, but since becoming an adult and he becoming a grampy our realtionship has changed. He has been really sick the last 8 years or so. Every year he is here is truely a gift. From the heart attacks, cancers, spider bites and hip replacements, you just never know whats going to come up. But what I know from experience, is that each of these do bring us closer and THAT is something to really be thankful for.

He's a tough SOB and I hope that a sliver of that tenacity and bravery gets passed to me and my sons. Love you Dad.

I also think its funny how my "mother of all projects" only has 1 blog entry from the first day. hehehe. Goal for the new year- less procrastinating............eh, maybe I'll do that next year:)

I think its interesting how all the shows I watched tonight are "reality" shows. I shopped today and had lunch with my dad, but I seriously know more about the biggest loser and the other 13 contestants, the brides on Say Yes to the Dress, and don't even get me started on Intervention, then I do about my sister or my friends these last few weeks. I honestly LOVE my peeps and we text every now and then, its just so hard to meet up and have a meaningful conversation. Its usually a birthday or some other "special" occasion. I think it really has to do with everyone being SO busy in their everyday lives with family and work, add in Christmas, and there isn't alot of free time. I promise girls- YOUR IN MY HEART- hope to SEE you soon.

No one has ever accused me of being at a loss for words. I wonder why its so hard for me to come up with something of substance to put on here?