I love December, but I must have done something to upset it since it's been a very rough go since basically the 1st of the month. It all started with a doctor's appointment (for reasons explained in the Christmas card below). I got sick exactly 3 days later and have been horribly ill ever since! At first it was just the run of the mill head-cold (which paired with morning sickness is... well, it sucks). After about a week it morphed into an ear infection (enter antibiotic round #1) and a week later then into a sinus infection (enter current antibiotic round #2). I'm still trying to get back into my groove and thus my cranky tone.
Our friend head-cold basically took over - Jameson caught it, my mom caught it and then Spence caught it. Fortunately for the lot of them, they could all load up on medication and sleep it off in a few days while I tossed and turned miserably. And as a consequence of our houseguest, almost all Christmas/December activities were canceled or postponed. We did plan to drive to San Antonio to see the riverwalk all lit up - canceled. I did plan to get my Christmas shopping done early, which did not happen (aside from the few deals I attained on Black Friday). I had planned to throw my husband a fabulous 30th bday, which came and went with much less fanfare then I intended. I think I feel most guilty about this one - a monumental occasion, such as entering a new decade, should be celebrated with some sort of volume or at the very least a cake with number candles and matching balloons. The pie (requested in place of cake) should have been handmade by me, but was instead handmade by our good friend Marie Callendar. At least I was able to round up a semi-decent day-of gift since his big present was a pair of tickets to the TCU/BYU game in Fort Worth back in October. But I feel like I neglected to make my husband feel as special as he really is. And so I will now attempt to make up to some degree what I should've done yesterday...
I am incredibly lucky to have been married for 7-1/2 years to a wonderful, talented and kind man. He is my best friend in the whole world. He is an amazing father who makes time for me and Jameson whenever we need him, and still manages to help any other friend or acquaintance who needs it. I love you so much!! Here's to making the next 30 years even better than the last!
HAPPY 30TH!!!
And now to do a quick recap - pictures will not be a staple so much in this post since we lost our camera on our trip to Fort Worth back in October. I don't really have any pictures to post... Sorry.
I think my last post was August... pathetic. But still. I had a great birthday - Spence is a pro at making me feel like the only person in the world. We had a great trip to SLC in late August to visit family and friends and to celebrate Jameson's bday (a little early). It was so great to be able to see everyone and to feel such love and support from Spence's family and from people who I was sure would forget us the second we moved last year.
We had a somewhat quiet September. October brought on the weekend trip to Fort Worth for the football game and we had a great time just Spence and I. We ate, we cheered (even though they lost) and we explored the city. It was a blast. I look forward to days ahead when we can take vacations to more exotic locations (like places that require airplane travel and have things that we don't have here, like oceans, amusement parks, or really just anything exotic). I miss vacations... Back to reality - Halloween was great this year. Jameson really got into it. I ordered him a Mike Wazowski (sp?) costume from Monsters Inc. It was adorable. He was the hit of the nursing home Halloween festival (though he was scared stiff half the time - word of advice: small children and nursing homes don't really mix well, especially when you throw costumes into the equation). The ward trunk-or-treat was a blast. And thank heavens for that because the actual Halloween trick-or-treating was not so great in our neighborhood. We must just have a lot of Halloween Scrooges. We handled Jameson's candy in a matter of days (since he still has no idea what candy is... I prefer to keep this up for as long as possible) and just like that October was gone.
November literally flew by. My sister and brother-in-law came for a visit with my nephew and so we were able to get the two cousins together for a visit. We all had a great time. Then my parents flew out for the holidays so Spence and I were left to our own devices to create our own Thanksgiving feast. Let's just say that it was a lot of food for three people, but nowhere near the usual spread. Spence, Jameson and I all did the 5 mile turkey trot that morning and really felt it for the rest of the day. Who knew that fast-walking 5 miles was that hard on your body? Good thing I have no plans to ever run a marathon. I think my legs would just fall off after 10 or so miles.
And that brings us to December... Christmas will be here in a little over 24 hours. We're thrilled, but not for the reasons you would think. After multiple failed attempts to take Jamie along shopping, I've decided that Christmas decorations are the enemy. Jamie loves anything and everything having to do with Christmas. He might not understand what they all are, but he can name them all and has to wave at them or hold them or point them out to me every time we walk past. If I don't pay attention to him closely enough, he'll throw a tantrum. This makes any kind errand running or Christmas shopping very very difficult for me. So it's all been put off to the last few days. I believe I might have officially finished this afternoon, but still... it's the 23rd. That's not so good for me because it puts my stress levels up to an almost unmanageable level. Tonight I'm looking forward to a long night of uninterrupted (fingers crossed) sleep and hope to wake up newly rejuvenated and filled with the Christmas spirit.
Since I haven't managed to get Christmas cards out this year, make sure to read on to the next post to see the card I designed that never got printed or sent.
We love you all and hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!
-The Coles Family
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