this is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, right? i think it is.
yesterday, although it wasn't to celebrate christmas, we met the thornburgs in durham to celebrate amy's birthday. nathaniel and i both had a great time seeing the family.
today, kate is off to CA (already ran into problems, her 6:20 am flight was CANCELLED but i just heard from her and they were boarding a flight to denver... )
later today, melissa and the family begin their drive home, hopefully they'll make it tonight without having to stop for the night.
tomorrow, melissa and the family will be here, so kendal will get to play with his cousins for the first time since august. plus i get to see how much samboni has grown. nathaniel gets to meet him for the first time.
saturday, we are going to eat lunch at the tea room. that is always exciting... going there with 2 little girls.
saturday night, we are eating at my aunts house to celebrate christmas with my mom's side of the family. i get to deliver jars of the apple butter i made from my uncle's apples!
sunday, we get another play day for the kids. i'm sure sunday will involve some sort of shopping excursion, not that any of us need anything.
monday (early morning), of coarse, provides the final hours for holly to come on her own. i hope i can sleep the night before.
tuesday, i'll have a new baby - unfortunately my sister is heading home that day.
wednesday is christmas eve, we'll be at home and hopefully will have lots of family time with the new baby.
thursday is christmas day, we are heading over to my granddad's house for lunch (not sure if we'll eat, but i do want to go see everyone and deliver their jar of the jelly i made from grandma's grapes). plus i'm sure they'll want to meet holly.
thursday afternoon we're going to amy's to eat mark's food (YUM!) - and we get to meet the new kitties. i'm sure kendal will be so excited to see them, i'm sure they will avoid him like the plague.
i'm just so excited. i hope i get to participate in all the festivities, but of coarse, everything could change with the breaking of waters or with a series of regular contractions! either way, this is such a great week to celebrate the birth of Christ, the birth of my child, the anniversary of the births of my husband and SIL, and the end to a wonderful year!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
the most wonderful time of the year
this is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, right? i think it is.
yesterday, although it wasn't to celebrate christmas, we met the thornburgs in durham to celebrate amy's birthday. nathaniel and i both had a great time seeing the family.
today, kate is off to CA (already ran into problems, her 6:20 am flight was CANCELLED but i just heard from her and they were boarding a flight to denver... )
later today, melissa and the family begin their drive home, hopefully they'll make it tonight without having to stop for the night.
tomorrow, melissa and the family will be here, so kendal will get to play with his cousins for the first time since august. plus i get to see how much samboni has grown. nathaniel gets to meet him for the first time.
saturday, we are going to eat lunch at the tea room. that is always exciting... going there with 2 little girls.
saturday night, we are eating at my aunts house to celebrate christmas with my mom's side of the family. i get to deliver jars of the apple butter i made from my uncle's apples!
sunday, we get another play day for the kids. i'm sure sunday will involve some sort of shopping excursion, not that any of us need anything.
monday (early morning), of coarse, provides the final hours for holly to come on her own. i hope i can sleep the night before.
tuesday, i'll have a new baby - unfortunately my sister is heading home that day.
wednesday is christmas eve, we'll be at home and hopefully will have lots of family time with the new baby.
thursday is christmas day, we are heading over to my granddad's house for lunch (not sure if we'll eat, but i do want to go see everyone and deliver their jar of the jelly i made from grandma's grapes). plus i'm sure they'll want to meet holly.
thursday afternoon we're going to amy's to eat mark's food (YUM!) - and we get to meet the new kitties. i'm sure kendal will be so excited to see them, i'm sure they will avoid him like the plague.
i'm just so excited. i hope i get to participate in all the festivities, but of coarse, everything could change with the breaking of waters or with a series of regular contractions! either way, this is such a great week to celebrate the birth of Christ, the birth of my child, the anniversary of the births of my husband and SIL, and the end to a wonderful year!
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Very well put. I really hope Holly comes before Monday so Melissa and the family can have some more time with her! You have got a busy week coming up- maybe you better hope she holds out until Monday!
ReplyDeleteRegardless of when Holly comes, are you SURE that you want to take on all of that activity and expose her to all of those people...not that they have cooties, just worried about delicate newborn constitutions and the potential for overstimulation??? Though you want to see everyone and celebrate the time of the year, do not forget that your body and your baby will be recovering through a pretty traumatic process. There is nothing wrong with "we are hunkering down at home...YOU need to come see US!!!" Do not feel bad!!! I think that, considering the circumstances, folks would be more than happy to arrange things around YOU this year!!! Just my two cents. Either way, be careful with driving as you will be sleep-deprived and listen to your body and your baby!!! It will truly be a Merry Christmas!!! Talk about the best year ever...
ReplyDeleteyea, i suppose i should have put a disclaimer at the end of my blog... that all those plans are assuming i/we feel like it.
ReplyDeletestaying at home with our new baby and our family is just fine with me too! it is a special christmas either way, plans or none!