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Can it be 12-24-07 already?

2007-12-24 / 10:40 a.m.

As usual, the past week has been a blur! There is much to be done and a lot that has been done. We are hosting Christmas Eve tonight so there has been much to do around the house. I have both my pies (pecan and pumpkin) baked for my contribution to tomorrow's dinner and I made an ice cream cake to celebrate Bg1's birthday with Dan's family tonight. We are going to the 2:30 church service and then his family is coming over. So everything has to be done before we leave for church. This morning I focused on getting the house in order. When the girls go down for naps, I can shower and get ready. When they wake up, it's on with their Christmas dresses and off to church. I'm feeling a tiny bit of stress, but trying to ignore it.

Tomorrow, we get to wake up and have our family Christmas morning - my favorite part of the holidays. The girls will be super excited and hyper, we'll all be in our jammies, I'll make breakfast for us while they play with their new stuff.....it will be great! Then we will get ready and head over to my aunt's house for the day.

I'm nervous about my gifts for everyone. I don't know what my problem is this year. I usually love buying for everyone and thinking about what they would really love, but this year...nothing. I take that back, I did like buying for the girls - they're easy. Everyone else - nothing! My biggest saddness right now is Dan. He kept insisting that he didn't want me to buy him anything and that there was nothing that he needed or wanted, etc. He would not give me any ideas and said that the xbox he got a few months ago was supposed to be his gift. Which I did initially agree to, but now it doesn't seem like much fun to not have anything for him. I have honestly looked for things for him, and CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING! So I have nothing - I'm a terrible wife! Even though I know he would be mad at me for getting him something, I still feel like I should.

Last night we went to dinner with some friends and then walked around Naples to look at Christmas lights. It was a lot of fun. The night before that, Matt and Beth came over for our Christmas exchange. We had tacos and margaritas and a lot of fun. We opened gifts and it totally felt like Christmas to me. I got things that I asked for - which I love! I love when I want something, and I actually get it. Beth and Dan are the only people who actually do that for me. My family just gets me stuff they think I want or think I need without even asking me. I'm not a surprise-liking kind of girl. I'm practical and like to get what I ask for kind of girl. I got season 3 of Gilmore Girls - best show ever!, a nightgown that I love and a top that I also love and wore last night. The girls had fun opening all their stuff and a fun night was had by all....I think. I drank too much, but it was fun. Dan also got me the Friends edition of SceneIt and we played that after the girls went to bed.

I started my period this morning - which is a big relief to me. I missed a month, and while I did not think I was pregnant, I was a little worried after the drinking in Vegas and two nights ago. While we are not preventing such a thing from happening, we are not exactly trying right now. We are still not in 100% agreement as to what the future holds for our family addition.

Merry Christmas dear diary!

K

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