hee hee hee hee. My friend Jennifer used that phrase the other day and it really (as my mother would say) tickled me. So! Merry Christmas to our friends and family that read our blog! Sorry to have been away for so long (I'm sure you're all broken up about it, seeing as how everyone else is also miserably busy right before Christmas, and judging by the lack of comments to our blog as of late), especially after ending on such a negative note. I'm still wondering if anyone has anything to share on that topic...
I've published the "Reason for the Season" post even though I started it on the 7th of December, the link to the Washington Post article doesn't even work anymore, and I wasn't entirely coherent when I wrote it. Our list of posts is starting to get cluttered with stupid drafts so I figured I'd give that post a go anyway, just to be able to cross one more thing off the list. Sorry if it doesn't make much sense... it's more stream-of-conscienceness than usual... perhaps even "puddle-of-conscienceness," as Kennan likes to say. Feel free to hack it to bits, at least mentally, if not also by commenting . I'll probably agree more with you than I will with me, anyway.
I think I'll take a cue from Gaines and do a quick update now and then expound and expand more later. Things have been good, and I'm glad not only to be home with family, but also glad to not be in the car anymore! The 22 hour trip home to New Mexico is a doozy. And Texas NEVER ENDS. Bleghthh.
We saw Narnia before we left Atlanta and I cried quite heartily. I hurt for Jesus, and was so grateful, in a way that I think I may never have felt before. Allegory is a powerful thing, and even the dank basement of Hollywood cannot dim the power of the gospel that shines through C.S. Lewis' story.
I've also starting working retail. I'm grateful for the money... and I like my coworkers... but boy is the stuff shiny and rather overpriced. There are only so many times that you can gush about a sparkly Christmas tree ornament or a be-jeweled cheese knife before you start to doubt your sanity. There will defintely be more of My Life as a Salesperson later!
Christmas was nice, and the weather here is goofy. I'm not complaining, but there is something rather odd about 70 degree weather on Christmas day. Caroling the night before helped, and it did get chilly Christmas Eve, but by late Christmas morning, the weather had returned to being ridiculously and wonderfully warm. I enjoyed taking the tramway up to Sandia Peak today and hiking in the snow. Wow, was it cold up on the summit! The winds at 10,000 feet will definitely make a body grateful for the warm weather below.
It was also fun to relive memories since that is where the best boyfriend ever became the best fiancee ever, who is now, 5 1/2 years later, the best husband ever (for just over 4 1/2 years now). That story is pretty funny and sweet and is definitely a post all its own!
It's 3:30 am. Good grief! Despite the fact that everyone else was able to crash out as soon as we got home, I couldn't sleep... I'm feeling pretty sleepy now, though. It just hit me. So I think I'll say goodnight and have a very Merry New Year!
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