Found: Blessings

Christmas was wonderful this year, with family gathering at our house, homemade foods and desserts, presents, laughter, and a lot of love.

My beautiful sister came home for the week. It was great snuggling under an electric blanket with her and griping about boys and school. Also, it’s always nice when she sternly says, “Autumn stop eating all of that fudge.” Because Lord knows I needed to.

Of course, the children in the family keep Christmas exciting! They give us a reason to buy race car wrapping paper and have an Elf on the Shelf.

  

The next day, I went to lunch at Panera with Kaylee, Katie, and Emma for our “Best friend Secret Santa Exchange. “

I am thrilled that there is such a thing as Christmas break. I have hugged my beautiful friends, spent almost every night with my awesome family, ate delicious food that my momma makes, and most importantly, managed to stay in sweatpants 98% of the time.

I have two more weeks before I leave the country and I am soaking up every moment with these precious people in my life.