Christmas is only a week away and this is the first time in either of our lives that our Christmas shopping is done before the 20th. I was able to find a 6' Christmas tree at a garage sale this summer for $10 which we put up within an hour of being home from Thanksgiving. I'm too cheap to go out and buy full price ornaments (I'm waiting for the after-Christmas-75%-off deals) but we had some neighbors lend us some of their ornaments so we don't have a naked tree. :) An interesting thing I learned about Gavin was that he has a serious talent for making fake trees look beautiful. After I compared the branches I had tried to fix with the ones he did, I found myself something else to do and let him tackle the tree.Gavin was officially done with finals yesterday and I'm probably just as relieved as he is. It was 2 weeks with a lot of late nights and dinners at the law school so Gavin could stay there and study. It's better for him to stay at the school and study because it's too hard for me not to distract him when he's home. We've had a great schedule this past semester, waking up early and I drop Gavin off at school at 7:30 then make it to work in Pullman, WA by 8:00 am. Then he stays at school and studies until I pick him up on my way home from work, usually about 6:00 pm. The past couple of weeks we come home, he studies while I get dinner ready, we eat, and he studies some more. Like I said, I'm glad finals are over! He deserves a vacation and I would like my husband back! :)
Gavin and I are staying here in Moscow for most of the break. I work half the day on Christmas Eve and then we'll head to Boise. For once I'm praying we DON'T have a white Christmas so the roads will be clear. We are both so excited to be with our families for this wonderful time of year. We're especially excited to see Natalie's new baby Olivia Sue and to attend Rob and Lauren's wedding! It's going to be a crazy trip with so much to do with only a few days to do it, but we can't wait! I love Christmas time and the happiness it brings as I focus more on the Savior and the gift He gave to the world. Merry Christmas!
Amen sistah, finals blow.
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Sooooooooooo what did you get each other for Christmas?
Details, details.
Notice I didn't post a picture of the completed tree...even with the VanTassell's ornaments it wasn't very pretty. :) But I bought some good stuff for next year, so it will improve. You know, it was kind of funny, I told Gavin that I would just buy my own gifts and he could "give" them to me because he said he wasn't good at finding gifts, but then he ended up surprising me and getting me a camel back, which I've wanted forever. It was such a thoughtful gift. I was rather impressed. :)
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