Make a memory.....that is what I did this Christmas season. It was a memorable morning December 22 as I awoke to see 4 inches of snow on my car knowing that today was the day to drive to Sundre AB AND it was still snowing! It was a memorable moment to see a car in the ditch by Sicamous on its hood to remind me how slick the roads are! It was a memorable moment when I arrived in Revelstoke to hear my phone beeping alerting me to messages friends have left in concern that I was traveling in a storm and to offer up prayers for safety. When I arrived at Rogers Pass summit it was memorable as I realized I might actually make it to Sundre....and again my phone beeped to remind me I have friends at home praying for me as I travel.
When I made it to Golden I will never forget the relief that settled on my shoulders as now the highway was bare AND dry. As I pulled my car into my mom's lot all the stresses of the winter highway driving just washed away. Those were memorable moments of my trip home for Christmas.
However there are memories that you purpose to happen either by the people you surround yourself with or the environment you put yourself in.
My purposeful memories for Christmas 2007 was to be with my family. It is not often we see each other all together at one time and place. 2007 has been an exception to that though, I believe my family which consists of my mom, her husband, my brothers Dave and Derek, my sister in-law Jenny and myself have seen each other 3 times this year which I think is a record for our family.
The memories that I have of Christmas day 2007 will last a life time. My Aunt Trudy, Uncle Patrick and their son Jordan and my Uncle Gary's son Colton joined us for the day. We had 10 people filling my moms small cabin and it worked out just great. We moved some furniture to make the eating tables work and we moved the same furniture to make room to play Wii. If anyone has played Wii you know you need room to move.
I was blessed to spend Christmas with my family. It will be many years before we are all together again as my brother and his wife are moving to New Foundland end of January 2008. With modern ways of communicating through emails, web cams and the good old phone we can still keep in touch even across all those many miles of our great country Canada.
Oh here is one last memory. My brother Derek said his goal for 2008 is to find a husband and a house. I had to laugh to myself as my goals are the same as his.
May 2008 be the best year you ever had. Purpose yourself to do things you have never done before and live in the moment.
Friday, December 28, 2007
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Christmas in 10 days
Wow Christmas is only 10 days away!! I feel like it was just the other day I put my golf clubs away and pulled out my fall/winter wardrobe.
On December 22 I will head out by car to Sundre AB to spend Christmas with my family. It has been 8 years since us three kids have been together and I am excited to spend the holidays with my brothers and the rest of my family. It will be a bitter sweet day as my brother and sister in-law are moving to St. John's NFLD at the end of January so this month will be the last time I get to visit with them until who knows when. NFLD is a long ways away even though it is still in Canada.
I am nervous about the conditions of the road after all I do live in Canada. It is a 7 hr drive plus the time change to Sundre and this time it is a drive I will take alone. At least the other 2 trips this year I had someone with me. Winter driving is NO fun! I just pray that the sky is clear and that is it below freezing so that it does not snow!
As a family we don't really have any traditions to speak of....secretly I have kept some in my heart for when I have my own family. Well maybe there is one small tradition at least it is for me and that was to eat mom's shortbread while we opened our presents. This year there will be no shortbread as I am on a new eating plan and trying desperately to loose weight. So I will have to start a new tradition this year while opening gifts....maybe it will be eating oranges!
I will be sure to post after Christmas as I am positive I will have tons to share!
Merry Christmas!!!
On December 22 I will head out by car to Sundre AB to spend Christmas with my family. It has been 8 years since us three kids have been together and I am excited to spend the holidays with my brothers and the rest of my family. It will be a bitter sweet day as my brother and sister in-law are moving to St. John's NFLD at the end of January so this month will be the last time I get to visit with them until who knows when. NFLD is a long ways away even though it is still in Canada.
I am nervous about the conditions of the road after all I do live in Canada. It is a 7 hr drive plus the time change to Sundre and this time it is a drive I will take alone. At least the other 2 trips this year I had someone with me. Winter driving is NO fun! I just pray that the sky is clear and that is it below freezing so that it does not snow!
As a family we don't really have any traditions to speak of....secretly I have kept some in my heart for when I have my own family. Well maybe there is one small tradition at least it is for me and that was to eat mom's shortbread while we opened our presents. This year there will be no shortbread as I am on a new eating plan and trying desperately to loose weight. So I will have to start a new tradition this year while opening gifts....maybe it will be eating oranges!
I will be sure to post after Christmas as I am positive I will have tons to share!
Merry Christmas!!!
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