I know I'm a little behind, but hey, better late than never right? Above is a picture of our FIRST christmas tree since being married! Yay!
This year we had Christmas with Blake's family! With me now having the restrictions of a new job, it was very different! Usually when Blake gets out of school around the 17th of december, we have about 3 weeks just to stay out there until the first week of January. So after 2 years of Freedom it was very different! But we're both so grateful for this job, and I couldn't work at a better place, with better people.
This year we had Christmas with Blake's family! With me now having the restrictions of a new job, it was very different! Usually when Blake gets out of school around the 17th of december, we have about 3 weeks just to stay out there until the first week of January. So after 2 years of Freedom it was very different! But we're both so grateful for this job, and I couldn't work at a better place, with better people.
So because my last day of work was the 23rd of December, we didn't leave until Christmas eve day. We ended up celebrating Christmas that night because Christmas fell on a Sunday this year and with church, even though it was only an hour, it made us really crunched for time especially considering that we had to leave Christmas day night because I had to work Boxing day morning! So I was very happy we ended up doing it that night because we were able to enjoy it without getting up SUPER early, or being rushed!
Before opening presents we had a little program where everyone shared a thought about Christmas. This was a change from the normal Schnoor tradition of reinacting the Nativity story, but I really liked it, and hope we make it a permanent tradition. After that program I would've been completely content with no presents at all. The room was just filled with love for one another, and especially for our Savior. And that's what really matters.
Blake and I didn't really get eachother gifts this year, because our main gift for eachother was little ol' Larz. (But if any of you know me you know I can't pass up an opportunity to buy gifts for people.) So of course when it came to the stockings, I made sure to get a couple "bigger" gifts in there. Now that we're married we've decided it's easier if all the married couples do their own stockings, but his mom couldn't resist and added a "few" items. (Let's just say our stockings were bulging ). I got Blake a nose/ear trimmer. If you read my post about summer, his other one was in the bathroom bag that got lost in Saskatoon. So we were both pretty happy about that one. I also got him some David Beckham cologne...and I'm still VERY much enjoying that! So those were the main ones in there. He got me some yummy cupcake lotion and showergel. I'm obsessed with it. It smells EXACTLY like cupcakes..and the scent lasts all day. And some nail polish that I've really been wanting!
We got really spoiled this year with gifts. When we went down to Utah in October to do an early thanksgiving, we came back with Christmas gifts from my parents! We ended up opening them the Monday before Christmas. We got an xbox kinect, a couple movies, and an amazing book by President Thomas S. Monson. I will write more about that in another post. I also got the cutest pair of heels I have ever owned.
From Blakes parents and from our Grandpa Don, Blake got a new drill, and I got a kitchen aid (spoiled). We also got a cuisinart popcorn maker. If you are a popcorn finatic you NEED this popcorn maker. It's amazing. So those were the bigger gifts. We got the essentials like new garments, socks, band aid kits, and more.
It was also Larz's first time at a new place! Accidents were very minimal! We were very proud of him. He also had his first interaction with a dog, P.j. He loved it, P.J... not so much. A pup is too much energy for him. But hopefully as Larz gets older they can become best buds!
