Quite a bit happened in December. So here is the list of stuff that happened:
3. Seeing as Briz loves their dogs, I tried to convince Nick to buy a dog for Christmas for Briz, but I failed.
4. On the 22nd (which is the 2 month marker of when Holland died), I cooked a big dinner for my family. We also made gingerbread houses.
6. I made Christmas treats/plates to give to people and never delivered them. So I have A LOT of christmas treats all wrapped up, sitting on my dining room table. I keep trying to make Nick eat them, but he's trying to be all healthy. It's a little annoying.
8. We went and saw Mission Impossible 4. Pretty good, but still not my favorite. I do, however, love Simon Pegg in it.
12. We attempted to play in the snow, but there really was none. It's been a warm and beautiful Winter, so I can't complain. But I was a little disappointed that I couldn't play in the snow with Briz. Behind her in this picture is the one small patch of snow I was able to find.
16. I sang in the ward choir, while McKenna and Sierra sat in the congregation laughing at me. But either way, I felt the spirit very strongly and actually loved going to church on Christmas to feel like I could remember the Savior more.
18. I spent some time playing with Dane, and what can I say he loved me :) It is a hard thing with him being so close in age to my baby girl. And in the past I have been somewhat apathetic to him. But I found this time that I really wanted to hold him and interract with him a lot. At the same time, it made me miss Holland. As I watched McKenna play and talk to him, I missed my relationship with my little girl. But either way, being with Dane, I had some very sweet moments. I had forgotten what a joy it was to have a baby around, and he reminded me of that.
21. I am not really one to talk, because I also got really really spoiled. Nick bought me a digital piano and I am in love. I LOVE having a piano around to play. I want to play all the time, and I even started Briz on her first lessons :)

23. On Christmas Eve Day, we went to Holland's grave and sang Christmas carols. Briz had fun literally dancing on her grave.
24. Nick turned the big 3-0! This is us out to dinner at the Chart House.
25. I am pretty proud of the fact that I got his name put on the menu. I also cleaned out his office (which was a HUGE feat), and I got him an iPad.
December was a good month. There were very hard moments for me, and it was definitely different than it has been in the past, but I am learning that life in general will be different. Some of those ways are tough, but gradually and slowly they are becoming easier to deal with. And I found hope in getting through our first Christmas with Holland gone, as well as in the New Year.
20. Briz got a new play kitchen along with a bunch of other crap. Her favorite items in her stocking were: her purse, bubblegum, and new princess shoes. I really didn't buy her anything besides stuff for a stocking and thank goodness! She is SO spoiled.
22. It was a relaxed Christmas where we spent pretty much all day opening presents. And there were some very sweet and tender moments. It was a good day. Nick's favorite present was a painting I had done of Holland by Alisha Whitman. I will post a picture of it soon.
23. On Christmas Eve Day, we went to Holland's grave and sang Christmas carols. Briz had fun literally dancing on her grave.
2011 kinda sucked, so bring on 2012.
4 comments:
Amen to the last sentence! Love the update, feel like I haven't seen you in forever. I'm done with tutoring on Friday so let's get together sometime in the next few weeks.
i think we got the same piano. seeing all your pics make me sad that we weren't there....again. i think you should keep making morbid jokes because, well, because it's funny to make other people uncomfortable. :-) portia & teya miss landon, too. teya calls him "papa?" as a question. we should skype. Sunday?
My reactions (cuz I know you care):
1.You continue to make me feel ashamed of the lack of exercise in my life
2.I did the same thing with Christmas treats last year. We ended up just throwing them all away.
3.You know I appreciate/can make inappropriate, morbid jokes
4. Sadie laid on my lap for the first time ever today. I thought we were having a moment until I remembered she was on Benadryl
5.Super jealous of your piano.
6.You better post a picture of that painting. I want to see it!
(I love that Carly did a numbered list. You know how much I love them.)
1. GET A DOG. Man, we need to work on Nick.
2. You are looking exceptionally beautiful lately. I know that may be creepy, but it's true.
3. I also want to see the painting.
4. I am watching Parenthood right now.
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