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| Christmas wreath from Grandma Haas |
This week we began to get in the Christmas spirit! I am very strict about not skipping Thanksgiving, so this week we got on the Christmas band-wagon! So I hope you are all enjoying some Christmas music, decorations and hot chocolate - I know we are!
Monday I finished our Christmas shopping for the family our small group adopted, so now all of those items are collected and ready to be wrapped and delivered. We had chicken tortilla soup (soup is our food group of choice in the winter time); it was really delicious! Jonathan had Bible study then he sent me away to do some reading so he could do some Christmas shopping for me online.
Tuesday we had a quick dinner consisting of hot dogs and mac and cheese (any 5-year old would be delighted) so we could get started decorating! First, we took down our fall decorations, then we put up some of the Christmas decorations. Unfortunately, we don't have space for all of them, but our living room looks very festive with the tree, wreath, village and other decorations up! While we decorated we turned on some good Christmas music to really get us in the spirit! Mostly we listened to Brett Eldredge's new album, Glow, for the first time, both of us were impressed! Afterwards I played some of my favorite Christmas songs on the piano, I think they are some of my favorite ones to play!
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| Panera selfie! |
Wednesday I met Hannah at Panera Bread after work for some discipleship and quality time. It's always good to spend some time catching up and talking about what God is doing in our lives! On the bright side, I have also found something I like to eat at Panera, so that makes it even better! Jonathan enjoyed an evening at home and when I got home we got to catch up on our days and spend some time together. We always feel a little deprived when one of us has something going on in the evening!
Thursday evening we went to Graham's for game night. Dillon was there too, we ordered pizza and played a voting game and "Bang". We played "Bang" twice, the first game I won, the second game Dillon and Jonathan won and I lost pretty quickly - so it all worked out pretty fairly for everyone but Graham...he lost both times...and it's his game...oops! Either way, we all had a good time and it was nice to get to play some games together! We are hoping to do more of it as we go through the month!
Friday was my last day at work and Jonathan worked a little late, so we hung out at home and relaxed for the evening. We ate leftovers, did laundry, watched a show and then just chatted about life.
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| Danielle and Alli! |
Saturday was a ton of fun! We got up a little early, ate breakfast, finished our laundry, watched a show then got ready to go to Columbus to meet up with one of my friends, Danielle. She and I have been friends since 5th grade when we went to homeschool group together and I have not gotten to catch up with her for a long time! Since we have seen each other last both of us got married and she and Cullen are going to be parents at the end of April, which I am super excited about! Initially we were going to meet at the Columbus zoo for the lights, but since it was rainy we met for lunch instead. It was so wonderful to spend time together again and (thankfully!) our husbands got along well. They live in Mt. Vernon, so we can easily meet and do little trips like this, we are already planning our next visit. It will most likely include ice cream...don't be too surprised! Danielle is a kindred spirit. We have always been super compatible and have gotten along well. Our friendship is one that we can easily pick up where we left of previously without missing a beat...and it is wonderful! After our lunch we went to Polaris mall to shop...it was a bit overwhelming, so we didn't stay too long, but we did go to Target to see what they had. We came home for dinner then went to church for the live nativity. I had never been to one before, so it was a really neat experience! Afterwards we came home, ate some ice cream and watched "The Christmas Chronicles" and it was SUCH a good movie! It is a Nexflix movie and I would recommend it to anyone! We both thoroughly enjoyed it.
Today we got up, went to church and Aldi's, came home and put groceries away and cleaned, then we made lunch. For lunch we had smoked pork chops, baked potatoes and green beans. It was all delicious! Jonathan did a really good job with the pork chops and it all hit the spot just right! This afternoon we *finally* did dishes and Jonathan has been watching the Browns game. We plan to watch some of the Patriots game and then head to Ada for Emily's Christmas concert!
This week has been a great kick-off to the Christmas season and I cannot wait for the rest of December! It is the first year in a long time I feel like I can enjoy the Christmas season, so I have high hopes! My upcoming weeks are going to be a little odd since I am off this month, but I cannot wait to see what they bring!
Upcoming menu:
- Monday - Chicken Crescents and Juicy Noodles
- Tuesday - Canned beef sandwiches and baked macaroni and cheese
- Thursday - Bacon, mushroom pasta
- Friday - Sausage gravy, biscuits, mashed potatoes and corn
Have a great week, happy Christmas season!
Love,
Alli and Jonathan
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