i can't believe we're only FIVE days away from christmas. crazy pants. on a quasi-related note, here are five things i've been thankful for this week:
1. christmas party help.
being the only girl technically on staff with our church, i was somewhat singlehandedly in charge of throwing our christmas party. don't get me wrong, i love playing hostess, but the few days leading up to the party i started getting a little overwhelmed by the numbers. i happened to mention my slight overwhelmedness (is that a word?) to the girls i meet with every week, and the next thing i knew, they were making multiple desserts, coming early to set up, staying after to clean up... i was SO thankful. i don't think there's any way i could've pulled it off without them. why does it take me so long to ask for help?! lesson learned (i hope).
2. early christmas with the in-laws.
chris's parents came up last weekend to celebrate christmas early! they loved seeing our new apartment and finally eating at syrup, and we loved having them -- we just wished it could've been for longer! and who knew we were actually going to open gifts?! talk about a fantastic surprise. i'm kicking myself that we didn't all get a picture together. next time.
{side note/shameless plug: they knocked it out of the park (as always) with super thoughtful gifts, but i think my favorite gifts came from paizlee -- my SIL saw me pin a few of their things on pinterest, but had no idea i actually know the owner! i'm so pumped to be able to show off my friend's business! be sure to check out their super cute clothes and accessories!!}
3. talented friends.
our christmas card this year is a result of us having crazy talented friends -- and we're so thankful for them (not just their artistic abilities!). nicole (our friend & pastor's wife) of nicole hager photography snapped quick pic of us on our beloved tandem, and leslie koch (a friend of mine from syrup) of touies design designed the rest! we love the way it turned out! thanks, friends!!
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4. inspirational friends.
i've always been thankful for katelyn & walker, but i'm feeling especially inspired by them today and so proud to call them friends. katelyn is for sure one of those people who doesn't love attention on herself. she's incredibly thoughtful and loves to do things for others -- so this little story does not even a little bit surprise me. last weekend, as a way to respond to the sandy hook crisis and celebrate christmas, they decided to do 15 random acts of kindness around their little small town of lufkin, tx. you can read about their super fun, super creative day o' giving here. the best part is that their local paper and tv station picked up the story! how cool is that?! not only am i challenged by their thoughtful, others-centered acts, but i'm also reminded that this world has no box to put things like this in. people are shocked when you care about them for no reason. what a picture of jesus!
5. tomorrow!!
i'm so thankful that tomorrow we're headed to east texas for christmas with my family!! i feel like it's been way too long since we've seen them (over 2.5 months! that's a lot for us!). i could not be more excited about time with them... especially play time with the cutest little 19-month old i know! expect lots of pictures...!!
what are you thankful for this week?
1. christmas party help.
being the only girl technically on staff with our church, i was somewhat singlehandedly in charge of throwing our christmas party. don't get me wrong, i love playing hostess, but the few days leading up to the party i started getting a little overwhelmed by the numbers. i happened to mention my slight overwhelmedness (is that a word?) to the girls i meet with every week, and the next thing i knew, they were making multiple desserts, coming early to set up, staying after to clean up... i was SO thankful. i don't think there's any way i could've pulled it off without them. why does it take me so long to ask for help?! lesson learned (i hope).
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chris's parents came up last weekend to celebrate christmas early! they loved seeing our new apartment and finally eating at syrup, and we loved having them -- we just wished it could've been for longer! and who knew we were actually going to open gifts?! talk about a fantastic surprise. i'm kicking myself that we didn't all get a picture together. next time.
{side note/shameless plug: they knocked it out of the park (as always) with super thoughtful gifts, but i think my favorite gifts came from paizlee -- my SIL saw me pin a few of their things on pinterest, but had no idea i actually know the owner! i'm so pumped to be able to show off my friend's business! be sure to check out their super cute clothes and accessories!!}
3. talented friends.
our christmas card this year is a result of us having crazy talented friends -- and we're so thankful for them (not just their artistic abilities!). nicole (our friend & pastor's wife) of nicole hager photography snapped quick pic of us on our beloved tandem, and leslie koch (a friend of mine from syrup) of touies design designed the rest! we love the way it turned out! thanks, friends!!
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4. inspirational friends.
i've always been thankful for katelyn & walker, but i'm feeling especially inspired by them today and so proud to call them friends. katelyn is for sure one of those people who doesn't love attention on herself. she's incredibly thoughtful and loves to do things for others -- so this little story does not even a little bit surprise me. last weekend, as a way to respond to the sandy hook crisis and celebrate christmas, they decided to do 15 random acts of kindness around their little small town of lufkin, tx. you can read about their super fun, super creative day o' giving here. the best part is that their local paper and tv station picked up the story! how cool is that?! not only am i challenged by their thoughtful, others-centered acts, but i'm also reminded that this world has no box to put things like this in. people are shocked when you care about them for no reason. what a picture of jesus!
5. tomorrow!!
i'm so thankful that tomorrow we're headed to east texas for christmas with my family!! i feel like it's been way too long since we've seen them (over 2.5 months! that's a lot for us!). i could not be more excited about time with them... especially play time with the cutest little 19-month old i know! expect lots of pictures...!!
what are you thankful for this week?
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