Merry Christmas!
I am sitting in my parents house, enjoy spending time with my family. There are nine of us here right now: my parents, John, Mary, Melissa, Daniel, Ruth, Renae and I. We have plans for the next couples days to go visit grandparents, take pictures, playing games, etc. I am so thankful for being able to spend time with my family. I would like to wish all of you a Merry Christmas. Let me know what you are doing for Christmas.
Sunday December 14 was Renae and my six month anniversary. We decided to go out for dinner but to wait until Monday night to do it. In the mail, earlier in November, we received a coupon to TGI Fridays that would give us a dinner for $30. The dinner for two would include two house salads, two entree’s and a dessert to share. Beverages were extra. So we decided to go and use the coupon.
The salads were very good, it even came with a bread stick. For our entree’s Renae orders the bar b que bacon cheddar sliders with fries, and I order the 12 oz. Champion New York Strip Steak (medium). We both enjoyed our meals thoroughly. Then came time for dessert… a sizzling apple pie a la mode. It came out on a hot iron skillet where the brown sugar glaze was sizzling, the ice cream atop the apple pie drizzled with caramel and just in case the was a bowl of caramel to add at any time. It was amazingly delicious. Renae and I devoured it, and will no doubt be back just to have the dessert again.
So if you are going to TGI Friday’s and are wondering if you should get dessert. Don’t think about it, just order the sizzling apple pie a la mode.
So I feel a little selfish posting a Christmas wish list. I’m understand Christmas is more than just receiving presents; it’s more than just giving presents. Christmas is about redemption, it is a celebration of Jesus birth, who came to redeem humanity from sin.
However since an aspect of how we celebrate Christmas is exchanging gifts, and since some people have been asking what I would like; I feel that this is the easiest way to let others know what I would like.
1. Journal
2. Dress Shirts
3. T-shirts
4. iTunes Cards
5. Books by John Piper
6. Pocket Knife
7. BluRay DVD Player
I’m not really sure what else I should but on the list so this will be it for now.
If you comment on this post put something that you want for Christmas too; so I don’t feel like the only one doing this.
It is 37 days ’till Christmas. 36 until I get to see my niece Melissa, oh yeah and John and Mary. In 34 days Renae and I will travel up to San Francisco to spend Christmas with my parents. I will be the first time in a while that we will spend Christmas together, and the first time since the wedding that we will all be together. My parents are excited, This last weekend my mom sent each of us a survey to fill out asking about favorite beverages, meal, christmas movies, songs, decorations, things to do, etc. In fact, Melissa was supposed to fill one out too, and she is only 1, I guess my sister taught her to read and write early. They are really looking forward to having everyone over; and all of the kids are looking forward to being with them. I know I am.
i’ve been wanting to write a blog post for several days now, but i’ve been swamped doing all kinds of other stuff. i’ve been doing a lot of minor tweaking of things on my site some of which you might be able to notice other i’m sure you won’t, the main purpose of what i was doing was trying to make my website more visible to search engines and therefore to people to find me and to read what i have to say.
teaching is going good. there are 7 days of school until parent teacher conferences and then it’s thanksgiving. i’m looking forward to thanksgiving, renae and i are going to her parents, ruth (my sister) might be there as well. in 36ish days i’ll be in san francisco, to spend christmas with my family.
oh, and be in prayer for my grandmother. my mom’s mom recently found out she has lung cancer, she is starting chemo at 12:00 tomorrow. i know she would appriciate your prayer.
hold nothing back