Sing-A-Long

A lot of us got together at Ashley and Emily's Christmas/New Years party. We played a ton of games like Band Hero, Ping Pong and Apples to Apples. We tried to play pictionary but that only lasted for so long. Eventually Austin picked up Ashley's guitar and we had an untraditional sing-a-long. We sang songs by Taylor Swift, Boys Like Girls, Jason Mraz and FM Static.

Taylor Swift: You Belong With Me

Christmas Lights

After spending most of the day at the mall doing some shopping and returns we had dinner at the Mustard Seed. Yum! Then before we headed home we stopped and watched some Christmas light shows.

They were all really cool and went with the music that was playing on certain radio stations. Our favorite was the dog groomers.

Hu Hot

Reid, Stephen, Jess and I got together and had some Hu Hot. It was Reid's last day here in Spokane before he headed back out to Arizona. It was great to see him again and Stephen for the first time since summer. Jess had never been to Hu Hot before so it was a fun new experience for her. It was great to see everyone and I can't wait to see people more as break continues.

Christmas!

I had a great Christmas this year! I loved being with my family on Christmas eve and then all day Christmas day. On Christmas eve we were able to go to a Church service for the first time ever and I really liked it. Now Christmas is over just like that. Its so crazy that there is so much build up for a day that comes and goes just like that.

But yesterday was so much more important than so many remember. Watching part of the movie The Nativity made me think about when Christ came to Earth. He came and took on flesh and that made me think about how frustrating it must have been for our Creator to be stuck in a pooping, drooling baby's body. And just by thinking of that I got a glimpse of some of the everyday sacrifices that He made for us.

I bet we don't even think about the every day things that could have been so restricting for Him. Like not being able to communicate with adults because He was a baby, or when He was a teenager and really was right about everything. Just thinking about these few small things made me just that much more thankful for His eternal sacrifice for me.