A couple weeks ago, I finished another semester and then
went to Indiana to spend time with my fiancé and his family.
2 really big things about that sentence ^^
1.
I finished semester #2 of nursing school. It was
an insanely hectic semester, and I’m finally a senior in college! I’m so
thankful for the people who prayed for me all semester long, but especially
during finals—I ended up being pretty sick that week, and it was truly a
miracle I was able to think clearly for all those cumulative exams!
2.
Fiancé? Did you catch that word? I LOVE being
able to say that! More on that later…maybe ;)
For now, I’m moving onto Christmas Adventures…maybe
Christmas Chaos would be more appropriate?!
Christmas Adventures began for Micah and I in mid-December,
when I headed to Indiana for the weekend. We had a couple of get-togethers with
his family. The weekend was full: My future sister-in-law had a cookie exchange
at her house on Friday (so.much.fun); an extended family Christmas gathering on
Saturday; church and another Christmas on Sunday. Those weekends make me even
more ready to just be in Indiana and not have this back-and-forth nonsense!
The following week on Thursday, Micah came to Illinois. On
Friday, we headed to Wisconsin to celebrate Christmas with my immediate family.
The weekend went by WAY too quickly, but we had a really good, relaxing time.
On Sunday night, Micah, Thomas, Emma, Neva, and I found ourselves back in
Illinois.
Mom and Dad couldn’t come to Illinois for Christmas this
year because of Dad’s surgery. He fell and shattered his wrist the week before,
and had to have surgery on Christmas Eve! 1 shiny plate and 11 pins later, his
wrist is back together again J
He does not recommend falling on the ice and shattering your wrist—he claims it’s
rather painful. Fortunately, he’s recovering quite well!
I had to work on Christmas Eve, then Micah and I headed to
Indiana. We spent Christmas at his parent’s house; Micah’s brother,
sister-in-law, sister, and nephew were there, too…It was a nice Christmas day,
and I really do love his family J
Christmas this year was awesome, relaxing, fun, and different—maybe
even a little bittersweet? It was full of firsts and lasts, too…First time I
didn’t spend Christmas day with my family. First time I spent Christmas with my
fiancé and his family, in another state. First time I’d traveled to 3 states in
4 days over Christmas break. Last Christmas before our wedding. Lots of other “lasts”, but I’m assuming most
people quit reading 3 paragraphs ago, so I won’t bore you with the rest of them
J
I’m consistently overwhelmed with this crazy, amazing,
wonderful life God has SO richly blessed me with! Looking forward to 2013 with
great anticipation! “There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave
behind.” ~C.S. Lewis
