Kicking Off the Season

I've been excited to start the countdown to Christmas this year; we could use some good holiday cheer around our new home. Thanksgiving weekend always signifies the start of the holiday season for me, with the decorations coming out, the tree going up, and carols playing night and day on Pandora and the radio, but this year, we couldn't wait. With the roller coaster of emotions that has been our reality for the last couple months, I thought we needed a little boost and busted out the Christmas songs a couple weeks early. How sad can you be while Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree or riding on a one-horse open sleigh? I know that we all felt a little better looking forward to Christmas.

Christmas in Livermore

This fall has been full of big changes, and that means this Christmas is going to be important for our family. We sold our house, left our friends and neighbors who have been like family for the 8 1/2 years we were in NC, and moved across the country just a few weeks ago. Our past traditions will have to be adapted, and new places explored, and new people invited to make memories with us. It's a chance to focus on our family and find ways to have the spirit of Christmas with us, wherever we are. As we seek out Christmas, we can make this our home and I hope that on the other side of the holidays, we will feel a little happier about living here.