Joy to the World

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Family
The holiday movies

Love

Food (soooo many treats)

No school
Decorating the tree

That merry sparkle in eyes

The smiles

More family!

All the giving (and receiving)

The lights
Christmas smells

Cutting snowflakes

Even more family!!!

And then, this year, all the snow we woke up to on Christmas morning. (as much as I don't care for snow - it was something beautiful to wake up to!)

It is truly a magical season.

But the most important part of Christmas is remembering the birth of our Savior. Last night, we watched a video reminding us that He is the gift. Our first gift from a Heavenly Father who loves each of us unconditionally. What a beautiful reminder.

I am so grateful for my Savior. Though born into the humblest of situations, He atoned for our sins and only through Him are we able to return to our Heavenly Father. I am grateful for Mary and Joseph - the faith they must have had. I am also grateful for the love that our Heavenly Father has for each of us and the wonderful plan of happiness he created so that this life is not the end. How can you not love the holiday the reminds us of the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

an emotional breakdown? what?!

Everyone says that the first hint to them being pregnant was because they were suddenly emotional - like crying at commercials and silly things.

I never went through that...

until yesterday.

I love watching movies while I get ready for work. It normally takes me a few days to get through a movie. I watched Sense and Sensibility late last week (oh my gosh, favorite) and cried at the right parts, like when Edward says he isn't married to Lucy Steele and Elinor can't contain her sobs. I always cry then so I didn't think anything of it.

The last movie I watched was One Day - it is currently on Netflix. I mean, I liked it, but Jim Sturgess' character was not really my favorite. Until the romance we are waiting for, finally happens and Jim Sturgess becomes a decent man! And then, yesterday morning, after I had fallen in love with the characters and I was fixing my lunch, absolute tragedy struck. Of course, mom walked down right as I gasped and then broke out into full on, can't talk, sobs. The worst part was I had to leave right then! The tears followed me throughout the day and when I finally finished the movie that night, they turned back into sobs.

Anyway, thinking about it still makes me cry. And now the movie has a special place in my heart.

Then that night we watched Validation at a training and, of course, I had to hide my tears at the end.

And that is about as emotional as I have gotten this pregnancy. Not bad considering I am 24 weeks in!