Thursday, December 6, 2012

Mele Kalikimaka

So the Christmas tree is up, and it's absolutely beautiful!  It's my first real Christmas tree as a married woman :)  My husband is so wonderful.  He surprised me with it on his birthday.  It was really cute to see him so excited about surprising me.  It made the "surprise" that much better.  In return, I threw him a surprise 30th birthday party.  He was thrilled!  And I was thrilled that he was thrilled :)

Anyway, I'm sitting here in my lovely Makakilo condo, and I'm truly enjoying the Christmas season.  I've got a glade Christmas candle burning in the kitchen, and a Michael Buble Pandora station playing in the background.  I'm really looking forward to visiting both Florida and Indiana in a few short weeks!  I feel so blessed. 

I am having our annual Wolfe family Cookie Fest this Friday night, Dec. 7th with the Tau'a girls.  We will get all worked up into a baking frenzy!  I still need to get supplies and ingredients.  I am so thankful for the many opportunities I have to spend time building relationships with people.  I pray that I wouldn't focus on what I don't have this year, but the many things I do have.  

I don't want to be sad thinking about the choice that has to be made later on down the road... and having to choose between being close to people we really love and living somewhere we really love.  Because once we have kids, it's going to be hard to matter what we choose.  If we leave or if we stay, it will be hard... but God is good, and he has a plan.  

I'm so thankful for God's promises. I pray that these last few weeks of school will be smooth and drama free.  I pray I can get all the grading and planning done that needs to get finished before the trip, and that my patience comes in an extra strong dose.