I pause from Christmas celebrations to remember the reason why we are celebrating… About that time Caesar Augustus ordered a census to be taken throughout the Empire. This was the first census when Quirinius was governor of Syria. Everyone had to travel to his own ancestral hometown to be accounted for. So Joseph went from the Galilean town of Nazareth up to Bethlehem in Judah, David’s town, for the census. As a descendant of David, he had to go there….
Greetings from warm, sunny, HUMID Florida! :-p I completely misprepared for my trip and only brought shoes and no sandals. It’s so warm here that the thought of stuffing my feet in socks just makes me want to shudder. However, I have enjoyed being with my family, and of course being with Paul. I have been showing him all the Christmas memories I grew up with (like Peter Spier’s Christmas), which has been fun. Last night I got to see…
Hopefully in a few minutes I’ll be able to leave work (I canNOT believe how busy it has been today!!) and then Paul and I along with two darling kitties will be hitting the road Orlando-bound! Hooray. Hopefully traffic won’t be too bad. I am excited to have a vacation, as short as it is. I am also excited to see my family! Have a Merry Christmas, ya’ll!!
I’ve been trying to be better about watching my food budget, so last week when I saw that chicken was on sale, I jumped at it and bought several pounds without actually thinking of meals to go along with it. I pulled one pound out during my lunch break the other day to defrost. By the evening, however, neither of us knew what to make with it. All the meals we usually eat with chicken that sounded good to us…
1. Who was your first prom date? my first and only time going to prom was with Rohit in 11th grade… 2. Who was your first roommate? besides my siblings, Carrie Barnes my freshman year of college 3. First alcoholic beverage you drank? Chardonnay for Christmas the day before I turned 16 4. What was your first job? my grandma once paid me to clean out her jewelry box… perhaps when I was 7? I can’t remember now 5. What…