Birthday's and Christmas jumbles in with Christmas lights

took awhile... but it's finished now.

Our Christmas tree!!

December is the busiest month for Scott and I. Not only is it the busiest time at work we have so, so much family stuff we have to do. The Christmas Lights on temple square turn on the Friday night after Thanksgiving, and the busiest night of the year, which happened to fall on Scotty's birthday this year, is the night of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Chrstmas Concert, a.k.a. mormons behaving badly. I spent the intire month dealing with angry latter-day saints upset that they all couldn't have the best table in the restarurant. I love my faith, but some of the people make me wonder if anyone is listening during conference, or reading the Ensign every month. I also love being blamed for ruining people Christmases. I had no idea that running out of Chocolate cake and having to wait 30 minutes for a table is what Christmas was based on. I'm just silly I guess.

Aside from having to smile while people tell me how horrid I am, it's also the season of many birthday's I'm not sure what happens in March, but too many people in my life were born December. Including my lovely husband Scott. But we were able to survive all the Birthday cake, and Christmas cookies, and still had money left over for a few awesome date nights.

Some of our highlights this years craziness were getting to celebrate both Nathan and Lauries birthday's together, being as Nathan has been gone for the last 2 years. Hulse family Christmas party full of laughs. My awesome christmas surprise of tickets to the Ballet to see the Nutcracker on christmas eve :). Waking up at 6:00 am to run downstairs to open Christmas gifts with Scotts family... remember that I'm not a morning person, and our awesome gift we recieved of a flat screen tv. We now plan many night in to watch movies and our favorite tv shows.

Out final party we threw this year was that for our dear friend Tim who joined the Navy. Now to not be confused with Thanksmas this party included all the same people, with a few added friends, and no meal, just snack food. We watched the dark night, played apples to apples, and ended our night in our party tradition of staying up late watching youtube clips. I'm going to miss Tim, and threats of removing his shirt :).

Now if I can get this to work I'll upload so pics of these joyous events.