Raspberries and Limes: First Weekend of December

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

This past weekend was full of lots to do. Friday night right after work we grabbed some yummy $5 foot long sandwiches from one of our favorite places, Subway! Then we headed over to the Festival of Trees. There were so many gorgeous trees there, and so much hard work was put into them. For those that don't know, the Festival of Trees is a charity event for Primary Children's Hospital. Volunteers put together a themed tree complete with ornaments, decorations, lights, and items under the tree that go with the theme. The trees are then sold for hundreds or thousands of dollars, depending on the size. There were tiny trees and huge trees, upside down trees and wreaths. It was amazing! And most of the trees were already sold I should have taken a picture down the huge banquet hall to give you a good idea, but there had to be like 2000 trees there, plus probably 250 wreaths, a whole section of centerpieces, decorations and quilts. And tons more. We unfortunately couldn't afford to buy a tree, but it was wonderful going. Saturday we got all of our Christmas shopping done (YAY) and went to the Stephen's family Christmas party. I don't know this side of the family much, but I had a great time. I didn't take any pictures there, so hopefully I can steal some of Candy's ??? :) Sunday I woke up not feeling so great, so I tried to keep it mellow at home. Josh helped me decorate our tree and then while he was gone doing visits I wrapped all the gifts we had gotten for the nieces and nephews. I love wrapping presents and imagining how excited the kids will be when they open it. I love giving on Christmas and seeing the joy on people's faces. Its an amazing feeling. Though we couldn't do a lot this year, I made sure we got something for each niece/nephew in our family. For the adults we are doing a craft. NO TELLING! You will have to see once you get yours! HAHA. OH! and we ordered Christmas cards. no worries, you will get that soon too! Oh... and Keoke is our little furry Santa No-Claws this year!

Lord of the Rings Tree !!!! YAY