Reflections

Christmas is approaching faster than I could have imagined it would, and I feel content with the preparations we've made. Just yesterday Dion and I bought our first real tree together, tied it to the top of my Corsica and drove it home - struggling through the elevator (whose doors don't have sensors, and close on you when you don't expect it!) and hallways, we managed to get it inside our apartment and set up. We listened to my favorite Christmas CD while we strung the lights, wrapped the ribbons and hung the decorations! The tree itself is just fantastic, I love it! Our whole apartment now smells just like Christmas should, honestly the only thing I feel we're missing is a fireplace, but that can wait for when we buy a house.
I am so happy with our apartment, the lights (both inside and out) make me smile, and the decorations make it feel even more like a home than it already did!

Another thing that I'm quite excited for is my next day off, when I plan to do a whole bunch of Christmas baking! Gingerbread cookies, rice krispie squares and of course the famous sugar cookes... I really love the holidays! But the thing I am most excited for is when Dion and I sit down together and open our presents! It might sound selfish but really what I am looking forward to is seeing my Dions face when he gets his presents. I love to make him happy, and I just know he's going to be surprised and happy with what santa brings him :)

One thing about this Christmas that's going to be different is that my parents aren't going to be with us - my first Christmas ever without them! While it's difficult to be without them, I know that their Christmas, and Mine with Dion, will be fantastic! ! ! ! We will all be with people that we love, that's for sure.

I hope and Pray that your Christmas is filled with all of the things that make you happy, with laughter, with a bit of snow, but most of all, with the people that you love!

Merry Christmas

Ashley
Xoxo