December in a Nutshell

I am very behind on my blog. I can't believe how busy I got this month. The problem is I can't remember all that I did that kept me so busy. This is what I do remember. December 5-9 my sister and I went to Disneyland. It was a fabulous trip. I am a Disney Commando. I plan everything and I am very crazy about it. I have about 15 books about Disneyland and I have several websites I read on a daily basis. I know all there is to know about Disneyland and I love to share. I have been to Disneyland 15 times most of which was in the last 10 years. You would think I have seen and done it all in Disneyland. I have not and I discovered there is still more that I haven't seen so I bought an Annual Passport and I will be making another trip in 2009. I was able to do all the things I had planned and more. I have had a dream of celebrating my birthday in Disneyland so on December 8th (exactly two weeks before my actual birthday) I celebrated in Disneyland. It was so much fun. I will admit that I cried a lot that day. I got a birthday pin to wear and everytime someone would wish my a Happy Birthday I would get teary. It just made the trip extra special. It was so fun to be there during Christmas as well. If you have never been to Disneyland during Christmas plan a trip right now and the best time to go is during the first week. Not the weekend but the weekdays if you can manage it. Monday and Tuesday the parks were empty. Here are a few photos from the trip. If I can ever figure out how to add a slide show I will add more photos.

The next week or so is a bit of a blur. I just remember working a lot to make up hours from my vacation. I remember thinking that I needed to get my Christmas cards sent out and get my shopping done. On Wednesday night I was supposed to go ice skating with the Young Men and Young Women in our ward but I was so exhausted that I skipped it. At around 8:00 I received a phone call from our Bishop. I was caught skipping out on my calling. The punishment or rather the real reason for the phone call: I had to speak in church on Sunday. Needless to say I didn't get anything done for the next three days except for my talk. It went fairly well. Let's see that brings us to the week before Christmas. Another busy week at work. And yet another blur. I do not remember much of this week. My luggage was still sitting in my room partially unpacked. Again I remember thinking I should send out Christmas cards. Saturday before Christmas I was out with all the other 'last Saturday before Christmas' shoppers trying to get all of my Christmas shopping completed in one day. Mission accomplished in an hour and a half. I hit some great sales and found exactly what I was looking for. My mom also accomplished her mission of finding me a birthday present. I attended a wild and crazy family Christmas party that night. Sunday was the Ward Choir Christmas program. This is the second year in a row that I have been able to sing with the choir after 7 years of being the Choir Director. Monday was my 35th birthday and it was a wonderful celebration. My family is so nice to me. And then three days later Santa came to visit our house. Christmas Day was a day of fun. So much fun that it deserves it's own post. So more to come but maybe not tonight because I have some much needed cleaning to do.