What made Christmas even weirder was that I got sick. On Christmas night I started throwing up and didn't stop for 8 hours. So our Christmas was postponed a few days until I was feeling better. The doctor put me on a liquid diet for two days and told me to stay home from work until Jan. 2 so that was an unexpected but much needed break from work. I stayed in bed for 2 days before I was able to venture out for short excursions.
However, the best part of Christmas was that my parents came to visit for 10 days. They are flying out right now as I type this. I am so thankful that they were here to help take care of me while I was sick. And I'm even more thankful that I started feeling better so I could really enjoy them. I will be posting pictures soon of some of our adventures. I love that my parents are also my best friends. They are amazing people and I just love being around them. I miss them already. As I get older it gets harder and harder to say goodbye to them. I'm not for sure if it's because I appreciate them more and more each year, or that I feel increasingly more like I need their love and wisdom to help me with life, or that I see us all growing old and I want us to be together forever. Whatever it is, it's hard to be away from them and I look forward to another visit soon.
All in all, I am ready for 2007. I am excited about work and all the opportunities and challenges that are before me. I am excited to be living in Portland and enjoying this chapter of my life with Dustin. I am excited to be meeting new friends and keeping in touch with amazing old friends. I am excited that I am alive and healthy and month by month our bills are paid. I am excited to know God more this year and thankful for his grace which I will use desperately yet another year. What are you excited for in 2007?
