O Christmas Tree...

We finally got our tree up! I've been looking forward to getting the house festive all week, so I couldn't really say no to my husband when he decided to pull out some "props" for our decorating extravaganza. We looked like dorks, but we had a good time!

It's been a busy week with lots of people coming through, so I was really looking forward to some fun. Nate came in to visit Friday night, a team of 10 folks from our church back in St. Louis came in on Saturday afternoon, and then Chris & Tina came in on Saturday night and stayed till Sunday. It was so fun having lots of familiar faces around for a few days, but I was worn out once Sunday evening rolled around and just needed some fun, so I figured getting in the Christmas spirit was just the thing.
Dale & Jacq even got in on the action!

Every year we have our own little tradition of getting a special ornament from Starbucks and our tree always has a Starbucks theme (for me) and little drummer boy theme (for Steve). I liked this years Starbucks ornament.

I'll admit , as much as I've been in the Christmas spirit I really feel like the Holiday's have completely snuck up on me this year. I am totally unprepared and have been working on getting Christmas cards done and all that, but at this point I'd be surprised if I ever got them out. I haven't even begun to do any Christmas shopping either and normally I'm done by this point, so I've been feeling a bit of stress. I know that Christmas isn't about getting cards out and buying presents, but I still like to try and use this time of your to check and keep in touch with people. I have really been lacking in the communication area lately. I just haven't had much time or motivation for a whole lot these last 2 weeks. I keep hoping I'll find some time to catch up, but it seems like my "to do" list keeps on getting longer and I'm not seeing much of a light at the end of the tunnel. I know it's all about prioritizing and taking down time to get refreshed and I guess that's something I need to work a little harder at. It's usually a downhill battle once I start to get overwhelmed because I kind of feel like I'll never get control over all the things that need to get done. I know I'll never have it all together, but I'd like to at least hope that someday I would feel like I'm making progress.
For now though I think I'll go get some sleep....