Our First Christmas Together

This year, we were particularly excited to spend our first Christmas and New Year's together, and the holiday proved to exceed our expectations. On Christmas Eve, Jesse spent the day preparing a wonderful meal. He made stuffed chicken breasts, potatoes, green beans, corn on the cob, lots of cookies, and a cherry cheesecake. Late that afternoon, my brother and mom showed up to spend the evening with us. Jesse did a fantastic job on the food. I was so proud of him because he had never made such an extravagant meal and it turned out really well. We all enjoyed a platefull of food and watched the movie Elf. Afterwards, we took turns opening our presents. It was a joy to watch everyone unwrap something they'd really wanted or really liked. My biggest gift was a brand new digital camera from my awesome husband. It was the one thing I had really been wanting and Jesse splurged to get it for me. He also wrote me a note to go with it. I couldn't even make it past the 2nd line before I could no longer read it due to the tears streaming down my face. He, instead, read it to me while I cried uncontrollably. I truly am extremely blessed to have married the love of my life. He is the biggest answer to prayer I have ever received. I, in turn, bought Jesse the complete first season of his favorite show Heroes. His other favorite gift was the video game Assassins Creed he got from my mom. I liked the fact that Jesse got a pair of Santa boxers and a matching hat. :-) David's big gift was a guitar that my mom gave him, while my mom received several items of clothing that she really liked and a picture of Jesse and me. In addition, it hailed giving us an almost white Christmas! Everyone seemed to have a very nice time. The next day, we moved everything over to my aunt's house where more of my family joined us for a big lunch and more gifts. Jesse and I got a gift card to the movies, a scarf for me, an ornament marking our first Christmas, and money which we always like.

It's been really enjoyable to have this time with Jesse. The best Christmas we've both ever had. We hope sometime to visit Jesse's family in Coos Bay this next week and I'm excited for all that the New Year holds in store.