Post Christmas

So Christmas was really good for me. For those of you that know me a bit, you know that I am not super close to my family. We are all pretty darn independent, and dont talk with each other that often. I dont really talk that much with my brother that I live with! This Christmas was a little different though. My brother Kelly has been here from Alaska on a break from the Air Force and it has been really good. We have been able to just chat and catch up and I have really enjoyed it. He asked me to watch his house this summer up in Alaska because he doesn't want it to be empty for 6 months when he is in Afganistan. I really want to do it, but I really dont know how I can do it. I need to talk to the VA to see if they will let me transfer for 3 months and then come back. I really dont think they will let me do that, but I am going to see what I can do. I think my other option is to quit the VA, get a job up there, and study my butt off and get certified aas a personal trainer, and then come back to Utah and do that for my job afterwards. There is alot for me to figure out, but I would love to be able to do it.

Aside from talking with my brother, it was good to see alot of my extended family. I dont see them that often, even though they live in Ogden and Roy, but I got to spend Christmas Eve with my Dad's side of the family and it was alot of fun! I spent the night at my Grandma and Grandpa's house and so did my parents. We opened presents there, and that was alot of fun. Christmas doesn't have the same kind of appeal that it used to have though. I get more joy out of seeing the reactions people have when they get a gift from me. I usually know what I am getting for Christmas cause my family is pretty good at getting me exactly what I am asking for. I think one of the best things that I got though was a new wallet. It was much needed! Its a jimi wallet. Go ahead and check it out, I think you will like the idea of it, I know I do!

I hope that you all had a bodacious Christmas too! I hope that you were able to think about Christ a little bit during the week and think about the sacrifice that He made for us. It is truly amazing that He would do such a thing. I love my Savior, and I know that He loves me and all of you too. I wish you all the best of luck in the coming year!