I just like to smile, smiling's my favorite.

I mean, who wouldn't like smiling during this fabulous Christmas season. It's like peanut butter and jelly -- smiling and Christmas go hand in hand.

This weekend we did a lot of smiling and a lot of Christmasing (yes, it is now a verb). Friday, we made it to the last few minutes of our ward Christmas party. The main reason we went was to show off the great Christmas sweaters we had (thanks to Lynn Isenbarger and her many assortments of holiday clothing). After the Christmas party, we went over to some friends place and watched ELF (probably one of the best Christmas movies made) while sipping on some Hot Cocoa (which Rachel microwaved for FIVE minutes). And that is only the beginning of our weekend.
Saturday morning, I woke up bright and early to a snow storm and four inches of snow in my car. I was not very happy, and Curt was really not very happy. But it's all apart of the Holiday spirit right? Besides, Christmas lights look 10 times better when theres snow on them.
Anyways, it was a perfect day to cuddle in bed and watch Home Alone. That movie is a classic holiday movie. Your Christmas isn't complete without it.

After the movie (and a much needed nap), we put on some Christmas Jazz (Vince Guaraldi Trio) and put lights on our Christmas tree. We are slowly, but surely, decorating our tree. No ornaments yet though. After that, we went to the Purdue PMO Christmas show. That was also great. There were beauitful songs and great sets. It made me want to carol for the rest of my life.
Sunday was a happy day. It always is. It was also a very VERY cold day. I'm not sure if you know this, but Lafayette is the Christmas CAPITOL of the mid-west. Pretty impressive. So, obviously we had to celebrate Christmas at the Christmas Parade! Who cares that it was 9 degrees out and I was only wearing a skirt? No big deal. It was worth it. Actually, let me tell you a secret. I think we MADE the parade. We are the reason Lafayette is the Capitol of Christmas. No one cheers louder for Ice Princesses or Boy Scouts troup 421. That is a fact. And what better way to end our very Christmasy weekend than to listen to the MoTab and our beloved Prophet Thomas S. Monson at the Christmas Devotional. Nothin gets better than that. The true meaning of Christmas is testified by the spirit. Serving others is the reason this holiday season is so grand. It is a time to forget ourselves and bask in the love of Christ for all of his sons and daughters.


And by the way, Christmas was mentioned 19 times. Welp, now 20.