12.28.07

Strange Feeling

Posted at 9:12 pm by Becky

You know that strange feeling when you feel like you have a lot and absolutely nothing to write? That’s where I am right (ha! Almost typed “write”) now. Christmas and its preparations have come and gone, and now I’m awaiting the new year and impending return of school.

Christmas was good. It kind of felt like our first Christmas together, since last year we were with family the whole time instead of having much time just us. In related news, I feel very married and settled. Didn’t think marriage was a feeling, did ya? Well, apparently love is a choice and marriage is a feeling. At least today it is.

Back to Christmas. We slept in, opened stockings and presents (I insisted that we have stockings–they’re just fun! How else can you give your husband a toothbrush and call it a present? Now Jamie’s toothbrush is bright green so I don’t mistake it for mine. Not that I’d ever do that), then ate breakfast and putzed around until it was time to go to Tacoma for Christmas linner/dunch with Jamie’s family. Delightful. Then to dessert with my family…mmm… cheesecake. I love to see my family, but it doesn’t ever seem like enough time.

We spent the night at Jamie’s parents’ house and then Jodi, Donna, and I braved the mall on the day after Christmas. Turns out it’s tough to return something to Old Navy when you have neither a receipt nor tags. Oops. After that, we went to Babies R Us to look at cribs and the like (for Jodi’s baby, calm down!). One of the good things about having a pregnant sister-in-law is that it’s a great excuse to look at absurdly cute baby stuff and pick things out when you’re still a year or two before needing them. It’s also a great excuse to knit absurdly cute baby stuff, but I’m waiting until they find out if it’s a boy or a girl to start that part.

Now we’re back to ordinary life sans work, though I did go to school today to tame the chaos that is my classroom and I’ll probably go to Starbucks to grade papers tomorrow. Just taking care of the hubby and hanging out. I could get used to this. :)