Merry Christmas from me too!

Hi everybody!! I hope you are all well and that you are enjoying this Christmasy time. We are headed to Atlanta Christmas morning--leaving the airport at 5:50 am--yucko!! But, hey, once we are there it'll be fun. Make sure y'all do a blog or 2 during the break--I like to hear about those wonderful holiday adventures!! Bekah--so good to hear from you! Love the pic:> Anyway, I don't really have anything to say but wanted to wish y'all a very very Merry Christmas!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Just wanted to say Merry Christmas before we scatter the the four corners of the world....not that we're not scattered already!! We leave for PA on Christmas Eve...everyone else will already be there, but we've decided that a week with either family is the max! But it should be fun. I hope you guys all have a great Christmas. I'm grateful for this time of year...it's always so nice to reflect on the Savior's birth and His atoning sacrafice. The last couple of Christmases I've been struck with how Mary must have felt as she prepared to give birth. There she was, knowing that she was carrying the Son of God, the Savior of the world...and she ends up spending that important night, a night that she probably planned and planned for, in a stable. I don't know what she thought about that...she could have thought "This is not what I planned!" or she could have seen the significance...which is probably more likely. But, every now and then I get to thinking that about my life. "This is not what I planned!!" We don't have kids, don't know when we will, I help my husband run a magic company and we're in debt up to our ears...yadda, yadda, yadda. And then I remember Mary and I think, goodness, if she could give birth to the Savior of the world in a stable and everything turned out ok there, I think I can deal! Anyway, that's my little insight for the Christmas season.
This picture was the front of our Christmas card...a card that never went out, by the way, so don't feel bad that you didn't get one! But we tried to take pictures of all three of us in front of the tree, but Puga didn't want to cooperate, so we used this one instead! He's a cute puppy.

OK! Merry Christmas!

Lesson

Hi all...
I am trying to get a lesson ready for Relief society for Sunday. This lesson is such a good talk that I think that you should all read it, especially because this it will be Christmas Eve. It is a talk from the last conference. I remember listening to it, but reading it and feeling so busy right now, it made me think about why we celebrate the season. I think that you should all take a minute and read it! And by chance if you have any ideas about teaching the lesson that would be nice to hear also. I hope that everyone is having a good day! Merry Christmas!

I guess I should tell you what the talk is... It is Discipleship by President Faust.

A first:>

Eli is getting his 1st tooth!! I don't know if I am ready for this:<>

News

So the most exciting thing happening in our family right now is. . .we're expecting! I'm about three months along. We had our first appointment with the midwives last week. It was great to hear the baby's heartbeat. I'm never sure if I'm really pregnant until I hear the heartbeat. The baby is due June 18th. We don't know yet if it's a boy or a girl, Morgan really wants a boy. Apparently he's had enough girl time with me and Grace, and my six sisters. ;) So, that's it. Wow, can you picture Grace as an older sister, weird. Brandy, you'll have to give me some pointers on handling two kids. :)

Well... Hello Guys

Hello... How are all of you? I am great... I will give you an update of what I am doing and things. Now get cozy... A long time ago like maybe 10 months I met this guy and fell in love. We decided to get married july 1 and soon after we got married we moved to Japan and that is where i am living now. I love it here. it is really fun. I live about an hour outside of Tokyo. And to add a little more to the story when i got here i started looking for a teaching job and got interviews and offers but nothing seemed right. Well just a little while after that i started getting very very sick. Well i am now 17 weeks pregnant. Woooah you all say... yes I tell you your life sure can change and change fast! In 10 months.. in kelly's words... met someone got married moved out of the country got pregnant and i couldnt be happier! My mom just came to visit and left the other day. We are getting ready for Chrsitmas and I am very excited. I am also get this... The scout committee chairman over all of scouts... HAHAHA i know nothing about scouts! But we had this things this week called "Christmas Around the World." Well the scouts did Mexico. So they made some cookies and made some prok dish. (my house is a MESS!!!) I found out the night before that i had to decorate for it.... I have nothing from Mexico with me. So i went to the 100 yen store.. Even better than a dollar store... It is 5 floors and has everything you could ever want or not want so much. Well i found some things that kind of looked like they were from mexico and wow.. we had a great table from mexico.. BUt the night of the event no one showed up.. Sad:( oh well... I had to get a presentation on the stage and i had fun! I dont know about anyone else! Well that is about all here... Alison taught me how to post something on here.. I am a little slow when it comes to computers. So now i can do it. I also remember my password now. Yea... Go Julie.. Let me know when you are coming to visit. We have a guestroom for you.. it is waiting for visitors!
Have a fun day! I am going to get ready for bed now... I am sleepy!

julieinjapan

I think you should give us all an update on your life Ms. Julie!!

Yeah!

Thanksgiving was great, wasn't it? Katie, I am so glad that you had some adventures, although I really wish you had made your own dinner, because there probably would have been some great stories. . .well, everyone, I got a job. It's true, I got hired at the San Antonio Food Bank, and I love it. I'll be doing an outreach program that is government funded. We'll be going to the rural counties surrounding San Antonio to help them apply for govenment programs with which they can receive aid. I'm excited. . .it's probably similar to what you do Erin, kind of. So, it looks like I'll be in San Antonio for a bit!