merry christmas!

What a whirlwind this year has been!  It is crazy to think that in just a few days, we will be welcoming in the new year.  This year has been one of the most memorable of my life because it is the first year I have shared with Tom from beginning to end.  We have shared so many amazing experiences and have fallen more in love each day.  We will be ringing in 2014 at a friend's wedding and it seems like a fitting end to this year to be celebrating love.  This was our second Christmas together.  And to be honest, Christmas time can be stressful.  Trying to accommodate each other's families and split time with both, shopping for twice as many people, making food for all the get togethers, double the work parties...it can get to be too much.  It becomes so easy to get caught up in the chaos of it all and forget the reason for the season.  At times, I was certainly guilty of this.  But I was able to step back and embrace all of the love and laughter we shared with both of our families and it gave me a glimpse of all the support we are surrounded by.  We shared great food, funny stories, warm hugs and lots of smiles and laughter.  I hope that your season was filled with the love and happiness of friends and family to carry you into the new year!