Things I’ve been thankful for this holiday season

Here is a list of just a few things I’ve been thankful for this holiday season. I meant to post this earlier, but didn’t get around to it. But it’s better late than never, I suppose. :)

my amazing family – my friends – snow – my country home – fun in the country – my job and the people who make it all worth it – my laptop – the amazing families I’ve formed online – my blog – music – the sun – slight breezes – my horse, her fluffy coat, and warm breath – my lovely, wonderful barn – warm sweaters – my church family – good food – jokes and laughs – seeing my breath – my perfect car – car exhaust on a cold day – my guitar – fires and fireplaces, even fake ones – TV shows and xBoxes and netflix – rewatching shows I used to love when I was a kid – having money to spend – warm blankets on a cold winter night

What are some things you’ve been thankful for this holiday season? Let me know in the comments below!

Christmas Fun and Traditions

I hope everyone’s Christmas has been as great as mine! Our Christmas tradition is to have a big party at my uncle’s house on Christmas Eve (with lots of chocolate, candy, and other treats of course!). We played lots of games such as pool, crokinole, and battleship. It’s great to be part of a family that knows how to have fun and can be extremely competitive, but yet is so close that we can still laugh at ourselves and each other, and know that no one is offended by it. And yes, we do laugh at our own and each other’s failures. A lot. They don’t repeatedly tell me to be gentle for nothing…you probably don’t want to ever be in the same room with me playing ping pong. (It’s a good thing ping pong balls are small and light. Poor walls..and door…and ceiling……..and my brother’s face)

Anyway, for Christmas, some of the things I got are a CO2 BB air pistol, an electric guitar, and a really cute stuffed pickle with eyes that my uncle made (long story!). Another thing I got is a new sign for my barn, Shale Ridge.

Molly also gets a new sign for Christmas!

Some say, “You know you’re a farmer when the first thing you open on Christmas morning is a bale of hay.” I may not be a farmer, but I am an equestrian, and I can honestly say that the first thing I opened this Christmas morning was a bale of hay. And the first present I gave was a candy cane to Destiny. Destiny likes candy, but Molly doesn’t, so she got some apples instead!

So, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year (soon)! What did you do for Christmas, and what are some of the gifts you got?