My oh my...what a week! This past week has been much needed! We celebrated our very first Christmas as husband and wife...it was amazing! We had so much fun cooking, baking, buying gifts, opening presents, and traveling together. We wanted to start our own traditions for Christmas...some we could manage here at our home or back home with our parents. Christmas Eve, we went to our church here for the candlelight service. It was a very good service that we both enjoyed. Then we came home for some potato soup and a movie. We went to be and woke up Christmas morning only to find about an inch of snow outside. I could not even remember the last time there was snow actually ON Christmas. We were both very excited! We cooked some homemade waffles and bacon, which was delicious, then began opening presents. Matt was so excited about all of his presents he bought me. He was very proud of his shopping this year. We got so many wonderful things from one another.
After celebrating Christmas together, we traveled home to West Tennessee. We left early the next morning and well the snow had not stopped. It was coming down like crazy! Our first stop was at my parents house. It is always so nice to come home to that safe, loving feeling of your parents home. I absolutely love coming home. We were the first ones to get there but it did not take long for my brother and his wife to arrive. We all gathered around a warm fire and exchanged Christmas gifts with one another. With all of the hustle and bustle throughout the year, it was so much fun to be able to just sit around and enjoy one another's company. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE my family! We could not be more blessed! Once we finished with all of our presents, we headed over to my grandmother's house to celebrate Christmas with her, her husband, and some extended family. We ate a wonderful meal prepared by MawMaw and played games. We were laughing so hard watching the table full of people trying to trade their crops with one another....needless to say it got a little loud.
The next few days at my parent's house seemed to fly by. Before we knew it, it was time to head to Ripley for Christmas with Matt's family. So we packed up the car and headed West...lol! We went to Matt's brother and sister-in-law's house to celebrate with his family. Our niece was a hoot opening all of her gifts. We got her some clothes and a game called Elefun. She was in amazement over her new game. She is cute as a button too! We had such a blast playing with her and spending time with his family. We even celebrated our first New Year together with his brother and sister-in-laws and some friends. We had the best time!
It was so nice to have a break from the real world and be able to spend time with both of our families. Now that our break has come to an end , I guess it is back to the real world for us both. I hope everyone had an amazing time at Christmas with their families just like we did. We were talking about it on the way home, how truly blessed we are to have such fantastic parents and siblings. We love them all so very much!
Much Love,
The Walker Wife
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