as i sit here in my bed on january 2, 2011, it seems like yesterday the calendar was turning from november to december rather than 2010 to 2011. i did get to enjoy some events that occurred during the past month that i'll take a moment to give a brief recap:
*Behold the Lamb of God concert w/ friends in Huntsville. if you're unaware of Behold the Lamb, please do yourself a favor and check it out: www.andrew-peterson.com. our friend erin's brother works for the church that hosted the concert so we attended the post-concert after party w/ church members, friends, the band. such a super fun night and totally worth getting home at 3am
* GAP vs Yak Christmas party: over the summer a group of older(or as they like to be called seasoned w/ age) ladies in the church decided to invest in our sunday school class. throughout the fall, a different lady hosted us and we enjoyed good food and fellowship. the december gathering was no different as we spent time making blankets for various hospitals to give out to low-income mothers & their newborns. it was such a refreshing night for me...every lady i talked to showed they cared a/b my life & provided such encouraging words especially regarding my job search/situation.
*getting to spend a day w/ my dear friend natalie & her sweet daughter eliza
* since my job title has switched from the merchandising side to the customer experience side at work, i've had to work almost every monday night which is when a group of my friends hang out/cook dinner. we wanted to have a Christmas hang out/ornament swap & it basically depended on my work schedule then what worked best for everyone else. luckily the tuesday night before Christmas fit in everyone's schedules and we had a breakfast for dinner potluck. i'm so thankful for these girls & how they've embraced/befriended me since moving to bham...they make me feel special w/ their hatred of my having to miss 90% of monday nights now.
*3 days in memphis w/ the family...nothing better! the days flew by but i'm grateful for the days i got
*can't write up december w/out discussing the crazy thing that is retail during this season. i'm pretty sure work is what made the month go by so fast especially this past week. thankfully, a pay raise & new job title came at the end of what was a busy, busy month at the BR.
thankful for the celebration of the baby in a manger who came to rescue a dead world right in the middle of it all.
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