I handled Christmas pretty good yesterday until I FaceTime'd with my entire family. Seeing and getting to talk to everyone individually as my mom's iPad got passed around the table, made me miss home for the first time since we've moved -- even last year I didn't take it as badly. I think seeing my grandma start crying and then my dad tear up near the end of the conversation is what really tugged at my heart the most. I had a good cry after I hung up with everyone.
But the show must go on! G was going to be working that evening so we offered to have his partners for the night shift over for Christmas dinner before they started. He is currently going thru a separation with his wife and doesn't have any family living here, so we invited him. We ate ham, mashed potatoes and herb bread; watched the first Die Hard movie (hey it's Christmas-y!) and played Rummy for a bit until they had to go. It was actually a pretty fun evening and definitely brightened my mood.
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| This was our view on Christmas: I live in a winter wonderland ;) |
Money wise: things are alright. LOC isn't where I want it to be but G had to purchase some stuff for the detachment so instead of $700 going to the LOC it went to pay the credit card -- we are hoping that expense cheque gets deposited before the end of the month so we can have our consumer debt at an even $3000 for the New Year. I'm still hoping for it to be paid off in full by January but I'm guessing it will be closer to February. January is a three paycheque month for me so there will be a tiny bit of extra money & G has his overtime and catch up pay from his raise that happened at the end of October that still needs to be paid out - but who knows when that will be.
I'm very excited for my year end wrap up & my goals for the upcoming year :o)
I hope everyone had a safe and happy Christmas!!
- M
Wasn't the frost pretty? We had it here as well. That was so nice of you to have his partner over for supper. I know you are a long way from home but it's great there are things like FaceTime or Skype to keep you connected. There is something so powerful about that visual.
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful! I just hope no trees in our area fall down and create a power outage, lol.
DeleteBut yes, my mom moved to Canada to be with my dad and I can't imagine how difficult it must have been for her to be away from her family. I should be counting my blessings how technology has made distance so much easier. I'm sure you are experiencing the same thing with your oldest son!