Christmas

I've been keeping this blog for almost a year now, thanks to Tara. I love being able to put myself out there a little bit. It feels romantic, epic, and intimate all at the same time. Some of you stop by once in a while, and others check up on me daily. And lots of you stumble onto me just once. It's all good. I'm thankful for the time we spend together:)

It has been a near perfect Christmas. Perfect, really. Since Life is never perfect, we can just get super close. And my holidays this year reached that! I've had such a lovely time with Mom, Jordan, and Aaron. Our first Portland Christmas -- together! We ate too much, drank and smoked too much, and--as always--kicked ass way too much! Seriously, how lovely: the Buck crew (with our built-in sisters Jennifer and Karin) going to the Festival of Lights, Peacock Lane, and Dot's for dinner; Aaron and I feeding Missy and grabbing coffee/lunch at Creme; the "core four" taking Exit 17 off Highway 84 and getting tangled in the lush loveliness of the forests near Multnomah Falls; opening one thoughtful present after the next (I can't tell you how extremely well people know me; it shows in what they offered me this year for my birthday and for Christmas); turning 30 and loving it; having delicious talks with Ben and anticipating his arrival home tonight; loving that Karla, Jennifer, and Matt joined us yesterday and helped complete the holiday circle. Now I'm back at work, but I don't mind because I get to go home and see my brothers! I am already sad they are leaving in a few days, but I'm working on this: getting sad about goodbyes before it's time to say goodbye. And isn't it really just "See You Soon"?

Many blessings,
N