Christmas Festivities
Bjorn and I have had a wonderful December so far! It is kinda crazy how much we packed in, especially considering the fact that Bjorn was studying for exams for 2.5 of the 4 weeks. Starting before Thanksgiving, our holiday season was in full swing!!!!
The week of Thanksgiving, we volunteered at the Operation Christmas Child
warehouse in Santa Ana with our Bible study group:
Bjorn and our friend Melissa were quite proud of the pallets they stacked 
In Seattle, we got to visit our good friends Tom & Jess — and see the downtown Seattle holiday lights.
The weekend after Thanksgiving, we got our second annual Christmas tree from Home Depot (we do know how lame that is, but the price is right…) They actually had a Santa Claus that spewed out “snow” - that was also kinda lame. It was about 75 degrees that day…..
As Bjorn was beginning his long winter’s exams, we donned our favorite (?) Christmas sweaters to celebrate the season with our Bible study. It was Chad’s idea — and it was a RIOT. Please don’t use these pictures against us….
My company, Anchor Blue Retail Group, threw a great Christmas party - even better, it was on company time (lunch) and we had the afternoon off. Now that’s a Christmas bonus….
Last weekend, we got to celebrate the commencement of the second to last round of Bjorn’s 2 week long marathon exams with some friends. And what better way to do that than to go bowling…..(or something like that)
And finally, my personal favorite event of the month - Disneyland!!! The weather outside was frightful, but we braved the rain and cold. Mickey with a Santa hat on is so worth the shivering…
The day after Disneyland, Bjorn was fortunate enough to be able to head up to Lake Tahoe for some skiing with friends from school - a well deserved break and chance to forget the books. Hopefully we’ll get pictures from that trip soon.
And so, on the night before the night before Christmas, all through our house, the only creatures stirring are two very happy campers. Bjorn and I are so incredibly blessed, and fortunate to look back on another amazing year. Yes, there were ups and downs - but in the tough times we hold onto the one who was sent on Christmas Day - to be our Savior and our hope. We pray that each of you will have the peace of knowing Christ in 2007.
Merry Christmas!!!!
