my sisters are my heroes.

tonight was yet another adventure into the city. here are some photos from the nutcracker - well, not inside during the ballet cause no photography is allowed. considering we had already gotten in trouble for eating and putting our feet on the "furniture" i didn't want to reach strike three, you're out of here.

so i have not yet purchased a really nice camera like my sisters - part of the reason why i went so long without taking any pictures. but that won't stop me from posting my own photos on my blog. i will even copy them and the way they post photos taken of their cute homes and their adorable decor.

a funny short story to share with you: these stones (i was calling them rocks, but i guess they are technically stones) in the last photo were a gift from aunt jan. she obviously knows about my love of these 3 words, of course coming from 1 corinthians 13:13. so after i opened my present, elizabeth (my 8-year-old nieces) asked me what i got. so i showed her and explained that they have my 3 favorite words on them. she continues to ask me, in her completely sweet elizabeth way, "why, they are easy to spell?"

a montage

i wasn't sure as to the spelling of that word, montage. the more

i thought about the spelling of it i began to question the use of the word for what this blog is actually going to include. so i looked it up.

MONTAGE:

1.

a. A single pictorial composition made by juxtaposing or superimposing many pictures or designs.

b. The art or process of making a composition.

2.

a. A relatively rapid succession of different shots in a movie.

b. The juxtaposition of such successive shots as a cinematic technique.

i think this blog would be listed under definition 1b, just for your information.

i ventured into the city on saturday night and experienced my second viewing of the rockefeller center christmas tree. it was quite busy, to say the least, so it was difficult to capture the three of with the tree in the background - this will have to suffice.

seeing weezer at roseland ballroom was the actual reason for our night in nyc. they performed the entire pinkerton album as part of their memories tour - needless to say, it was amazing.

this past sunday was our annual linC christmas party. following the wonderful homemade dinner, before heading out to the holland home for some christmas caroling, a few of us took a rest on the floor. who needs pillows when you have stomachs?

yesterday my facebook status read as follows: "happy birthday to the most amazing woman in the world. just because she is my mother doesn't mean i am biased. i want to be like lois when i grow up." to prove the truth of the status, it had 7 "likes" and 3 comments to agree with me. i'm sure plenty of others were thinking it too.

things i am looking forward to in the next few weeks:

1. the satisfying feeling of knowing i am completely done christmas shopping

2. christmas eve restore service (not to use this as an advertisement in any way, but it will be at cedar hill crc at 5:30pm!)

3. christmas day and all of its traditional celebrations of the birth of our Savior

4. nyc ballet to see the nutcracker with all of the girls in my family

5. tentative new years getaway with the family

6. starting school on january 10th!

new years resolution, a little bit early.

it is true, i have been MIA for quite some time now. blogging is one of those things where if you get away from it for too long, it is that much harder to come back. but my sister has inspired me (well both sisters inspire me and both are excellent bloggers, but kate has dedicated a blog a day for the month of december). i thought that january 1st, i would return to the blog world. something inspired me today, however, so i am back a bit early.

i hope not to return as you remembered me, especially since quite a bit has changed since my last posting (more on that another day). hence somewhat of a new look. i am still figuring some of that out though so bare with me as it is a work in progress. aren't we all works in progress?

just one photo for your viewing pleasure - the japanese maple tree in our front yard, all lit up for christmas. knowing our family, though, these lights just might remain on well into the spring. we like to be different.