Christmas
Wow, it's been a while since I last posted. We are a few days away from Christmas and the weather has been really erratic. We've had at least 2 days that got all the way up into the 80s and by night fall we had low 30s, waking up to frost.
Last night we attended the Trail of Lights in Austin, TX Zilker Park. We went with our friends Anthony and Lisa and their friends Paco and Alice. It was fun. Michael took a lot of good pictures and I believe he will post some to his blog (they are already on facebook for those of you who have FB).
Michael and I had planned since the summer to visit my family for Christmas but with recent expenses and the prices of flights skyrocketing, we just couldn't afford it. Now, I will be going to MN alone while Michael stays here. Everyone is giving me grief about this (except my family, who are disappointed that Michael cannot attend, and yet they understand). However, the other side is different. "What? You're not going to have your first Christmas together?!" Even Michael is starting to feel this and me too. We have a plethora of firsts down the road and lots of time to spend with each other. We will even grab time to celebrate christmas alone together before I leave. The fact that we're not together on the 25th shouldn't be such a big deal, but it is. I feel like Michael is going to have to face the gauntlet of questions from his family..."Where is Tamara? Why aren't you spending your first married christmas together?!" I have been made into a bad wife for wanting to spend Christmas with my side of the family. Michael is my family now and although I don't have to spend every waking moment with him, it is an abomination that I am not spending Christmas with him.
I'm tired of these comments and although I do understand where they are coming from, I am not abandoning my husband and I don't think either one of us pegs Christmas as the most important time of the year to celebrate together. Most likely, this is the last Christmas I will be able to go to MN for a while as Michael and I are starting on our family and we will not be able to afford the expense. not only that, it was SUPPOSE to be Michael and I going together to visit my family...it just didn't work out that way. I spend every other holiday with his family and I've been a part of just about every family event they've thrown-including the annual pig slaughter that will take place some time in January. I am hoping that Michael and the rest of the world will forgive me for not being with my husband for Christmas--it certainly may be our first, but definitely not our last.
Last night we attended the Trail of Lights in Austin, TX Zilker Park. We went with our friends Anthony and Lisa and their friends Paco and Alice. It was fun. Michael took a lot of good pictures and I believe he will post some to his blog (they are already on facebook for those of you who have FB).
Michael and I had planned since the summer to visit my family for Christmas but with recent expenses and the prices of flights skyrocketing, we just couldn't afford it. Now, I will be going to MN alone while Michael stays here. Everyone is giving me grief about this (except my family, who are disappointed that Michael cannot attend, and yet they understand). However, the other side is different. "What? You're not going to have your first Christmas together?!" Even Michael is starting to feel this and me too. We have a plethora of firsts down the road and lots of time to spend with each other. We will even grab time to celebrate christmas alone together before I leave. The fact that we're not together on the 25th shouldn't be such a big deal, but it is. I feel like Michael is going to have to face the gauntlet of questions from his family..."Where is Tamara? Why aren't you spending your first married christmas together?!" I have been made into a bad wife for wanting to spend Christmas with my side of the family. Michael is my family now and although I don't have to spend every waking moment with him, it is an abomination that I am not spending Christmas with him.
I'm tired of these comments and although I do understand where they are coming from, I am not abandoning my husband and I don't think either one of us pegs Christmas as the most important time of the year to celebrate together. Most likely, this is the last Christmas I will be able to go to MN for a while as Michael and I are starting on our family and we will not be able to afford the expense. not only that, it was SUPPOSE to be Michael and I going together to visit my family...it just didn't work out that way. I spend every other holiday with his family and I've been a part of just about every family event they've thrown-including the annual pig slaughter that will take place some time in January. I am hoping that Michael and the rest of the world will forgive me for not being with my husband for Christmas--it certainly may be our first, but definitely not our last.