24 Hour Christmas

Wow, I'm SUPER behind on my blog, but there's no time like the present to catch up!  Speaking of presents... let's talk about Christmas.  But first, let's talk about holidays in general.  I think I missed EVERY significant holiday in 2013.  Let's start at the top... long distance relationship for Valentine's.  Boo.  In Honduras for Easter.  Boo.  Working the night of July 4th.  Double Boo (one of my favorite holidays).  Moved to CA 2 days before Halloween and didn't know anyone yet.  Boo.  Working on Thanksgiving.  Boo.  Working on Christmas.  Extreme Boo.  Working New Year's.  Boo.  What kind of profession did I go into anyway?!

So the point of all that was to tell you that I DID actually get to go home to Arizona for Christmas, but only for 24 hours the weekend before.  Well, there was plenty of time for some shaved ice, the temple lights, and.... that's about it.  My parents sent me home with a WHOLE suitcase full of presents.  So opening them Christmas morning before heading to work was just fabulous.

And work was bearable ONLY because we wore our ugly sweaters and I got to stay an hour longer to do a procedure.  Which meant I was an hour late to my Christmas dinner invitation.  They were just to kind to wait.  Not sure they appreciated my ugly sweater though...