I know I’m very late with greeting December, but honestly, this is the first time that I’ve had in the last few weeks to be able to think about something other than Instruction cycles, prgrams, computer architecture, principles of management, and software design and implementation. I’m thankful that the semester is over but there is still so much that I’d like to do before the new semester begins. And despite my long educational To-Do List, I’m taking some time to just relax. Finals nearly killed me and I almost bypassed the preparation I usually take in being festive and getting in to the Christmas Spirit. This Sunday, we were able to decorate our Christmas tree amidst the chaos and remodeling with the house.

I couldn’t find the pole to my larger tree, but this 7′ tree will suffice until I get another one. It’s not as small and frail as I thought it would be so it’ll do since I refuse to buy another tree 13 days before Christmas. I’m still trying to wrap my mind around that.

Anways, to get back into the blogging spirit, I’m going to try to make a Christmas-y post for the Twelve Days of Christmas. We’ll see how that turns out. :)

Yes. Yesterday, the world celebrated Mother’s Day and maybe I should have had this post ready yesterday, but isn’t everyday Mother’s Day? Of course. .

I think the thing I love most about Mother’s Day and any holiday, are the homemade gifts that I get from my children. They are always so eager to show me something they’ve created just for me. They put their all into their little creation and it really warms my heart. These are the moments that I treasure. And just like my mom, I also keep a lot of the things that my siblings and I have made.

I loved the gift that Jon got for me. It was totally unexpected but appreciated, nonetheless. How can any guy go wrong with shoes? Although the middle part of my Mother’s Day was spent at work, I was able to attend church that morning and I was able to relax for the remainder of the day once I got off. I’ve been working 6 days straight and I’m tired. The Spring semester has ended and I plan on getting some rest in before the Summer semester begins.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother’s Day. =)