Happy Birthday Eve!

Why does it seem that every year, Christmas goes by faster & faster?!
We woke up early because one of our friends called us from Texas...once I was awake, I couldn't go back to sleep because I was too excited! So I went into the living room to stuff Cody's stocking, and there it was! The set up for the best Christmas present ever! A NEW ALESIS KEYBOARD!!! I told him that's what I really really wanted, but no one ships things that heavy out here. He pulled some strings! What a great morning. It took us forever to get through all the presents under that darn tree! Especially since phone calls to the families had to be made in between. Chuck & Deidra got us a new camera.......which by itself is a fantastic gift (especially since Cody's just broke while we were on vacation last week!). Even better? They got us the underwater housing for it! Now we can take digital pictures when we go diving! How cool is that?! [Thanks, guys!!!] Everyone sent us such wonderful stuff, and Cody & I always manage to spoil each other. It makes for a great holiday, that's for sure!

After we opened up presents and got dolled up, we went over to Melissa & Jonas'. We had a few presents for them & for their kids, plus we were doing dinner at their house. After exchanging gifts, cooking all the glorious food, drinking a bit of wine, and watching SuperBad, we called it a night. We were there for nearly 8 hours! When we got home, we visited with our wicked awesome new neighbors for a few and planned a dive trip with them for this weekend. [Again, thanks for the camera, guys. It'll really motivate Cody to go diving more!!!]

Now it's just another work day. I can't believe it came and went! It's Cody's birthday tomorrow [the big 2-2!] and our anniversary the next day, so there's still more presents in store! Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday filled with the Lord's spirit, love, and cheer! We miss you guys so much. There will be plenty of pictures from Tokashiki Island & Christmas to follow!