Heading into the Holidays

I can't believe that Thanksgiving is next week. Edwin's birthday is this Saturday. Last year at this time, we were preparing for our honeymoon in Australia. 2 years ago, I had just gotten back from Tokyo while I was rehabilitating from my hand surgery. I feel like there is so much that has happened this past year. I think that a lot of people reflect on the year on New Years, but for me, that generally happens right before the holidays. I think it's because I know that the next few weeks are going to rush by with holiday activities. So I figure that it's my way of preparing for the fun and for the excitement.

Last weekend, we had a 2 sets of visitors from out of town. First, we saw Janet who came from Hawaii for work. She came over for the Pre-Thanksgiving dinner and we had dinner with her on Sunday. She's always so much fun and so sweet. We also had a visit from our friends Char and Tom and their 2 kids Annette and William. They were on their way back to LA from a trip to Sacramento. It was great to catch up and hang out. I've been fighting a cold and I think that friends always make you feel better when you're not feeling well.

Our sidewalk is finally been paved. When I got home yesterday, it had finally been done. I'm just glad that we don't have to walk over the lawn anymore. It's still drying, but I'm guessing that it will be done tomorrow. Hopefully, that's another thing done with the house that we don't have to worry about.

We've also started thinking about what to do for Christmas decorations. We have a planning meeting tomorrow for the block. We were informed that lights should be completed by December 2 and that cars will be coming through December 2-December 31. Edwin is thinking about volunteering for Santa duty. (The men on the street take turns being Santa during the holidays.) I guess we better go buy some lights!