Christmas Gotcha

Once again, Mike and I didn't didn't take a million pictures like a couple of BYU girls would so you'll just have to imagine the weekend we had having some fun and missing lots of people in Utah. Mike came up Friday morning so he could be here when comcast installed my internet and cable (yessssss). I went to work and he picked me up for lunch. The whole trip neither of us (well mostly Mike) could keep the days of the week or the Holidays straight. It doesn't help that I call Sunday through Tuesday the weekend (because those are my days off). I think it was hard to keep the days straight because we were eating out on Christmas Eve and I was working both days. But it still was so nice to have family to come home to.

So you're like "get to the gotcha Mal." Ok. So this morning Michael thought it would be funny to call my name over and over like he needed something while he was in the shower. So I'm cracking up because he's just being himself. I stood outside the locked bathroom and he told me to come in. I told him it was locked and he laughed like that was some really difficult one. Fair enough. So when I got in the shower, I left the door unlocked then did the same thing to him. I figured he'd sit on the couch the entire shower and I could tell him it was unlocked the whole time and the joke was on him. He surpassed my expectations. When he came in, he had actually bent this hanger like so, so that he could get into the bathroom. It was unlocked the whole time Mike. Solid.

Maybe you just had to be there? Oh well, we missed you guys but I'm glad I got to talk to a few of you on the phone. And what would a Christmas post be without something serious. I was having quite the pity party on Christmas (along with my coworkers) that we had to be there for 12 long hours. But as I was driving back to work after my lunch break I had that familiar feeling that everything is ok. Sure it's not fair that I had to work this weekend, or be 2,000 miles from home, and light years from any man that I could have a legitimate relationship with (too much?) (just when I try to be serious something in my brain can't take it and makes a joke). Back to Jesus. People didn't treat him very well but he overcame all difficulties. I felt that special love and peace that only He can bring. Even though nothing is ever perfect in our lives, he takes care of the essentials. I'm so grateful for all the blessings I have because of His life.