Christmas Craze

So normally i would do a throwback Thursday post, but seeing as i haven't posted for a while, figured i would catch you up on whats been going on.

For starters, Today i took in everything for my adopt a family. If your not familiar with this, basically you sign up to provide a hamper for a family in need. Minimum requirements are one weeks worth of food, plus at least 1 gift for each child under 18. It does get a bit stressful making sure i have enough food and gifts for the family, but once its done and i get to take it all in, its so worth it. It feels so great knowing that family will go by later today to pick up all the stuff. Christmas time most people are stressed about getting presents for everyone, which i am too, but we sometimes forget to appreciate just what we have and to love the ones around us. To have the chance to make someone's Christmas a little better, means more to me then any gift i could ever receive.

Also, last weekend me and my mom were busy making homemade chocolates! I always get so motivated and excited to make them every year, But after the first hour, i find myself hating it. Making chocolates is actually pretty easy, but its a lot of repeating the same steps. I start to lose my focus. But we had a helping paw this year!

Yes of course miss Bella was there to help out. She's always interested in what were doing.

After all the chocolate making, i had my get together with the gang for our gift exchange. 

It's always so nice getting together with these ladies. We don't get together often, but we sure appreciate when we do. 

So that's what i've been up too lately. Trying to get everything done in a short amount of time. I need to remember to stop and breathe. Christmas wouldn't be the same without all the amazing people in my life. This weekend is going to be another super busy one. I have my work Christmas party, Bowling and then a friend's dinner party. Talk about crazy. But i can't go wrong with being surrounded by so many people i love!

Oh yea, and Bella got a new sweater!

XoXo - Sara

Christmas Chaos

So it's about that time of year again, when things start getting real crazy. I really don't know how people stay calm around Christmas. I'm the type of person who stresses very easily, so Christmas is a nightmare for me. 

On top of the usual present shopping and holiday activities, i also do an adopt a family hamper every year. This will be my third year participating in the program and i plan on continuing it for many years to come. The first year i got involved was a really hard year for me. There were so many bad events and negativity that year, that i decided i wasn't going to end it that way. I wanted to end it on a positive note, and that's when i started with the hamper program to help families in need. 

Despite all the crazy thing's going on this time of year, it's important to stop and enjoy it too. I'm very excited because this will be Bella's first Christmas! My cat Snoopy has become a bit grumpy around the holiday's. He's not one for crowds. But if its just my main family then he's okay. But he does have a Grinch outfit to suit him.

He pulls it off quite well! He also must live up to the title "Lil' Grinch". Every year we go through the struggle of him stealing bows off the presents,

If there is a bow, he will steal it. Or i don't even know how many time's I've given out present but had to apologize for the teeth marks in the bow. But now, it just wouldn't be Christmas without Snoopy stealing the bows.

XoXo Sara