A very merry & happy Christmas from our little family to yours.

Christmas Eve

I can't remember what year it was that I grew up & matured but I know it was in the last few years that I stopped caring so much about gifts & more about all the time we got to spend with family during the holidays. This year we are spending our Christmas Eve at my moms house & boy is it full in here. Matt & I get to stay in our old room which brings back memories of our time living here. Everyone else is spread out in different rooms & the living room. Past years we have spent all Christmas Eve making & cooking tamales. It is so time consuming that those helping didn't spend too much time playing games or just sitting around. So this year we decided we'd prepare everything the night before & put them on the stove Christmas Eve so that we could all dedicate the day to spending it together & not in the kitchen. I like that Matt's Christmas Traditions & my traditions work well together. My family has always celebrated on Christmas Eve & opened presents at midnight, Matt's family celebrates Christmas morning & opens gifts then. I am really looking forward to having our own Christmas in our own place next year to make our own traditions together. I am so thankful for my family & I love them so much. I hope that you are happy where ever you are this Christmas holiday & that you enjoy the presence of the people you are with. A very Merry Christmas from The Morins.

Work & School

Finding a job has been more difficult than I imagined it would be. It has almost been six months since I last worked & that realization puts me in a bad mood. I haven't entirely spent these six months looking for work but the time I have spent seems a waste. I have had a few interviews in the last few months & each time I've really believed I was the strongest & most qualified person in the room, (they have been group interviews) but their follow up emails explain to me that they have chosen to move in a different direction. I know the right job is out there being prepared for me or I am being prepared for the right job, I just don't know how much longer I can emotionally survive without a real excuse for getting out of the house. I do have this spring to look forward to. I officially registered for a Math class at the city college & I am so excited to relearn this forgotten skill. Unfortunately I was not able to get into the Phlebotomy program this semester but I am hoping to build up seniority in registration for next semester. Math is absolutely my worst subject, I never applied myself even though I had an extraordinary Math teacher in high school, I was convinced I'd never need Math again! I was only half wrong. I like the idea of being challenged mentally, I am a little afraid of failing. Who isn't right? Do you enjoy being challenged mentally? Are you trying anything new? If not I hope that you might be inspired to take small steps in a new direction & see where it takes you.


Beatriz

Rain

How can I sleep when I can hear the beautiful sound of rain hitting the roof? The sound of rain is calming but I don't want to sleep through it. Here's a little bit about me, I love the rain! I love being in the rain, driving in the rain, listening to the rain, & I even love watching the rain from a window. I see rain as life, rain is what feeds the earth. I like imagining plants & trees drinking up this water like their lives depend on it. I hope it keeps raining tomorrow so that I can go outside & enjoy it. If its raining where you are, stay dry. Or not.

Beatriz

This Week

This week is going to be a tough one. Matt has been studying for his final for days & I can tell he is ready to be done with the semester. Thursday will be the end of it all, until then he has to spend hours listening to old lectures & flipping through text books to learn so much information. I am so proud of him, he is so smart! It impresses me how much he knows, I love picking his brain & learning with him. To celebrate his completion of yet another class, we will be attending the midnight showing of The Hobbit Thursday.  Friday evening is another fun event, we will be going to a Christmas party for Matt's work. I look forward to his company's Christmas parties every year because we get some good food & free wine, what tops that? What fun things do you have to look forward to this week?

My Christmas Wish List

1. Origins Vitazing 2. Soap & Glory The Righteous Butter 3. Sara Bareilles Little Voice album 4. Gift cards (Urban Outfitters & Starbucks 5. Naked Basics Pallet 6. Marc Jacobs iPhone Case "Katie The Bunny" 7. Michael Kors crossbody bag 8. Vanilla Snowflake candle 9. Nike running clothes 10. Chanel Coco Mademoiselle Parfum

Christmas

Christmas is coming up fast & I'm not sure I'll be able to keep up. It just doesn't feel like a warm & traditional Christmas when you're living under someone else's roof. Against my natural instincts, I have avoided nesting & decorating our room since we moved in because I didn't want to get too comfortable or accept that we'd be here a while, but maybe it's what I need to feel better about Christmas. Although our living situation is not ideal, I want to choose to make the best of it. That takes a lot of adapting & acceptance of others' ways or lifestyles. It's not easy. My dad once told me, "We have to do what we can with what we have." I know that where we are & what we have is a blessing & I should be grateful. This Christmas is an opportunity to give back to our families for helping us so much when we have needed it.

As for our room, I'll be getting a small Christmas tree, maybe some Christmas decorations & lights. That should make it feel more like the holidays.


Happy Holidays,
Beatriz

Welcome

Welcome to my blog, my name is Beatriz and my husband is Matt. I am here to share our lives with you. On this blog you will read anecdotes of our adventures and explorations of the world. You will also read about my life as a Matt's wife and the woman I am growing into. This is a place to express myself and offer insight to those who want to know more about us or marriage in general. I might even share a recipe, idea, and some of my favorite things. I'll try making you laugh and I might even try to make you cry. My hope for those who are reading this is simple, enjoy it. If you do please leave a comment.

Mor[in] love than ever,
Beatriz