Only in Music City . . . a girl and her guitar

Shortly after Christmas, Eva had some money burning a hole in her pocket. We had already had a shopping spree at Toys R Us with other Christmas money, so when we headed to Target, I thought I knew what she was likely to pick; however, she surprised me by choosing a guitar – the beautiful cobalt blue number in the photo. The plastic silver trim “makes” it! We had gone through a purging binge before Christmas to make way for new things, and about the guitar she said, “I am not going to give this away, not even when I go to college.” That says it all in terms of how much the guitar means to her. Of course, she doesn’t really know how to play, but she sure has fun trying.

Way Behind

I am way behind on posting. I’ll mostly let the pictures speak for themselves.

Eva and I had a wonderful Christmas. It started with supporting a family of 12 (the family of a little girl in Eva’s class) who were in need. It really made my Christmas to be able to play a part in making Christmas happen for this family. It also allowed me the opportunity to get to know Eva’s teacher better – she’s a beautiful person.

Eva was a “boring” (her word) shepherd in the church Christmas Eve pageant; what she really enjoyed most was the communion service afterwards. I did, too – beautiful way to start our true Christmas celebration. We enjoyed a relaxed dinner with “Uncle” Andrew Christmas Eve. I can’t count the number of Christmases that we have had dinner together. It is a tradition we cherish.

On Christmas morning, Eva had a blast with all her toys from Santa, especially her dollhouse and Lincoln Logs. We enjoyed having our friends, Sarah, Emma, Lisa and Laurie over for Christmas Day brunch.

We had a late Christmas in Ohio with the whole family that was delightful. We spent a day with our cousin Karen in Columbus (Brian, Ben and Liz were all out of town, so we got Karen all to ourselves). Eva quickly decided Karen was her B-F-F, and I might as well not have even been there. We also had a hilarious time completing and reading MadLibs; it is exciting now that Eva is reading more and can suggest words, etc. Our time in Lancaster was wonderful until I got a stomach bug. Thankfully, Stacey picked Eva up from the hotel and kept her for over 24 hours while I rode it out. We returned a day late and jumped right back into life here. It has been a whirlwind ever since.

So, Happy New Year! And since one never knows when I am likely to post again, I better say Happy Valentine’s Day and Happy St. Patrick’s Day, too!