Happy Christmas Week, everyone! Wow! How unbelievable is it that Christmas is only 4 days away?! The hustle and bustle of the holiday season is upon us and we have been soaking up every minute of it. We have loved all the chaos this time of year brings. Colt and I are both on Christmas break and I am finally getting a minute to breathe, kick up my feet and blog. Ironic how I just said, “I have a moment to breathe…” Actually, right now I can’t breathe out of my nose. Yesterday, I had to take a trip to the doctors office. I have somehow managed to come down with some sort of upper respiratory infection. It’s like my body knew I was on break and I could get sick. Mouth breathing is the absolute worst! Praying and hoping I’m feeling much better by Christmas!!! I will not let this put a damper on my fun and excitement.
The last two weeks of school before break was crazy! Imagine trying to still teach 19 8 & 9 year olds who are so filled with excitement and joy that they can’t even see straight! I can’t blame them though. Their teacher was just as excited if not more. Our school had a “Breakfast with Santa” one Saturday morning to kick off December. SO fun! We’ve had festive dress up days, holiday music was playing daily in our classroom, Santa’s reindeer cam was on live stream and our classroom kindness elf was bringing us different ways to spread kindness in our classroom, home and community. Not to mention all the sweets and treats my little darlings were bringing me on the reg. Plus, on top of all that, our dear office staff were hosting teacher treats every single day! Cookies, sweets, popcorn, cider, hot cocoa, and more galore! Pretty sure my consumption of treats and sweets exceeded the “healthy limit”. I’m ashamed to say that my self-control has definitely been thrown out the window…
We found this little guy in our classroom one morning! Randolph the Reindeer spreading holiday cheer!
Saturday with my students @ Breakfast with Santa!
So grateful for my 3rd grade team! These ladies have helped my transition from Kindergarten to 3rd be a smooth one. Love them!
The month of December has been nothing but fun pretty much the whole month! Some other fun things we’ve been doing this month include:
Christmas Cookie Exchange with the TCU MBA wives. We always have such fun together. Friends and delicious cookies are a must this time of month!
My parents, my sister, Colt and I enjoyed a Saturday at Bass Hall to see the Nutcracker. It was beautiful as always. Watching the ballerinas on stage reminded me of my own dance “career” as a child and the several times my sister and I were in the Nutcracker Ballet as little girls. Such great memories that I will always treasure.
After the ballet, we were starving ! Taking selfies in the cold while waiting for valet then dinner!
Later that night, mom and I had a date to see Andrea Bocelli in concert at the American Airlines Center. His voice is that of an angel. This is our second time seeing him in concert and he was once again breathtaking. His rendition of Adeste Fidelis and Amazing Grace was incredible!
This past weekend we went on a double date with our friends Dante and Anna then headed to a Christmas party afterwards. We didn’t get to stay out too late because Colt is taking a winter mini-mester class that started early the next day. Still a fun night though!
Hanna, Me, Anna, Angela
Anyone else frantically trying to get all the wrapping finished??? Christmas shopping has been done and I planned on having all wrapping finished by this time until this sickness set in!
Last night my littlest sister, Al (short for Alexa), spent the night and she cooked dinner and we baked more Christmas goodies. This is us this morning. Not sure why my face is 3x more giant than hers nor why I look so pale… We laughed and laughed about this! LOL
Here are few snippets of some of the decorations I put up in our house. If you’re like me, you find a way to put up as many Christmas trees as you can. This year we added one to our bedroom and I’m in love! Something about the glow of the tree lights at night just makes my heart go pitter patter.
Flannel sheets and a cute pillow make any bed more festive and sweet!
Monday, I enjoyed the first day of break with peace & quiet and sipping hot cocoa in my warm bed.
Cheers to two weeks off from work and enjoying every bit that the season has to offer. Looking forward to spending this time with family, friends and the hubs. We are enthusiastic about no alarm clocks, mid day naps, movies, lounging and preparing for the New Year! (And definitely kicking off this cold!) December has brought so much fun. We don’t ever want it to end!!!
Hope everyone is having a joyful week!
Tis the season to be merry!
We love you all!
Meet the Mirandas 