Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

It was a low key year for the Hart family, but there are no complaints in that!

Even though it wasnt a big family get together with lots of food and presents it was just what we needed this year. No hassle, figure out as we go, little plans Christmas!

We spent the morning of Christmas Eve having brunch with my mom side of the family in Oceanside. A perfect half way point at a delicious little Mexican restaurant. 

Then we headed home for church and dinner with our neighbors! The service was about the Lost and Found in the bible and how no matter what we matter to God!  Then we enjoyed a delicious 5 star lamb dinner. Then I was off to Kris' house to meet his Dad's side of the family and celebrate the rest of the night with them.

Christmas Day or should I say, Jesus' birthday!!

I was woken up at promptly 9:05 by my 2 little sisters/neighbors, it is a tradition to celebrate in the morning with the neighbors and we normally end up gathering at our house cause the Harts sleep in the longest and have to be woken up. After we did stockings and opened up presents between the 4 of us and then my Uncle and Cousin came over for the rest of the day. We hung out, played boccie ball, and watched football, a very relaxing, no hassle Christmas day!

Christmas 2011 was a good one! No complaints here!

Hope everyone else had a great Christmas too!!

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It's been a year

365 days ago I graduated from Sonoma State!

3 1/2 years of my life were spent up in the little town of Rohnert Park, Ca. Now I could write a really long post about those 3 1/2 years and the good and the bad times but I think most of my readers (if I have any, cause sometimes I think I just do this for myself and maybe my mom) would read the first couple sentences and then click next. Instead Im going to focus on this year that has just passed and where I am at today.

It has been a great year to say the least. I have been very blessed in most areas in my life this year and I thank God for it everyday! 

It took me about 4 months to find a steady job that I love!! I work at Fortress Eyewear Group, which is a Christian sunglasses company. I am right now the Admin and Social Marketing person but starting January I should be full time and in charge of Marketing for our women's line, Crush. Check my company out...http://www.fortresseyewear.com/index.htm. 

I live at home with my parents, which can be hard at times but its saving me money, the food is good and my parents are great, so I cant complain to much haha

I have been able to keep in touch with my friends from up north and visit them a couple times but I have also gained new friends down here and been able to hang out a lot with my good friends from HS who have also moved back home! 

I volunteer in HSM at Saddleback Church and lead a Life Group of 15 Senior girls with Betsy! It has been a challenge but I love it! I have learned so much and these 15 girls are amazing women of God. I am so excited for the rest of the year with them and then to send them off to college!!

A couple of my friends and I have started our own little bible study! These girls and the study we have done so far have been so great! Check out Beth Moore's "So Long Insecurity" study, highly recommend it!!!

I got to go on a missions trip this summer only a short 2 1/2 months after I started my job. I guess, no I know, that that is one great thing about my work is that they support my walk with God and encourage me to go spread God's love!! I went to Costa Rica with HSM and got to work with some local churches down there. I not only met some of my life group girls there but my boyfriend. It was a great trip and a huge learning experience for me!

A lot has happened in a year, and I cant say it enough how blessed I have been/am! I am excited to see where God takes me these next couple years! 

Full time job, grad school, moving out on my own....who knows!!!

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what do i want?

Its that time of year when you can ask for anything and everything you want, in hopes that someone will buy it for you and leave it under the tree. A time to want more then you ever really needed and to write a list longer then any grocery list your mom has ever written. Its the best season yet, but for some reason I have no idea what I want :/
I normally have a typed of list with pictures, prices and the exact places you can get it but not this year. For some reason I can not come up with anything that I really want. Of course I can ask for money, gift cards, and some good movies but that is kinda a lame gift list. I mean that is my gift list this year but Im going to own up to it and say its lame. I dont have that one huge gift that my parents splurge for or those random things here or there that Ive been eyeing for awhile. I literally can not think of anything.
So am I content, finally, with what God has given me, am I just not asking because I can finally afford the things I want by myself, or am I just weird for not being able to write up a great Christmas list?? Maybe it is all three or just one but I can say that I am so happy with where my life is at right now that Im ok with not having a list and getting whatever people get me.  If I had to choose which one though, was my issue, Id say the first two more then the last for sure! 
So if you are trying to figure out what to buy me and you keep asking me what I want, you are going to get the same answer, "I have no idea." So feel free to do the usual Starbucks card, or gift card to Nordstrom cause I can always use those haha but I have no great ideas of what I really want or for that matter really need right now.


I hope everyone is having a great a December so far! I cant wait to go Christmas light looking, sit in front of the fire, watch holiday movies and eat home made fudge (YES mom even though this family is on The Daniel Plan we will still be making fudge and eating A LOT of it, no excuses!!!). 


But dont forget why we are really celebrating this season...God gave us the greatest gift this month! Im counting down the days til Jesus Birth {22}!


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