Have a Very Merry Christmas!

Hi there,

Yesterday my dad surprised me with the greatest gift, he bought tickets to visit us! He is coming for a month in March. My mom will come in July (also for a month). Unfortunately because of their work schedule, they cannot come at the same time. But I am sure we will have a lot of fun with both of them. Most importantly Amy will be able to see them and play with them. Although she does see them through skype, it is not the same. So we are very happy they can come. Hopefully we will be able to go visit our friends and family in Hungary in 2014. We will see.

We also had the opportunity to redo our bathroom floor. A lady from church was kind enough to offer her help, so Dave (Chris’ dad), Chris, and Elaine (the lady from church) redid the whole bathroom floor in only 3 days! I wish I took pictures of the whole process (at one point we could clearly see our basement from our bathroom through a huge hole), but I only have pictures of the almost finished and finished floor. Oh well… : ) It looks very nice now! Also, Dave got us a brand new vanity!

Amy and I were invited to a play date. We had 6 moms and 5 girls. It was a lot of fun! The moms also exchanged cookies. I came home with tons of yummy cookies. I really like spending time with church people outside of church. We are very blessed to be part of this church. The more we get to know the people there, the more we see how much they love the Lord.

I am done with school for this year! Yay! Although my break is not going to be long (next semester starts on January 7), I will most definitely enjoy every day of it! : ) I have 7 more classes and I am done for good. I love BBC, but I cannot wait to be done.

Chris has 9 days off now. Although he was busy redoing the bathroom floor this past 3 days, it is nice to have him home, and to be able to wake up next to him. I wish he had more vacation, but we are very thankful for his job and that he can be home around noon after work.

I love the Christmas season. For us, Christmas is not about the tree, decoration, or even the presents. Although these are great things, and being together with our family and friends is very important, Christmas reminds us of the hope we have in Christ. Jesus Christ came to earth, died for our sins, and rose from the dead. He offers us eternal life, all we have to do is accept it. I was 15 when I first heard this good news, also knows as the Gospel, and I accepted it. It was the best decision I have ever made. Even more important than saying yes to Chris. I encourage you to talk to someone who is a Christian–if you are not–and ask him why he believes in God, and if you are, I encourage you to share with others the hope you have in Christ.

Have a very Merry Christmas!