Happy New Year, friends!
Are you one of those who always stays up after midnight to usher in the New Year? Joe and I actually did this year, but not by design! LOL
We just started visiting with all the Alexander clan (lots of extended family came into town), and we had such fun visiting and catching up with everyone that we didn’t leave until close to midnight (but were still home just before the proverbial ball dropped for the central time zone). But we’re usually in bed by 11ish and just celebrate with the east coast! : )
What about you? Did you stay up partying with family and friends?
Here are some quick pics from our holidays. First from Christmas Day…
Then from our Alexander New Years Eve with friends and family (some aren’t pictured in the group photo because they either had to get babies to bed or attend more festivities)…
During our most recent move last summer, I found a sweatshirt my sweet mom painted years ago to wear when Kelsey and Kurt were little. So I decided to wear it for Leo this Christmas…
There’s just something special about wearing something that belonged to a loved one now gone, isn’t there? Especially when they made it.
So tell us… Do you have anything special you wear or use (like a peice of jewelry, or a Christmas dish, or piece of decor, etc…) that you love using and remembering someone by during the holidays? If yes, please share. I’d love to know.
Much love to all in the 2024 New Year. I pray it’s your best year yet, this side of eternity with Christ…which is the BEST GIFT OF ALL that’s yet to come.
Much love from Nashville,
Tammy
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I absolutely love those photos of your beautiful family, Tammy! Happy New Year to you all. (And again, thank you for so graciously letting Forgetful Jones post on your day when yesterday was actually the day I was supposed to post.)
And yes, I have several ornaments and items that belonged to family members or were made by them, including three cute little Christmas paper box ornaments my sister made and the wreath that hung on my parents’ front door for years. I love seeing them in our house.
NO problem whatsoever, LOL. Truly! I love sharing my day with you. Anytime, friend!I also love that you have those ornaments and the wreath from your parents. Pieces of the past in the present, and loved ones ever near. Beautiful!
For the first time in a long while we actually stayed up until midnight! This was because we were visiting my sister-in-law’s family that weekend and our niece (16) and nephew (20) begged us to stay up and play games with them. So we did. Not sure we’ll do that again anytime soon, though! 😂
LOL, same here, D’Ann. That was late!: ) We played games as well. And ate and ate and ate. Fun times, but I am also ready for routine and normalcy again. But that’s me every year. I love the holidays while also craving routine around December 28th. 🙂
I’m on the west coast visiting with my daughter and family. We stayed up until 12:30. We watched the movie Titanic and had lots of snacks.
Love all of your pictures!
SO glad you’re with your daughter and the family, Betty. Soak up that time. And great on the snacking. Enjoy! Thanks for sharing and blessings to you in the New Year. Safe travels.