Graham and I spent Christmas in Oklahoma this year. We headed up there on the 23rd, and luckily we did because a blizzard hit on the 24th! I have never seen so much snow before! I love snow. Snow and fireworks. Both fascinate me. The fireworks were a random insert just then, but I always lump them into the "Things That Fascinate Me" category. Anyways... it was a wonderful Christmas! This was my first Christmas away from home - except for one in Mexico, but Mom was with me then - so officially, this was the first. I was a little emotional, to say the least, but once I got there I was A-Okay :) Well..except for when Graham got stuck on Christmas Eve. That story to come soon...
I should warn you before you read this...I got a camera for Christmas. Like a real camera. I am SO excited and cannot wait to learn more about photography! I have had so much fun with it so far...especially in OK with the snow...so get ready for lots of pictures on the horizon....
Okay, so Christmas Eve...the blizzard begins. Because of this, I could not go outside and therefore took a picture of just about EVERYTHING in Graham's mom's house. No, seriously. Everything...
It was a wonderful day...but ended with, well, tears. Ha. Graham and Mike (his stepdad) braved the snow to take Car Car home and..well..got stuck. Due to the fact that half of Oklahoma City was also stuck on the roads in the snow, no tow trucks were able to make it out that night, resulting in a slumber party...that's Graham, Mike and Car Car in her apartment, at her retirement home. Funny thought now...not so much then. So after calling my parents and crying to them...missing them so much at this point...Graham finally called (his phone had been lost in the snow) and we read the Christmas story from Luke 2 together. He promised he'd find a way back on Christmas morning, and sure enough, he did! ...after hitching a ride with a stranger at the retirement home. Seriously. That is the only time I will not care that my husband is practically hitch-hiking! Christmas day turned out to be absolutely wonderful, though. It was a beautiful day and an incredible celebration of the gift of Jesus Christ.
We were able to spend lots of time with Graham's dad and stepmom, as well, which was wonderful! I was afraid we were not going to get to see them on Christmas day, but it all worked out for us to make it over to their home that afternoon!
The rest of our time in Oklahoma was spent going back and forth between family and friends - loving every second of it! It was a wonderful week!
3 comments:
Abby is a little confused as to why there are no pictures of her Christmas with you.
It's actually Melanie, not Reynolds.
Hey i found the blog.. and i like the story after all =) and the one christmast you were her.. i remember that =) was a good day.. ..=)
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