So... a lot has happened since my last post.... I will sum it up quickly so that you might have a little idea of where I am coming from this Christmas season... Ryan and I have had many sturggles this year. Health, financial, job, stress, relational - you name it! I had surgery a month or so ago only to find out that the best treatment for me costs too much for us to consider it an option right now. I am trying to move to full-time at CASA but since it's a non-profit and times are tough, there is not enough financial backing to make it possible right now, so I am still working 2 jobs and getting very tired... Ryan has had a tough semester adjusting to being back in classes and still keeping his 40 hours at work along with the stress that he works for a construction company which hasn't got any work in a long time. These things start to build up and around Christmas time (which is also the most expensive time...) it's hard to feel the "wonder" and "awe" o...