1. Getting to talk to Christopher on Christmas evening! We had been invited to a dinner that night and I called the mission home to give them our cell phone number for Chris to call. Sister Jensen said, "Oh, Elder Faria! I love him so much! I'm going to hang up and call him immediately with the phone number." That's when I cried. I loved hearing his voice, his laugh and his good spirits. He's doing such and awesome job and he is dedicated to working hard.
2. Having time from the craziness of the world and spending time with my husband and kids. Relaxing, playing games, staying up late, napping, wearing our pajamas until all hours of the day, watching movies with popcorn, catching up on books we've been wanting to read and basically milking our Christmas break for all it's worth.
3. Having loving parents who care about us.
4. My sweet sister Marianne e-mailing me photos of my birthday cake from Mom's camera card in UT. I think it turned out pretty cute.
5. Nick and Diana came for a visit! We had the pleasure of them staying the night with us on their way to Nick's parents home in Colorado Springs. Even better they came back and spent Saturday and Sunday with us. Thankfully the Denver Art Museum was here to lure Diana back to the Denver area. They are too fun to have around.
6. Watching family members on the Wii Fit. There was some pretty intense training going on! Nick really made the most of his time with the apparatus and I'm glad he did because it taught me a lot about how to do things.
