Hold on tight... It’s definitely December...

Oh my lord!!!  I have certainly been quite the busy woman, that's for sure.  Well, Thanksgiving came and went.  It was a marvelous 4 day weekend.  I took Clay to Bonnie Bam's house, where he met the majority of my father's family.  I must say, he made quite the impression!!  It always does your heart good to see your family's acceptance of your man...  On the subject of Clay, we've had some ups and downs this past little bit, but the one thing that I can say for our relationship is that neither of us are willing to give up on the other. 

Branching off of that last sentence, I've recently opened up to some people in my life about my deepest secret.  This secret has haunted me since I was 5.  Mainly cause I didn't think I was allowed to feel the way I have felt all my life.  Therefore, if I wasn't allowed, then I certainly couldn't tell anyone about it.  I've always thought that I had to be this perky, cheerful, happy person - strong, independent, unbreakable woman - intelligent, remarkable, sophisticated being.  God has truly humbled me by knocking me to my knees and showing me exactly how human I actually am...

Ah, okay, aside from my internal war...  December's PACKED!!!  The biggest events being:
1.  I'm hosting my grandparent's 60th wedding anniversary party.  Just a word of advice to anyone: If you are planning a party to take place in December....  seriously...  start in JUNE!  Not only has restaurant availability been an issue, but most of the people invited already had prior Christmas commitments...  Alas, there will still be family and loved ones in attendance!  I really think we're going to be able to pull off the surprise part of it, and have full faith in it being a blast!!  I made invitations for the party; the front was a 12 picture collage of REALLY old pictures, opened up to three present day pictures of them with the party info.  They turned out beautifully.  I'm putting together a scrapbook as a "from all of us" gift.  Each member of my family is writing a passage dedicated to "my favorite memory..."  It's going to be amazing...  I can't WAIT!!!!!!!

2.  My mom is coming to Texas!  WOOOO HOOOOOO!!!  I can't believe, seriously, how much I miss her.  She's going to be here for 2 weeks.  TWO WEEKS!!!!!!  And, luckily, I'm going to be able to take a good amount of time off while she's here.  We're going to go Christmas shopping together, we're going to go to Houston, we're going to go to Brenham...  Whatever it is, we're going together...  How cool is it that I miss her, right?!  I mean...  Never did I expect it!

3.  I'm coming up on a year of sobriety.  Rock on!!!  This past little bit has been the hardest stretch; emotional roller coasters, stress, Christmas, hormones out of wack...  It's been tough.  But...  BUT...  I've just remember (most of the time) to breathe in and out, pray, turn to someone that can filter my craziness, and to hang on tight...

Well, folks...  I think that should be the end for now.  As 2007 comes to an end, I like to look back and remember where I was a year ago - no where even CLOSE to today.  I don't want to get stuck in morbid reflection  so I try to focus on the progress I've made.  Life (for the most part!) is FUCKING GREAT!  And thank God for that...  See ya in 2008!!!

~Kimberly