Winter Quarter is done!

Since this quarter was by far the top 2 of the busiest quarters of my 6 years of school I have not had time to write, or even just look at my blog. I figured I would give an update of the last few months. It’s going to be long, so I’ll do a section each day.

Starting in December... My computer became useless. It's been that way for a while but we had hope that it would last a year or so when we took it into the shop just before Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, they said it would cost about $400 to fix it. Brian and I had lots of talks about saving up each month to eventually get a new computer. I would just keep checking a laptop out from the school's library and lug it back and forth. I was not excited about this plan, but it was a plan. (background, since I am a graphic designer, and an administrative assistant, the computer is my work. It is the way I function, so it was really frustrating to think I would be out of my *own* computer for a long while)

Fast forward to Christmas morning. When I woke up, there was a big box by my stocking. I wondered what it could be as I went through everything else in my stocking. As I picked it up, I noticed it was really heavy. I started to rip off the wrapping paper of one corner to the center. As the middle of the box was revealed I saw the logo "Dell". It didn't register at first. Then it hit me- a new computer! As I opened the box I started crying. I couldn't believe it! What about all those talks about about saving money? Yet, here was a new computer laying in my lap- in my arms! More tears came streaming down. I felt so silly for crying on Christmas - but a new computer! Brian looked so pleased that he had done a good job. All the while, Dan and Barb are taking pictures with the tears on my face. I just had to sit there in awe for a few minutes before all the excitement came.

*side note* When Elijah saw it, he got up and said, "See kimkim, I told you Santa could bring you a computer!" He was right. I didn't thing it was possible when he and I had that conversation, but Santa did bring me a new computer.

For Christmas Elijah got a special blanket from Santa. It came with a letter from Santa. He began reading it but then said it was too sad so I needed to read it. It basically said that this was a new fluffy blanket to replace the old one. This was so the old one would not fall apart and can be kept safe. Needless to say, Santa started quite an uproar. We eventually decided that the rule for the blankets was the old one stays in his room. He can have it when he goes to bed, but if it leaves the bedroom it gets put away in storage. If he wants to cuddle he can bring the other one out, because that's what it is for.