Bye Bye 2013 – Excited! Thrilled to Welcome 2014!

Julie — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 01:37:22 +0000

To family and friends, near and far!
Wishing you an abundance of Health, Happiness and Prosperity in 2014!

~Julie

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December 25, 2013

Julie — Wed, 25 Dec 2013 15:19:25 +0000

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Advent –Twas the night before Christmas, 2013 –Merry Christmas All!

Julie — Wed, 25 Dec 2013 03:34:55 +0000

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,

In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;

The children were nestled all snug in their beds;

While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;

And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap,

Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap,

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,

I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.

Away to the window I flew like a flash,

Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow,

Gave a lustre of midday to objects below,

When what to my wondering eyes did appear,

But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny rein-deer,

With a little old driver so lively and quick,

I knew in a moment he must be St. Nick.

More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,

And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name:

“Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now Prancer and Vixen!

On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donder and Blixen!

To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!

Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!”

As leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,

When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky;

So up to the housetop the coursers they flew

With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too—

And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof

The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.

As I drew in my head, and was turning around,

Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,

And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;

A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,

And he looked like a pedler just opening his pack.

His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples, how merry!

His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!

His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,

And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow;

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,

And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath;

He had a broad face and a little round belly

That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly.

He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,

And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;

A wink of his eye and a twist of his head

Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,

And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,

And laying his finger aside of his nose,

And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,

And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.

But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight—

“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”

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Advent (Day 23) – December 23, 2013

Julie — Tue, 24 Dec 2013 01:04:16 +0000

I opened my Advent Calendar door today and found this video from Coach Cheryl R. Oh, what a Christmas message! I wiped my eyes!

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Advent (Day 22) December 22, 2013

Julie — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 00:43:06 +0000

I opened my Advent Calendar this morning in the beautiful town of New Bern, NC where the temperature was close to 80 degrees, warm and beautiful, eating lunch at a beautiful restaurant on the water, Persimmons, before returning home to watch the late breaker touch down at the BAC stadium in Charlotte – in time to hear two family members shout – Go Panthers! (I think they got drenched in the rain) but oh, I think Charlotte is in full celebration tonight and unusual Christmas celebration but I do hope they remember it’s Advent? oops 😉

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Bye Bye 2013 – Excited! Thrilled to Welcome 2014!

December 25, 2013

Advent –Twas the night before Christmas, 2013 –Merry Christmas All!

Advent (Day 23) – December 23, 2013

Advent (Day 22) December 22, 2013