Hello my love,
I wish I hadn't let so much time pass since my last note to you. I just wanted to make sure I told you about your First Christmas. I'll try to write again after Christmas to tell you more.
Today is Christmas Eve. I'm at work right now, at the Jacobs Civil office. Obviously I'm not currently working very hard. I've been working in this office since September, when the Courthouse was finished. I hope to someday show you my name that's etched in the new Courthouse downtown. Anyways, I've been working here part time, to help pay the bills. I really do love this job, and I think God has really blessed me with this opportunity. I'm home everyday by 11:30, so most of my day is spent with you. I love being there for your life, and while you experience the world around you.
Okay, on to Christmas. The season has been good to us. We started it all off with a wonderful Thanksgiving at the lake house. You had all the Grandparents there, and both families. It's always fun with everyone in one room. We also experienced your first Grand Illumination, in Williamsburg, Va. That was fun. You slept the whole time, until the fireworks started. That was interesting. You were fine watching them, until they stopped, then it was dark and you didn't like that. Overall we had a great time there.
We also did an Angel Tree night with the Richmond Geeks Group, which you are now a member of. Good luck ever buying a pc again. It's mac for you for life. Anyway, that night was so great. We had 13 people there, and we shopped for 8 Angels. I hope you will always be generous to others, and know just how blessed you are.
Just last week, we did the Tacky Lights tour, which your Daddy set up on a map. We had Michelle from Small group and your Grammy Pam for the night and drove all around the Southside looking at Extreme Christmas Lights. I guess this year the big thing is to coordinate the lights with music. I wonder what you'll be doing when you decorate your house someday?
Last weekend, we went up to NoVa to visit Grandma & Grampa Prock, and your Aunt Laura. We visited your friends at Backstreet Cafe, spent a few minutes with your Cousin Mackenzie, went to Centreville Presbyterian Church, went to the movies (saw 7 pounds) and checked out some more lights in Alexandria. It was a great time, definitely in the Christmas spirit.
Tonight we have Christmas Eve service at the Byrd Theatre. Your daddy and I are in charge of bringing hot cocoa. After the service, they're playing "It's a Wonderful Life". I'm not sure if we'll stay for that, but either way, it should be a fun night.
Then, in the morning, we're going to open our gifts, and you better believe we'll have a video camera going for most of it. We'll join the others at the lake in the late morning.
Like I said, I'll try to get back on to tell you more after this weekend.
I love you so much Lily Grace. More and more everyday.
