I'm so optimistic about this weekend. After months of feeling alone up here in the middle of nowhere, we're finally going to get to do some socializing beyond the quick hellos of Sunday morning church services. We've been invited to two events this week that I know will really kickstart the holidays for me.
Friday night, we're all invited to a Christmas Pot Luck with our new homeschool group we just joined. I'm hoping there'll be some older kids there. Our poor kids are always just a bit too old for the kids in whatever homeschool group we're in. Most are K-5, but our are in Jr. High & High School. Hopefully they'll meet kids closer to their age so they'll find new friends up here on the mountain. Out here, even a 30 - 40 minute drive to meet up with a friend would be worth the drive. And we'll meet those in the group both in and out of our new church group.
Saturday night we've been invited to an adults-only Christmas party by friends of ours at church. We may not know anyone there but them because it's their Sunday bible study class that's getting together, but at least it'll open the doors for us to meet new people. We're doing a gift exchange too. That's something I've done every year since moving to AZ 7 years ago - so I'm looking forward to that too. I missed getting with my usual group this December.
We did go to a light parade in town last Saturday night. It was short, but it was something festive to do. All the cars, trucks and floats had lights on them and the parade was held after dark. We were going to go to another one in the nearest little town Saturday - but we'd rather go to the Christmas party.
Next week should be fun too. I'll be visiting friends at my old job and putting in a few days there. Maybe I'll earn a little so I can buy the kids something for each of them, but at least I'll get to spend a few days with friends, help out if they're busy, get warm for a few days, visit my old church & friends there, and even get to shop at the better, cheaper organic-based store I miss so much.
December took a while to get going, but it's finally shaping up to be a good month.
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