Tribute to Grandma Hurst

Our sweet little grandma passed away yesterday evening at age 89. She lived such a full and happy life. She is now at peace on the other side of the veil with her family and friends. What an exciting reunion as her mother passed away when she was just 12 years old. She will be missed but her memories will always be strong. Some of my favorite memories were just talking with grandma. I'd help her clean and many times we'd end up talking about her life when she was young or her life raising kids. She had many stories she loved to tell that I loved to hear. I am so glad that I know that this is not goodbye forever, but just a fraction of time in the whole scheme of things. I know I will see her again and that just gives me a stronger desire to try and live a good clean life like grandma did.

Wintery Wonderland

We finally got our tree up..... I've been going back and forth between a fresh tree (which usually i prefer by far) and a white fake one. I saw some online and they looked so great with the white tree which offset nice against colored ornaments. Finally we decided we'd get the white one and in the future we could do either or both. I was pretty excited about it. I decided i wanted to change up my tree a bit for something different and went with red this year. I had a hassel getting the lights on but finally we got it all up and glowing. I love the atomosphere that a christmas tree brings to a room. I get alittle feeling of snow down here in AZ with this white tree , i've been missing the snow this year. Merry Christmas!