6 days and counting.

I don't think the fact that Christmas is less than a week has actually hit me yet. I don't know what it is, but even though I've been jamming out to Christmas music and have had a countdown as my banner on my phone since October, it just doesn't feel like Christmas! ...something is seriously wrong.

I really do love Christmas time, though. Christmas lights, hot cocoa while bundled up, Christmas music, nativities everywhere, watching snowflakes fall to the ground (while i'm inside...warm), getting to see family I haven't seen in way too long, caroling, and just the overall good feeling everyone gets when Christmas comes around.

I feel like Christmas time is a time for everyone to join together and serve. At my high school, we had a canned food drive and we raised over 40,000 items for the Food & Care Coalition in our valley! Amazing what high schoolers can work together to achieve. For a young women activity in my church we helped make humanitarian kits to send over to different countries in Africa. As a member of the National Honors Society I was able to go over with a group of other students and sing Christmas Carols at the hospital across the street from our school. For a combined young men & young women activity in my church we went around to different houses in our neighborhood and sang Christmas Carols to those that would appreciate it most. I love that I've been able to be a part of all these wonderful acts of service this Christmas.

Thank you to everybody that made this play possible! All of you in the cast and crew, and all of the family and friends that came and supported! I can't believe it's over.