It's been awhile since my last post, so an update is needed. I completed my BA in Behavioral Science October 31, 2011. My best friend (who is like a sister to me) and her husband took me to eat at the Melting Pot as a celebration of my accomplishment. The Melting Pot was awesome. Loved the food. Wish I could have had wine with dinner but I was driving (only because my car is bigger). I have been accepted into the Masters of Professional Counseling at Grand Canyon University, so I am very excited but also very nervous.

Before October I announced to family and friends that I was not having Christmas this year or any other year. There is no more meaning to Christmas. I am not religious but I do believe in God and Jesus. Christmas for me was the celebration of Jesus birth (although the date is not correct). Children are gifts from God. I celebrated Christmas because of the great gifts God has given - Jesus and my children. However as the years have gone by it no longer holds a special meaning to me anymore. People rushing to grab an item not mindful of the elderly person in front of them. People driving crazier to get to the mall not caring about the family in the car the nearly ran off the road. Family members taking for granted your kindness assuming you will host Christmas at your house and not invite family members they no longer get along with. There are a million reasons why Christmas has lost its true meaning. However, my 15 year old decided that she was going to make Christmas; she was having Christmas no matter what. And you know what she did a damn good job of making Christmas happen. She bought presents for her sister, grandmother, her godmother, and me her mom. She cooked Christmas dinner, which was fabulous.  And yes I did buy gifts for my girls but hid them to the very last second (^__^)