When you're little, Christmas is so simple and fun. All you have to do is sit back and enjoy the ride and you really never realize how hard your parents work to make everything perfect for you. As you get older, you start to get an idea of just how much work it is. And even now that I'm married and on my own (and I've even hosted a Christmas) I don't think I'll realize how hard my parents (and grandparents) worked to make nice Christmases for us until I have kids.
But Christmas is what we're dealing with today. Matt and I are trying to manage two families in different places, work obligations, a dog 
and oh so many schedules.
But even through the headaches, I'm very excited for Christmas. It's one of my favorite times of year, and lately, just about the only time I get to see family … 
Now I'm done with that for now and I'm busy working … plus watching Dr. Phil. The Dr. Phil family is on every Thursday. I find them morbidly fascinating. 
And boneless, skinless chicken breasts were on sale, so I'm making some stuff to freeze because we bought a ton. Mmmm… Chicken 