How did you celebrate New Year’s Eve when you were a kid? Fireworks and kisses? Or, did you fall asleep at 9pm and wake up fresh on New Year’s Day? Did your parents have friends over? Did you go to a prayer vigil at church? Maybe you enjoyed pizza and watching the ball drop? New Year’s Eve, like other holidays, is celebrated in a number of different ways. Heather’s New Year’s Eve When I was old enough, I did start staying up to see the clock strike twelve, but I was not interested in watching the ball drop (and especially not interested in all the entertainment leading up to it). If I … [Read more...]
Overcoming the after-Christmas Blues
Do you get the after-Christmas blues? I surely do! As much as I love the bright Christmas colors, seeing ornaments everywhere I go, shopping for family and friends, enjoying gift exchanges, and spending quality time with those I love most, getting back to normal life can leave me feeling completely down in the dumps. There is such a buildup and then suddenly... it’s over. January is such a long month! There are ways to make the end of the Christmas season feel a little less sad. Consider the ideas below… Save Some Gifts One year, my mom forgot about some gifts she had hidden in the … [Read more...]
Making Your First Christmas Together Special
Merry Christmas! Is it your first Christmas with your special someone? How can you make this Christmas stand out in your memory? Time flies and sometimes the memories are sweeter than the actual event. I’m sure scores of mothers have pored over baby pictures and cried after sending their sweet babies off to college. At the time of the picture, it was just an ordinary day and another picture, but eighteen years later sitting in a quiet house, mothers would love the opportunity to relive that day just one more time. Your first Christmas together may not seem super-exciting. We are … [Read more...]
Start a Christmas Ornament Tradition!
Christmas! It is almost here! It is mine and Eric’s favorite holiday of the year! If you are like most people, you are almost done shopping; however, you have a couple more items to pick up and wrap before Christmas morning! Do you love the hustle and bustle of last minute shopping or do you prefer to have everything purchased and wrapped by the end of October? To each his own, but if you do still have a few items to pick up, have you considered a special Christmas tree ornament? Christmas Traditions What are some of your Christmas traditions? Are there certain foods you only have during the … [Read more...]
Financial Oneness: Will You and Your Future Spouse be United Financially?
I thought I was good with money. I thought I was a saver. I thought I was good at budgeting... and then... I met Eric. Wow, there is a lot to be said for perspective. I have since learned that while I am better than some at money management, Eric is king! This has been comforting and... completely annoying (sometimes simultaneously!). Eric’s awesome money management skills and willingness to delay gratification made (and makes) it possible for me to work from home on material for PreEngaged. Eric’s ability to predict outcomes has helped save money when we may have otherwise spent it … [Read more...]
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