3rd Day of Christmas

The post is a bit late, time wise, today. I am in recovery mode from the last week. It was fun, but tiring. Still, thank you to everyone who came to Alicia's Bridal Shower last night. My camera was being weird so she took most of the pictures. (Yes, Alicia was behind the camera, it was somewhat frustrating. *Big Grin*) I will try to get the pictures from her tomorrow and make an additional post then.

In celebration of the 3rd Day of Christmas I want to stick with the theme of family for one more day. On Christmas Eve I got a very special gift from my dad. We were sitting around discussing family and he was asking which of us kids had recently read his dad's (my Grandpa Neibaur's) autobiography. He thought us kids each had copies, he went up stairs to his office and found 3 copies with dedications to Alicia, Shawn and I. (My dad is not trying to scan one in and find the other copies.) In the font is a dedication to me which reads in part, "May God ever bless you. I love you." Having this message from my grandpa, who has been gone for many years now, was incredible touching. I miss my grandparents who are gone but this holiday season is full of wonderful memories and I am so grateful I lived close enough to have so many memories of them.

This Christmas Grandma Joan (my mom's mom) is in town for the holidays. She is so strong and has so much experience I don't tell her often enough how much she means to me and what an inspirational lady I think she is. I had a wonderful time playing cards and just chatting with her this last week. All together I have truly been blessed to be surrounded by a wonderful family. I know many people do not have families like mine and I want them to all know how much I love them.