Merry Christmas!

Ah 2 days before Christmas and I feel like I should be stressed out over all I have to do, but then i think "What do I actually have to do?"  Normally the week before Christmas I make an excel spreadsheet with all I still have to do, deadlines, presents to buy, etc so that I can organize my week (yes, I know, a bit much).  Well this year I dont have Excel and I dont have a huge list of things to do.  I haven't bought a single gift, mailed a single card (I did make them, but that's as far as I got), or made a single cookie.  I'm not quite sure what to do with myself--it's such a strange feeling.  

On Tuesday I went with a small group to celebrate mass in Salvador.  I led the singing for the mass and sang a solo.  Afterwards the people who attended mass left bags of food for us--mostly rice and beans.  And so that was my payment for singing.  I'm going to make myself a shirt: "WILL SING FOR BEANS"  Everyday I just have to laugh at have different my life is here :)

On Christmas Eve 3 households are going to have dinner together so that our 3 siblings (Rafaela, Mateus, & Diego) can be together.  We are hoping their parents will come too.  So yes, I have 17 people to feed, but I have done a good job of delegating cooking and decorating.  We're also going to put on a little skit of the Christmas story with the kids and celebrate midnight mass.  looking forward to a relatively quiet, peaceful Christmas. 

This Christmas is different for me in so many ways, but still I am filled with joy for Christmas Day!  To celebrate Jesus coming to earth to live among us--Awesome!

Peace, joy, and love to all of you and your families on Christmas and always,

Sunny