merry christmas, I hope all of you swim with the current this season!

One of my favorite blogs that I follow is Enjoying the Small Things (thanks Laci!).  Kelle (yes, I feel like we are on a first name basis since I read about her life everyday) is an incredible writer, photographer and mother. In today's post she talked about her visual of Christmas that she has always had and how real life isn't always exactly how you visioned it.

"I have learned that real life is different from dream life, and I've managed to merge the two over the years. The moral of the story is this...If you want it, work hard to create it but leave cushion for the unexpected and embrace everything outside of that "perfect" vision as good and meaningful parts of your story you would have never had the opportunity to know had you stuck to the script. Ad lib, go with it, swim with the current. In the end, what you will have created albeit a Christmas memory or life's final script...it will be good."

I am not great at ad libbing once I have a vision of how I want things to go, but I have had to do that a lot this year.  I guess I am getting better at it but there are days when I just don't want to go with the flow and I want things to go back to the way they were before my mom passed away. My point is Kelle is right, its ok to have perfect visions of how you want things to go but its the times that you can leave some room for the unexpected when you will create a new memory, or for me this holiday season, new beginnings. 

My family will be in the OC for Christmas this year and I am so excited to go with the flow and swim with the current...no seriously, we are taking surf lessons next Monday. 

There will be lots of blogging to do when I get back, but until then, Merry Christmas and Cheers to 2011!!