Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Breakfast with Santa

This year Collin is a little more into Santa than last year. Next year will probably be the big year but we are having lots of Christmastime fun. We hit Smith&Wollensky at Easton for Breakfast with Santa. Let me start by saying we won't go back next year. Luckily, Collin doesn't know the difference so he had a great time. This was the first year they put this on and I'm pretty sure they should stick to the steak thing and forget about the breakfast and Santa thing. No one in their right mind makes people with small children dressed in their Christmas best, crowd in a tiny hall and wait for 30 minutes when they had a 10am reservation!! It was mass chaos! Crazy kids, crazy parents, crazy wait staff, probably even crazy Santa. Actually, Santa didn't look too bad but Mrs. Clause looked just plain pissed off. I feel 'ya sister! But, it was a nice time anyway.

So back to breakfast-They started us off with some pastries which we inhaled because we were starving!! Then they brought out a plate of gingerbread cookies with icing and sprinkles to decorate...nice 2nd course! Then breakfast came and Santa came and it was over-not real exciting. Whatever excitement was lacking from the Smith and Wollensky end, Collin made up in his antics! He is a nut!! Every time he sees Santa he says "hohoho...Me". I think he wants to say Merry Christmas but you pretty much only get "me". He can spot Santa now like he can spot Elmo. I think he might actually be warming up to him. Wait until he sees all the presents Santa brings him, I bet he'll be his best friend then.









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  1. AnonymousDecember 9, 2008 at 1:57 AM

    awwwwww what cute pics of the Adoption group!! Loved all 200 pics!!! LOL wished i would have go to meet everyone!!!

    Collin is just toooo cute in his Red vest!!!

    Wow that sucked that the Santa breakfast wasnted good!!! I still have to take abby to see the man in red..im praying she does ok!!!

    Hugs,Leslie

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Guatoberfest Cruise 2009

My soapbox about the Advent Conspiracy

I came across this video on another blog. I have to admit I only looked at it for entertainment value. I assumed with a title like that, it had to be some wacko conspiracy theory and who doesn't need a good laugh. Suprisingly enough it really touched me and made me think. It didn't grab my interest because of it's religious value, because that's not really my thing. I am not the type of person that flaunts religion or believes in pushing your beliefs onto others. It touched me because of it's human value and because it shows me how quickly I forget.

When we were in Guatemala it was truly a life changing experience for a myriad of reasons, only one of which was bringing home a baby! We saw poverty that we could never imagine in this country. I remember thinking when I was there that despite all of the stress of the situation, I was more at peace than I had ever felt in my life. Among other things, there was no pressure to have more...there was nothing to have. People just lived their lives. Families worked together, lived together in cramped housing-if they had a roof over their heads at all-and they were happy! We were forced to enjoy eachother without our "creature comforts" and I loved it. I now remember hoping that once we got home, I would never lose that idea that we don't really need much at all. I realized our society makes us think we need more but we really don't. And after watching the video it makes me realize that I have failed miserably.


I had made up my mind that in order to honor my new found attitude and our sons heritage, we would sponsor a Guatemalan family every year so that they could have food and heat and their children could go to school-things we take for granted on a daily basis. For some reason I can never seem to find the money to do that- BUT- I can find the money to buy coffee every day, sometimes several times a day, Collin will see a room full of gifts on Christmas morning, I can go out to eat, I can do whatever I want for the most part. My priorities have gone right back to where they were before I experienced Guatemala and it makes me sad. That is the reason that I am posting the video in a permenant spot on the blog, so that I am constantly reminded, not only during Christmas but all year to give PRESENCE to my friends and family not PRESENTS and to give back to something that I feel very strongly about. I don't write this to push Guatemalan charity or any charity but to encourage anyone reading this to slow down and take a look at your life and see what means the most to you and see where it takes you.

Advent Conspiracy