It's Winter Break and all teachers are happy!

So, it's that time of year again!  The time of year that my boyfriend and I have about a week and a half without any work at all and get to travel and spend time with family and friends.  Christmas/Winter break is probably one of my favorite times of the year.  This year was a little bit different, as I am growing up.  I spent my first Christmas day this year without my family, traveling with my boyfriend to visit his family in Pennsylvania.  I have to admit that I was very saddened about the fact at first, but once the day finally arrived, it wasn't as hard to deal with because we have to learn to go with the changes that come at us in life.  
I have realized that I basically now have two loving families to share now instead of one, amazing family.  More is always better, right?  


Before we went on our trip, I spent some time with my family on the days leading up to Christmas and Christmas Eve.  I went to Busch Garden's Christmas Town with my sister, my nephew Nicholas and my mother, as well as other family members of my brother-in-law.  We had a blast.  Christmas Town made me feel like I was in a Christmas movie, so being who I am, I danced a lot that night and my nephew followed along to my steps.  


We exchanged some presents on Christmas Eve.  One of the best presents I got to give this year was a drum set for my nephew.  It was awesome to see him open the present and start to play/destruct the set immediately.  My sister gave me the most beautiful bracelet and my boyfriend gave me earrings made from mother of pearl from 10,000 villages (a store you should definitely check out!).  We will have part two of Christmas Day this year on New Years Day due to fact that my father is a tug boat captain and is currently on the boat working.  


I just want to end this post by saying that I love the holiday season.  I know sometimes we can get caught up in the every day work environment and the demands of teaching or whatever we do in our professions and it is nice to escape that every once in a while.  So, to all of my fellow teachers out there... have fun, be merry and share this amazing time off of work that we have been given!  Most people would love to have the days off we do, so don't waste them!  Spend the days with family, start a new craft, go travel somewhere local that you have never visited before....live it up!  


Happy Happy Holidays, Feliz Navidad, Prospero Año!