Merry and Bright

As the year draws to a close, I find myself feeling lucky to have chosen College Station as our home after Ann Arbor. Yes, we live far from our extended families and I could do without the summer heat and frightening wildlife, but beyond that, life is good. I love our home, our neighborhood, and the kids' school. Tom has a great job that he (usually) enjoys and that allows me to both stay home with Will and Hallie and pursue a wide variety of professional and volunteer opportunities. We - all four of us - have wonderful friends, kind and generous people who love and support us and for whom we do the same. "Merry and Bright" seems fitting.

Today Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.      

~ Norman Vincent Peale

May your Christmas be soft and beautiful and merry and bright and full of love, friends.

With love from Texas, Erin