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Matt and I did celebrate Christmas on the day before Christmas Eve. We had a wonderful meal together and we actually opened up our gifts on Tuesday night... I must have been a good girl this past year because I got some wonderful gifts from my family and friends! THANKS TO EVERYONE!!!! Matt must have been a good boy too! He he he... Mario and Luigi even got some gifts! They loved their new toys and treats! We had a great day just relaxing and watching movies together. I was fine all day but I must admit that I did cry a couple of times throughout the day. I few tears were shed just because I missed my family so much :( It is so hard to spend the holidays away from your family. Don't get me wrong- Matt is my family now and I was so happy to spend "Christmas" with him. He was so great- he just held me and let me know that my family was missing me too... What a great man I have!

I truly did miss my mom, dad, and siblings! I do love my family with all my heart and it was so hard to go through my first Christmas without them. I know that it won't be the last Christmas like this because I am a nurse and I will be working every other Christmas for a long time! I'm just truly grateful to God for everything in my life, especially my family and friends. I know I am blessed.

Yes I did work Christmas Eve and Christmas day at the hospital. I must say that it was interesting... I guess we were busier than normal for the holidays. I got to work with some wonderful fun people over the holidays so that made the shifts better... Lots of laughter and food was shared over the two days! We had an amazing potluck at work on Christmas day and we had some very yummy food! My crab salad was a hit at the potluck so I was happy about that! One nurse in particular was very kind to me because she knew it was my first Christmas away from my family... She even told me that she would give me some "motherly" love. He he he... Thanks! She will never know how much her words meant to me. Thank you.

During my Christmas day shift at the hospital, a "condition snow" was called due to the weather. Yep- that means all the people who were still working were supposed to spend the night in the hospital to make sure that the patients were cared for during the night and the following day shift. Crazy! I actually ended up being sent home around 9pm because the charge nurse knew that my relief would make it the next day. I wouldn't have minded staying because that would have been some extra money.. but oh well! Plus side was that I was able to cuddle up with my hubby on Christmas night :D

Here is a shout out to the wonderful people I work with that called to make sure I made it home safe! THANKS! That meant so much to me!

Yes- I did work both Christmas Eve and Christmas day at good old RCRH. Yes- it was hard.