all a glow

so every year we have certain Christmas Eve traditions. Though the order is not always the same, the events are. We go over to our old neighbors' house, one of the sweetest couples in the world, and we are told how grown up we look and are fed lots of candy and chocolate (there are also presents somewhere in there). then we go to the Collins' house. We eat food (the artichoke dip being my personal favorite), and my sister and i get told numerous times,once again, how "grown up" we look or if youre sarah, how skinny you are and pretty youve gotten (i just get more and more grown up lol). We also go to a Candle light service at church, and the service is ended with everyone singing Silent Night, no music, no lights, just lit candles in everyones hands. its beautiful. The night always ends with us driving up behind Weber State University, to drive past a house that has a ridiculous amount of traffic due to their outrageous display of lights that can be seen from miles away (im not kidding).

im not complaining now, but this year has been a bit different. i forgot to mention that snow is normally on my lawn, but its too warm outside for that right now. also we did not go to the old neighbors, and that house, with all the lights, must have fallen of the mountain (or the electric bill was too crazy, or the people moved). there were no lights to drive past. but the most comical difference came when i walked into church and was handed a glow stick instead of a candle. can you believe it?!?! yes, a neon yellow glow stick. ill admit it, i was a bit upset, but i just had to laugh when they started playing Silent Night and we were all waving glow sticks in the air like we were at a Rolling Stone's concert. Well good thing Christmas is about Jesus' birth and not traditions eh?
so though i was a bit thrown off, i am so blessed to be able to go to church on Christmas Eve and have a wonderful Savior and family, so i think i am going to go spend some time with them right now.

Merry Christmas!!!