So the hair has been cooperating while I try to impress my in-laws, and the skin has finally fallen into line. At least they’ll think their son married someone with pretty red hair.

I miss my family. I didn’t spend last Christmas with them either. It’s been hard on both me and Matt. He knows I miss my family at Christmas and he wants me to be happy. And I know that he didn’t get to see his family all year because he lives in Texas now and I want him to be happy. We’re both so close to our families but our families are 6000 miles apart. I think the bigger problems will show up when we have children. I want my children to know both sides of the family because the Clarks and the Woodings are both excellent families. We’ll really have to work something out so the families don’t get separated over such long distances.

I love you, my little Texas family having Christmas at Surfside Beach. I’m thinking of you guys on this Christmas Eve.