Framily Christmas 2005

Christmas Tree
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I just got all emotional.

I have a framily for Christmas.

(Framily: Friends + Family This is a term I coined a few years ago to describe Katie's family (herself and her kids) and me, the friend, and our unique living situation. It has become a part of our everyday language, so much so that people from church will refer to us as a "framily". The neat thing about a "framily" is that any friend of the "framily" is a "framily member"!)

Gifts are nice and all, but nothing beats being surrounded by people that love you. Spending the holiday with the special people in my life is priceless.

Nothing beats knowing you are loved by family and friends, those who live close and those who live far away too.

Nothing beats knowing that we celebrate the birth of our Savior this season.

That's what makes this the most wonderful time of the year, because we take time to remember that and to remind each other how much we love them.

I love my framily!