I LOVE Christmas time! The Wilson family has a lot of traditions and I love that now I have my own home to carry out some of those. The day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday for some) is our day to decorate the house. My mom has a million and has been passing them down to my sister and I over the past couple years. It's so fun to see decorations that I loved as a child now in my own home. My favorite is the nativity pop-up book. I'll have to take some pictures and post them. This Saturday, my brother's boy scout troop is selling Christmas trees, so we will go and get one to put up. Derek is excited because Philips has come out with new LED lights, so we can be more energy efficient, while having "better looking lights". I love my husband. :)
On that note, it's hard to believe that we have been married 8 months. Now we are helping my sister plan her wedding. Her and Matt are going to be married on July 23, 2010 which is my parents anniversary. I am so excited to be her matron of honor/wedding planner. It has been a ton of fun so far.
In other news, Derek has received a promotion and is now going to be a shift manager at Arbys. While he wishes he could find a job in his field, he is very excited about the steady hours they will offer him and the pay raise. The job market is not good here in Binghamton. All the companies that Derek would be applying for are currently laying off workers. We keep hoping the economy will turn around but it's not looking up here.
I have a week and a half left of classes and then one final to take. I'm really looking forward to next semester. I am going to be conducting Liszt's Les Preludes and the Overture from Don Giovanni by Mozart. (See below to listen to Don Giovanni) It's going to be an amazing semester!
Keep an eye out for a Christmas card from us, they should be going out soon!
