It's our first Christmas together as husband and wife. I am so excited!
We decided we would get each other three gifts this year; one big one and two smaller. My husband's big gift is a part to his gun. He's been working on modifying his rifle for quite a few months and he needs this one part to finish it off. Since that gift is not really a surprise, nor something I can go pick out, I decided to make him something really special. I made him a huge quilt. I used this pattern called "Turning Twenty." I spent hours between my grandma's house and my mom's house borrowing everything from scissors to sewing machines. Thanks to my grandma and mom the quilt (pictured above) turned out great! I'm getting his last gift tomorrow. I have to decide between a couple of different things...so we'll see what I end up with.
My husband gave me my present a little bit early. He got me a really (I mean REALLY) nice sewing machine. I LOVE it. He gave it to me after I was almost done with his quilt, but I have already been testing it out. It is pretty much the most user-friendly machine I've seen. I'm so excited to make more quilts!!!
Making traditions that are our own is really important to me. I'm not sure that we have made any traditions this year. Maybe it will be easier to discover how to make our own family holiday traditions once we have children.
Christmas celebrates the birth of Christ...so no matter what gifts we give to others or what traditions we may or may not have, I really hope that this first Christmas we have together can be special.
