Advent Calendar - Day #23 {Advent Wreath - Luke 2:1-5 & Elf Gift #4}

Overstating things is common here on this blog, so it will come as no surprise that I am once again going to state the fact that "once again we did our Advent Wreath on Monday instead of Sunday." Ah yes! In our defense, Sundays are naturally busy with church, fellowshipping after church, getting home, eating lunch and then adding in our elf gift giving to 4 families who live no where near the other. 

For our last elf gift, we gave nacho chips and salsa with the tag "From your 'nacho' ordinary elves." We revealed ourselves to the 2 families who do not attend our church. The other two we leave to wonder who it was. We figure if we told them, we could not do it to anyone else in our church which would be no fun next year. When we went to Chris' old bosses house, we stayed and visited for a bit. It was quite humorous because we would be talking and then Jesus would randomly start laughing. Apparently, he would think about running after me the week before and start laughing. It is an event I won't yet forget!

Facebook status updates by the 2 families from our church (ironically, the other 2 families don't have FB accounts):

Week #1

To whoever just rang our doorbell and ran off and dropped off the loaf of 'dough,' thank you!!! What a sweet gift!


Week #2

Cracking up! We just got hit again! Fastest elves ever!!!! We were even upstairs looking out over the front yard! Cookies last week. Rootin' Tootin' root beer and beans tonight!

To the person (or people) who have left gifts on our front porch (2x): a. We so greatly appreciate your kindness and thoughtfulness (and the coookies were amazing). b. How are you getting away so fast? I do not even hear the front door opening. c. If you could have seen my reaction (as well as Brewer's) to your knock tonight, I think you would have laughed hysterically. Well played!


Week #3

Secret Santa strikes again! Tonight, we received a bag of Twizzlers with the message, 'Twizz the Season to be Jolly!' J said he thinks it's the real Santa dropping them off and that we must have been REALLY good this year. :)

once again our house was hit by a secret santa. we feel very blessed and loved. we have a few ideas who is doing this but can't prove anything. regardless...we feel loved. who doesn’t love twizzlers.


Week #4

As soon as J heard the doorbell and the crazy loud, fast knock, he yells out 'Secret Santa Strikes Again!' :) We love our 'nacho' ordinary elves!!!

I was sitting on the couch while snuggling with Brewer and watching the Seahawks game with B and thinking of how good life is when I was, yet again, startled by a loud knock at the door (yes, I screached). We were hit again by our wonderful secret Santa with chips and salsa. Saw tail lights this time, but no luck on identifying the car. Again, well played Santa, well played.