January

So life is back to normal for the Hershey family. Being away from my home makes me realize how much I love my home. I used to say ' I'm going home' to Gary when I'd go back to Nebraska to be with my family. But now I say, 'We're going to Nebraska'. I just love the home we've made.

While in Nebraska, the winds were going 50 miles an hour, the roads were drifted, the power flickered in and out, but we got to do some fun things. Gary got to hunt with Mark. Not necessarily what he wanted to hunt for (turkeys were too expensive for us this year) but he walked a few tree lines for pheasants. Now he's motivated on learning how to shoot with his shotgun. He really enjoyed that Mark! Thank you! It was sort of a whirlwind for us though. We got there, and instantly we were busy. I had a baby shower to put together for my best friend Courtney. So I had to bake a cake, get some decorations, do a little shopping, put some Christmas lights up. Then it was already Christmas eve. We had a very nice dinner with my dad and aunt and uncle. Christmas day we had dinner with mom, then supper with Mark and his family. After the whirlwind, we went home to pack to go home.

We spent a whole day in Denver, seeing a friend of mine and searching out the area that we want to move to. It was very exciting to think about the future and where we will land. I loved the area, and most of the neighborhoods we looked at surprisingly had hospitals across the street. I pray that a job will land in Gary's lap. That would make moving so much easier for us.

I'll post some pictures later of our frozen, windy Christmas. We had a great time! And of course we missed the Hershey side this year. We'll be there next year!

Love,
The Hershey's