John & Becky Bunting

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas this year.  We had a good time, although we have no decorations and no tree.  We do have some Christmas cards up so thanks to everyone who sent one to us.

Every year at Christmastime my mom makes TV mix for us.  She promised to bring me some when she comes to visit in January, but I couldn’t wait that long.  So last week I went to the store and this is what I got:

Here is my work in progress - we also had to buy that pan and it is very big, although it doesn’t look that big in the picture.

We ate all the TV mix within a week, it was so good.  Mom’s is better though, so I hope she can still bring me some more.

By the Saturday before Christmas I had figured out what all my Christmas gifts were, that’s pretty good if you know that John bought my presents on Saturday.  If you ever want something to be kept a secret, do not tell John.  On Saturday night we went out and ended up at the mall.  We went downstairs in Sears where we’d gone many times before to look at fridges and dryers.  When we moved into our new apartment we had to buy a fridge and we couldn’t use our electric dryer anymore so for a while I was hanging up all the laundry.  Every time I did laundry I would claim that we needed a dryer and John would always say in a couple months we could get one.  I didn’t understand this because we had to buy one eventually, so why not get one now?  I had no idea what he was planning.  So that Saturday night we went down to Sears and looked at the dryers again.  John asked me if I had to choose which dryer would I buy.  Of course I said the cheaper one.  Then John started to point out all the features of the nicer dryer.  I got a little curious when he knew so much about it.  Then he said, “maybe Santa will bring you one” and he had the goofiest grin on his face and I knew that was my Christmas present.  I was very excited and the dryer was delivered on Monday.  It’s pretty cool with a stainless steel drum and a timer and sensors.  My favorite thing is that the lint trap is right inside the front door, not on the top so it doesn’t make a mess when you pull it out.  That’s why I like GE dryers.

We didn’t plan anything exciting for Christmas eve and we ended up at home bored.  That’s when we realized how much we missed having our family nearby.  Every Christmas eve of my childhood I would spend at my Grandma and Grandpa’s house.  We would act out the nativity and talk about our favorite Christmas memories.  For sure next year we are going to Idaho so we can spend the holiday with family.  I heard they had a pretty big crowd at my cousin Kimberly’s house this year.

As for Christmas day, we got up and went to Disneyland.  We expected it to be really crowded but I didn’t think it was that much worse than any other busy day.  We went on a few rides and explored the new pirate island.  We watched the parade and came home around 5:30.  After all, we got passes so we can back anytime.  We also saw Santa and Mrs. Claus there.  They were full of energy even after working so hard for Christmas the night before.

I am at home sick today and John tells me I should be sleeping, but I cannot bring myself to sleep all day long.  We are driving up to the coast tonight and I keep thinking I should be getting ready for that.  Oh, well, I will enjoy my time sitting in bed and maybe in a little bit I will try to sleep some more.

There has been a lull in the blog updates lately, so I have branched out to reading blogs of friends of friends.  Creepy, huh?  Well, it’s really people I do know, just haven’t talked to for a really long time and I don’t think they read my blog.  I added a few to my blogroll and organized the list.  If you know anything about me, you should know that I love to organize stuff, probably to a fault.

Anyway, my little brother Jeff started a blog, which I think I already mentioned.  My big brother Zach also started his blog off with a bang and the announcement that they are having another baby next year.  My dad and sister actually asked me if we would be bringing a baby to the next Christmas party.  They’ve been really good about not bringing it up, but I think they are all thinking it is about time.  You see, 5 of my 7  siblings (me included) are married.  Two of those had babies in 2007 and two will have babies in 2008, which leaves me next in line.  We’ll see.

One more random subject.  John got a calling in our new ward as the 2nd counselor in the Sunday School.  He was supposed to teach a youth class last week but no one showed up.  I have not received a calling which right now is okay with me.  I have been able to fill in playing the piano in Relief Society and helping out in the nursery.  I’m not sure what calling I would ask for if I could choose, except maybe Primary or RS pianist.  I also accompanied the choir for the Christmas program, which was okay but a little shaky.  Two of the pieces changed keys a lot and I had a tendency to play the interlude in the wrong key, which led the choir into singing what sounded more like a funeral march than a Christmas carol.  Overall, it went very well and I got a lot of compliments on how talented I was at the piano.  That always makes me feel good.  Now I just wish I had a piano in my house so I could play more than just on Sunday.

I haven’t had time to really post what’s been happening, but I have been reading other people’s blogs. I found this cool map on a friend’s blog and had to make my own.

I saw this on John’s cousin’s blog so I had to try it. I guess this website reads your blog and tells you what level of reading skill is needed to read your blog. As you can see, this is a very intellectual website. We really think the illustrations add a lot though, don’t you?

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