i don't have anything prepared for this month's theme. i took a lot of pictures this month as i think we all did but none of them really "fit" for me. so i'm gonna just go with something. i know, cheater. lol. i have enjoyed doing this project this year. i completed all 12 months and now i'm done. woo hoo!
the holidays to me are about family, traditions and giving. we have a lot of traditions of which i will be blogging about soon. we are always all about family but the holidays are a reason to reach out to the family you don't always see. not that it should be that way, but let's be real. ;) also the holidays are about giving. for the past couple of years we've given to someone outside of our family. one year we bought a tree for a coworker that couldn't afford one. last year we adopted a child and bought him gifts. this year we didn't do anything personally but we had some big events at work that i was in charge of organizing.
each year we do a stuff a cruiser event. it's a toy drive to support the local toy fundraising charity. a lot like toys for tots but local. you could buy a toy and put it in the police cruiser while saying hi to santa. the police in my town are fantastic and it's always a great event. the very next day we had a "shop with a cop" type event called heroes and helpers. this was by far my most enjoyable and favorite day of work in the ten years i've worked for the company. i got a grant for $500 from target and the police were able to get another $500 from the police union and we got 10 kids from grades 1-5 to come to the store and we gave them $100 each to shop for gifts for their family and themselves. it was amazing. all of the kids were in need financially. some of them weren't even going to get a christmas. they were partnered up with an officer and went shopping after a huge pizza party. then we wrapped everything for them and santa came and gave them a little extra gift. to know that we made an actual difference in these family's lives was the most fulfilling feeling i've ever had at work. i can't wait to do it again next year!
this picture was a last minute effort to grab a picture of all of us. it's not technically perfect, but it's perfect to me. :)
i hope y'all had a fantastic holiday season!!!!!!
plese go check out {natalia's} view of the holidays. :)
Perfect to you is the best perfect of all! Great to see you in a picture!
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