Well...

Yesterday Bry found out that he got a raise at work and

it's a second one this year,

so as you can all imagine, we're both really excited,

because that means that he's doing a really good job

as an asylum officer
and also because it's Christmas Time... :)
What can be better than just having extra money? :)

But this year, we've decided that we're not doing anything

big and that we want to focus more on the birth of

Christ than actually getting each other

a lot of presents and so Olivier is pretty much

the only one that will get more and if it comes to Bry and I,

we're getting each other small gifts...

And I'm pretty excited about that, too...

I also want to do for Olivier what my friends did last year

for their kids

and get him 3 gifts for the Christmas Eve...

One that he really really wants -- wrapped in the gold paper,

one for his body -- wrapped in the brown paper and

one that is more spiritual/gospel related -- wrapped in the

white paper...
All 3 gifts are symbolizing 3 gifts Jesus got from

the Wise Men -- Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh

and I thought it would be such a good idea to do it this year... :)

Also, we decided to do some charity family project,

so we think we might end up in the HAAM

building in H - Town

and help out a little... :)
This might be a lot of fun and great opportunity

to feel grateful... :)

If it comes to my work, we're staying pretty busy before

the holidays and I'm loving it! There's nothing better

than being super busy... :)
I also got asked by M. -- the store manager --
to be the manager, but I think -- for the first time in my life --
that I'd rather get the fashion expert position and not

deal with all the drama... :)
But still, it was super nice that she thought about me and

that she sees how good I am at what I do... :)

Other than that, this week was pretty laid back for me
and not too crazy, which was a nice change... :)
Right now, for example, Bry is painting, I'm blogging and

finishing some other projects, while

listening to the christmas music...

Pretty cool... :)