Do You Believe?

I couldn't help but watch these videos, as I was doing my daily lunch look-over of People.com.  


This 18 year old man boy was born with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.  I can barely say the word, let alone live with such a scary disease.  This young man's lifelong health struggle made him face some pretty tough things from a young age.  The way he so beautifully told his stories through note cards and youtube is just breath-taking.  Unfortunately, the reason for this video to start on its viral journey is because Ben Breedlove passed away on Christmas Day.  These videos are bringing the family a small piece of solace that Ben is okay and that he believes.

Every now and then [more than I would like to admit] I always need something like this to jolt me from my pity party and realize that my life is pretty great compared some so many battles that people fight on a daily basis.

All I can say after tearfully watching Ben's last two videos is - I believe.

It's a Pajama Jeans kind of Christmas

I mean what I said.  2011 was a pajama jeans kind of Christmas as I received a pair of beyond comfortable pants.  They look like jeans and feel like pajamas.  Can't go wrong. 

Here I am sporting the PJs.  Tell me they don't look like regular jeans!

My parents were also beyond generous and bought Rian and I (and my sister and Bryan) an HP Touchpad.  It will be perfect for skypeing when the Pershings are off in sunny Florida for January and February!




Overall, it was such a blessed Christmas and was so happy to spend time with family.  The older I get, the more I appreciate that time and wish we could all be together more often.  Maybe it's on me to start that!