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I did the twelve days of Christmas for Dan this year.  I did little things each day like pictures of the kids, treats, gift card, gum.  One of the days I got him a gift card to the Anniversary Inn and some sparkling cider.  He's not all that big on sparkling cider but we both LOVE the anniversary inn.  One romantic night away can make you feel so relaxed and more connected.  I was ultra stressed out this Month for a lot of reasons.  I just got a new calling as the primary chorister, we've had car problems that we just couldn't get resolved, and of course all the doctor visits with kates broken arm.  We also met our deductible this year so  I was trying to squeeze in every last possible medical issue before the end of the year.  I love Christmas but with all the party's and shopping, and baking I was just really burned out.  It seems like when I'm pulling late nights every night we just don't make time for each other. This get away was really needed.  I felt so relaxed.  We stayed in the secret garden room and I felt totally transported back into time.  I felt like I was in an Anne of Green Gables movie.  We walked around temple square lights.  The Temple is just stunning this time of year.  It always amazes me how the church does such a fantastic job with the lights.  Below is a picture of us together in front of the Joseph Smith memorial building Christmas tree.  It was interesting this year the top half of the tree was gold, and the bottom half was pink.  I told Dan it looked like they started from the top and then ran out of ornaments so then they just had pink ones for the bottom.  I would love to make this a new Christmas tradition for us.  It was probably the best Christmas gift ever, just having time together, enjoying each other with out any stressors.