Karin and Jay’s for dinner

After work Abe and the kids had a little dance party.
We drove up to Karin and Jay in Ogden for dinner and gift exchanges.
Abe, the older girls, and I were up until almost 2am putting out presents. The drive from Ogden was more than an hour each way in the dark and the rain, and so we did not get home until late.

Since I am trying to record the entirety of our family’s life on here as authentically as possible, I’ll just say today was not the best day for us. Abe and I had a huge fight. Aell, mostly I was the one upset until Abe decided an hour and a half in that he could finally see where I was coming from.

We don’t usually have serious or upsetting disagreements–and lately we have felt especially in sync, so this day was very unsettling and painful. We did get to a better place before we went to bed, but it was still a very rough day. Abe, who was perfectly healthy at the beginning of our disagreement, ended it with a severe cold. So I think the stress of listening to me spout off was physically triggering. I wish I did not have a temper. But I am grateful Abe is always very kind and forgiving when it gets the best of me. He had a lot to forgive today, I’ll tell you that!