{"id":13988,"date":"2017-12-26T11:39:18","date_gmt":"2017-12-26T16:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/verastic.com\/?p=13988"},"modified":"2017-12-26T11:39:18","modified_gmt":"2017-12-26T16:39:18","slug":"merry-christmas-even-december-26th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/personal\/merry-christmas-even-december-26th.html","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas &#8211; Even On December 26th!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yes, I know that Christmas has come and gone, but the thing is that I really still want to wish you a Merry Christmas. This year was an interesting Christmas for me. I started off dreading it because you know festive periods have a way of making you feel lonely if you&#8217;re not around loved ones.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13990\" src=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Merry-Christmas-Verastic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Merry-Christmas-Verastic.jpg 900w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Merry-Christmas-Verastic-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Merry-Christmas-Verastic-768x506.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, once again, God showed up and showed out. This Christmas ended up being one of the best I have had in years. There was food, laughter, love, gifts, pictures, and lots and lots of dancing.&nbsp; Ada Verastic received&nbsp;so many gifts, and we are not even done opening her gifts. I am so grateful to everyone who has shown my baby some love. She was such a happy camper yesterday. In case you&#8217;re wondering, her current two favorite <em>people<\/em> are Peppa Pig and Minnie.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For me, spending the day with loved ones is what Christmas is all about, giving love and receiving love. I really felt loved yesterday. I was surrounded&nbsp;by love. Also, due to all the dancing, I have decided that I don&#8217;t have to work out in 2018, so meet me in 2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Anyway, I hope you had a Merry Christmas. I&#8217;ll be back tomorrow with my final video of the year. I&#8217;ll also be sending out a personal message to the Sweet Potato Squad. 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