Along with waiting for the arrival of Baby Jesus, those of us here at the compound are waiting for the answer to a question over which we have no control whatsoever: To what bowl game will our precious Kansas State Wildcats be invited? This is not something that we have had to worry about for several years; it has been a down and rebuilding period for our team. Truthfully, our budget is rather thankful that we have not had this large expenditure for several years. And, just as truthfully, with half of the workforce only working part-time, it's not going to be easy to go this year.
But, on the other hand, we would not want to miss this. First of all, nothing is more fun than a bowl trip. Secondly, the Beloved Husband has never been on a K-State bowl trip. Thirdly, we need a little break from home. I've been to a couple of conferences this fall, but the BH has been stuck here in T-town since our beach adventure this summer. We need to get the boy out of the house for his own good.
So I'm going to fight some of my finest instincts as a financial planner and recommend that this client repurpose some long-term savings if necessary to enjoy this opportunity. There are a couple of things going on in the background that are not worthy of sharing at this time, but I will say that there were some minor health scares this fall which have me thinking of the value of time spent with friends and family with whom we share so much. Nothing really bad happened, but a couple of "Oooh, yeah, well, we'll keep an eye on that and take another look in six months" sorts of things that just make you think.
But in the meantime, it's Advent. One of my favorite things about the Advent season is the multi-media Advent calendar produced by Trinity Wall Street Church every year. I'm going to try to imbed a link in one of the sidebars of this blog. If I can't manage that, I'll go ahead and share it with you here: http://www.trinitywallstreet.org/news/features/2010-advent-calendar This year's theme is Love Revealed. Gosh, I hope you like it.
