New Year!!

I noticed from the background that I haven't blogged since Christmas. Woopsies :o) Here's a quick update:

Patrick wasn't able to get any time off work for Christmas so we stayed in AZ instead of visiting his folks. It was a pretty busy season. We sang at church December 23 & 24 for a grand total of 7 services. WHEW! It was a blast, but boy it was long!

After getting home at 11pm, Christmas Eve, we each opened one gift. I opened one from Patrick and what did I find? The precious movie Charlie Brown Christmas.


We watched it together and definitely set the mood for a perfect Christmas Eve, just the two of us. It was so special to spend time with the one person I love more than anything in the world. I think I'm going to make that a tradition every year from now on :o) After the movie we finally went to bed. The next morning we slept in, and in the afternoon headed over to my parents' house for some dinner and presents. Afterward we had some friends over for drinks and dessert. Of course we had to play games! It was the perfect Christmas. (You can check out the videos on Facebook. No holiday get-together is complete without a game of Quelf!)

Christmas was over, and it seemed that in the blink of an eye New Years Eve was here. We made plans to go up to Flagstaff with some friends, but they had so much snow a couple days before, I-17 closed! We canceled our hotel reservations, but it turned out to be a great night anyway. We went to Amber and Ken's dinner party, and what a party it was! They made the most delicious food ever (words cannot describe-and I know good food when I taste it!), and we all had some great fun. I was also introduced to jello shots. Amber couldn't believe I'd never had one before. Let's just say I like them :o) There's a funny video to go with that story, but not one that I would post online, lol.

All in all, it was a wonderful holiday season. January is already proving to be full of great opportunities, and I have no doubt that 2011 will be even better than 2010. Thank you Lord for your blessings in our lives! Cheers!