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Hi everyone!  This is part 2 of our little Christmas holiday!  You can read part 1 here , where we spent time with our family on Jordan's side in San Antonio.  I have LOTS more pictures to share with you though! This year, we were expecting kind of a quiet Christmas on my side of the family.  We'd even debated whether or not to go to the lake for Christmas this year.  As it turned out, my brother, Andy, had a break from work (in the Gulf of Mexico).  After speaking with his company, it worked out such that he could spend a week in Texas with family!  The timing could not have been more perfect!  After that, one thing lead to another.  Andy's girlfriend, Christina, flew down from Virginia and we now had our whole family together!  I can't remember the last time my immediate family was together for Christmas.  With work schedules and living in different areas, it has become more and more difficult to arrange.  This Christmas we had 8 of us!  Mom and Dad, Jordan and I,

Merry Christmas and Happy (almost) New Year to everyone!  I'm excited to share some pictures with you from our Christmas break this year.  There are so many pictures that I'm going to have to make this part 1 of 2 posts!  In general, I have to say this has been one of the best Christmas breaks ever.  I certainly have a lot to learn in my new job, but one of the perks of the new role is that I get two whole weeks off during the holiday.  I don't know of any other company that does that anymore these days.  Because of that, I've totally relaxed into a do-what-we-want-when-we-want kind of routine.  It's awesome! We started our break in San Antonio to see Jordan's family.  On his side, we have 6 nieces and 1 nephew.  Whew!  Those kids have energy. Our first night in San Antonio, we went out to dinner with Jordan's mom, Kathy, Kevan, and kiddos. Top Left: Kathy, Brooklan, and me.  This was the first time I've met Brooklan and she is such an eas

I love the Christmas season and the holiday break from everything.  It's a season for family, Christmas lights, rest, presents, fun, and the list goes on! I've been on a bit of a hiatus from blogging lately because I've been getting ready for Christmas, oh, and learning how to do my new job (still trying to figure that out).  Despite my tardiness in posting, I wanted to share some pictures from our annual Christmas parade at the lake! Every year, my family along with neighbors and friends participate in a little lakeside parade of lights.  Each year the parade gets bigger and bigger with more participants and increasingly more elaborate decorations.  If you have any combination of wheels with a motor, you're eligible to be in the parade! Top Left: Mom, Louis, Alina, and Lessa Top Right: Redneck parade float - (boat with lights hitched to a trailer) Middle Right: The whole gang Bottom Left: Such pretty lights under the pavilion! Bottom Right: Slei

Hi Everyone!  I have a belated turkey post to share with ya'll today! I know, I'm more than a week late, but we've had some life curve-balls come up, and I'm just now getting around to it.  Oh well. This Thanksgiving was a little different than usual.  We often see one or both sets of our parents during the holiday break but this year, my parents decided to take a trip to see my grandfather, out of state.  We unfortunately did not get to see either of our parents on the Thanksgiving break, but in their absence, Jordan and I decided to host our own (small) dinner and invited my brother, Scott, and cousin, Mandy.  You could say it was the under 30 crowd (or barely over 30). Mandy and I spent probably 30 minutes or so talking about our little dinner at the lake several weekends ago (not fully comprehending all that is involved).  Between the two of us, we managed to pull off a really great dinner for the 4 of us and had LOTs of leftovers!  Thank you Mandy for all you