Christmas EVE

Well lots of news Matt got engaged to Carol.  Who we absolutely adore!!  They do not  have a wedding date as of yet.  Hopefully it is soon!!! Ben never made it he fell at home and Tom and Steph spent there Christmas Eve in the Emergency room.  Luckily his arm isn't broke he just fractured it pretty badly.  So we didn't get to see him open presents which was a total bummer!  We sure had a jam packed day we went to church with my parents and then midnight mass with Timmy's parents.  Timmy  thought it would be funny to dress up like Cousin Eddie from Christmas vacation. It was pretty funny he had a dickie on and everything! My dad thought he was supposed to be Ron Burgundy from Anchorman with his tight polyester pants.  Either way it was pretty funny! I made him change for church though.  

White Elephant/80's Sweater Party

This was just hilarious!! We had some of the best 80's gear going on.  The white elephant party year after year is being brought to a higher level of expectation.  The gifts were as crude as ever but it sure was great to stop and spend time with friends during this busy time of year. I think someone actually got Vagasil and then Kate actually asked for it back. Pretty funny.  Something tells me Tim and I are going to have to host this crazy event next year! Oh boy hopefully we have a house by then. Hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday season filled with fun times. Too bad these pictures do not do justice for my sweater vest. Oh well use your imagination. It had bells on it and everything!

Oh Christmas Tree

This session is named after the most beautiful tree I have ever seen in my life.  The pictures do not do it justice but you can get the idea.  My sister is an interior designer and she just has the knack for creating beautiful things. All of our houses reflect that and now my mom's Christmas tree does as well.

Last night we ventured out in the ice storm and celebrated all the December birthdays at PF Changs, which by the way has amazing food! It was a little crowded in the booth they sat us in but we went ahead and made it a bonding experience.  We have pictures to prove it. 

So I made it through this week, now I just have to get my paper done for  my pathophysiology class and then it is Christmas Break time!!

The biggest obstacle I face this week is going to be how to get to work without the Kingshighway bridge they blew up today.  This could be extremely interesting. I have a hard enough time getting motivated to go to work if it becomes too much of a challenge hey, I might just not go!

Still do not have a tree up it just seems like alot of work to then take down in 3 weeks. Who am I kidding last year we had our tree until March and then I think we just threw it over the fence.

Christmas Party at the Bottani's

Tis the season to have jam packed weekends and that is exactly what I had this weekend. So the hustle and bustle began.  We had our first Christmas Party which felt weird because it was so warm. But that is St. Louis for you. We got together with our crazy friends and ended up staying out way too late which doesn't do well with me these days especially when the next day is jammed packed with mandatory activities.   I made it through and I am just hoping to make it through this week alive. Am I dramatic or what?  I think we are celebrating all of the December Birthdays this week.  I'll post pictures. So I have pretty much begged all of my friends to start a blog and none of them will so Jenny and Becky you are going to have to be my biggest fans.