Christmas

Santa was very good to Brian, Maggie and me. We got things we wanted off of our list and then some. Christmas Eve was spent here in Wilmington with Brian's family and then very, very early Christmas morning we loaded up the car and drove to Grove City to spend Christmas with my family.


Maggie did awesome with the long car ride. She sat in the back seat and just enjoyed the ride. She was spoiled by all of the attention she received while we were home. She had somebody there to play with, rub her belly and cuddle with on the couch. She pretty much made herself at home at my parents house. My parents wanted to know if we were going to leave her there.


We don't have pictures of Christmas, but we do have video of Maggie opening up her favorite Christmas present she got from Uncle Luke and Aunt Christie. It is a ChuckIt. It is awesome because now we don't have to pick up a slobbery wet tennis ball.

Christmas Party

Last night was my Christmas Party. While I was getting ready Brian got Maggie to sit infront of the Christmas Tree so that we could take a picture. We also decided to take a family picture infront of the tree, but you really can't see the tree. Oh well. Overall everyone looked pretty and good time was had by all.

Holiday baking and lights

Not only is the inside decorated for Christmas, so is the outside. Yesterday I helped Brian put icicle lights on the house. I think it looks really nice. The next door neighbors were out doing yard work and said that this is the first year that our house has ever been decorated. They were excited to see that we were decorating for the holidays.

Speaking of holidays. I've been in the baking mood. I've made chocolate chip and peanut butter cookies. Its official. I can not make a chocolate chip cookie to save my life. They either turn out flat or not done. The next things I want to make are rice krispie treats and crispix mix. That will be next weekend when Brian and his dad are in Chapel Hill for the tarheels basketball game.

O Christmas Tree!

Thursday we went and got our Christmas tree and Friday we decorated it, the first time. Yes, the first time. First let me start off by saying that the tree we got, someone else was looking at and then decided that they didn't want it. So as we were leaving Home Depot they yelled out that we had their reject. I should have known then that something was going to go wrong. That night we bring it in and place in the tree stand so that we can decorate it the next night. Friday night we get out the decorations and we are getting ready to put the lights on when I find a birds nest. Oh and total time that the tree has been in the stand is about 24 hours. So the rest of the decorations went on without a problem. The presents went under the tree and now its time to relax. We go to bed around 11 and we are just starting to fall asleep when we here ornaments break. We both got out of bed to find that the tree has fallen over, water was on the carpet, tree skirt and presents and that three ornaments had broken. Come to find out, the tree wasn't in the stand all the way, so Saturday morning was spent un-decorating and re-decorating the Christmas tree.

Baby Shower

Thanksgiving was good, except for the fact that I was getting a cold. We went to Brian's parent's house for dinner. We had the usual..turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and of course pumpkin pie.

Yesterday I came home to Ohio for Christie's baby shower. Her shower was fun. It was nice to see family and friends. Oh and I also got to feel the baby move. Just a couple more months and then he'll be here.

Cape Fear Fair and Expo

Last night we went to the Cape Fear Fair and Expo. It is basically the county fair. We saw sheep, goats, bunny rabbits, turkeys and fish. Then it was off to the rides. It seems like we rode everything. Ferris Wheel, bumper cars, scrambler, tilt-a-whirl, swings. I had so much fun. Brian said he could tell because while riding the rides he says that I was giggling. I even got to get a caramel apple.

All Hallow's Eve

What a busy end of the week. Wednesday night I had to go to work at 8 pm and worked until midnight after already working a full day. Thursday we went on a haunted ghost walk. It was interesting. Didn't get much history as to why the homes are haunted but the guide was entertaining. Friday was Halloween. We decorated the house and handed out candy for the trick-or-treaters. Because the house was decorated Brian wanted to dress up. He only got to paint his face, but I must say that I did a decent job. Also I am impressed with the next generation of children. And when I say that, I mean the children that are about 10 years and younger. Almost all of them said trick-or-treat and then thank you. Last year it was a bunch of ungrateful teenagers and hardly anyone said thank you. Maggie did really well. She wasn't scared of kids and she even let a couple of them pet her.