Christmas 2008

Christmas 2008

If any of you have been following us on Facebook, you undoubtedly know that not every part of our trip to KS was good. We had delays out of Austin and DFW on the way to KS and then one of our suitcases didn't arrive when we did. Then when we were both tired after a long day we had to drive over 2 hours in thick fog the whole way to Iola. Not fun!

However, once we got there, the trip went very well. We spent Christmas Eve with Michael's family. We had a nice visit with Diana, Bill, Michele, Chris, CJ and Lexi. Michele and Diana cooked a fabulous meal.

Christmas Day we spent with my family. It was fun to see how much Brent and Dani have grown since we were there in the summer. It was actually more fun to watch the two of them open their presents than it was to open our own. Well, it was also fun to watch Billy play with Brent's toys!

Nicole and Kay gave me a baby shower on Friday. Several people were out of town and couldn't attend, but we still had a good time. Thank you Nicki and Kay for a great afternoon!

Saturday we headed back to KC to catch our flight. We stopped off for a terrific lunch at Jack Stack BBQ. Once we finally got to the airport, our flight was delayed 3 hours, so we hung out in the Admirals Club. That at least made the wait more enjoyable (something to drink, clean bathrooms, and free Wi-Fi). When we finally got to DFW we discovered that our connecting flight to Austin had already left, so an AA rep was able to get us on a different flight. Unfortunately, it had already started boarding, so we were trying to run through the terminal to get to the gate on time. Well, I say run...that's a little hard to do when you're 7 months pregnant, so I just went as fast as I could.

Because we had such a short time in Dallas, our luggage didn't make it onto the same flight we did. We hung out at the airport, though, and they did eventually arrive.

We spent Sunday being lazy, catching up on laundry, and then having dinner with Tom and Stepho.

Overall, it was a good holiday. We enjoyed spending time with family and friends, and now we're happy to be home to catch our breath before final preparations for the baby.

We hope all of you had a Happy Christmas as well!