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!

Roomba for Christmas 2008

I got Andrea a Roomba for Christmas, so we had to record it going around and around the on its inaugural run.

Happy Christmas!

Christmas in London

We've been trying to make the best of the Christmas holiday even though we can't be home with family and friends. We've decorated our little apartment with lights and a small tree, and we've also been out to see some Christmas lights. Of course we had to check out the Christmas Shop at Harrods as soon as they put it up too!

Overall, it's been quiet and very pleasant here the past few days. The weather has been mild in the low 50's, and except for the rain yesterday, it has been clear. Michael is off until after the new year, so he's been enjoying the time to work on some personal projects. We've both been catching up on our reading a little bit. I'm reading The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand and Michael is reading 1984 by George Orwell. We're both enjoying the novels, and we plan to switch as soon as we've finished reading our current selections - although Michael will probably finish 1984 well before I can get through my book. I love Ayn Rand but her books are lengthy, so takes me a while to get through them. I am definately not complaining, though. I loved Atlas Shrugged - all 1000+ pages of it!

Tonight for dinner we made turkey breast, mashed potatoes, Stove Top stuffing (my favorite!), green beans, homemade rolls, and Michael's homemade apple pie. It was fabulous! Well, I assume the pie will be great; we've both been too stuffed to have any of it yet. We did run down the street a little while ago to pick up some vanilla ice cream, though, so now we're all set! You can see some pictures of our Christmas dinner here.

I know I still have things to blog about, and I'm hoping to catch up this week. I just wanted to let you all know that, even though we didn't send out Christmas cards this year, we are still thinking about all of our family and friends this holiday season.

Happy Christmas!