Happy New Year!

Theses are just some pictures from Christmas in Florence with my family. We just got back from Ohio last night a little after 9 and I will be posting pictures and all of that good stuff soon!! Right now, we're just being lazy and unpacking !


Here is Brendan carving the turkey. He had to take Randy's (my step-father) job this year in doing this because he, too, had a yucky virus! I think Brendan did a great job! This is my beautiful mother and my amazing great grandma!
Kaleigh and I. We do this picture every Christmas. Unfortunately, I was not 100% from that icky virus so I look pretty rough but my Kay-Bug is absolutely beautiful! Look at those eyes!
All of the great-grandkids and great grandma! Well, I take that back, Farrah and Mandi are missing in the picture! Unfortanely Farrah lives in NY and Mandi was at the beach with her dad and family.
My Papa and all the grandkids. My brother is the only boy! I have NO idea where he got his height from!
So Christmas came and left. It's so hard to believe! Every year, I'm amazed by how much preparation goes into Christmas and how fast it leaves! I suppose I need to take down all the decorations soon. Maybe I'll do it today. I can't wait to display/talk about our trip from Ohio! We had tons of fun and I loved meeting everyone! OKay, I will stop at that because the Talty's and Clark's are a whole new blog in itself! Happy New Year everyone! Be safe and very careful!

Why are there so many Scrooges?

As it seems lately, no one has the Christmas Spirit! I love Christmas! It's such a happy, remarkable time AND it only comes once a year so enjoy it!! I've noticed that there are quite a few people who's spirits have been that of Scrooges! This makes me awfully sad! "Put a smile on your face, make the world a better place." ((Yes, I can be a corn ball on occassion)) :)

Don't get me wrong, I'm not overly peppy, but I want people to be cheerful! So please, be cheerful. Santa is NOT liking all this grumpiness! That is all for now. OH! Pictures to come later of the house all decorated!

Just for no good reason at all...

So not much to really update on as far as wedding stuff goes! Brendan and I did pick our invitations out and they are going to be pretty simple. We chose something a lot similiar to the picture here that I posted. We have to figure out the wording since it's a little more complicated with me- with my parents being remarried and all!


Wow, only 10 more days until Christmas!! I am so excited! I am not only excited about Christmas, but also about going to Ohio, my cousin Kristen's wedding, the Christmas party we are having this up coming weeked, and of course it FINALLY becoming our wedding year! Woo Hoo for 2009! This is such an exciting time! I can't even begin to tell you how thrilled I am about hving a break from work! Although, with all the festivities, it's not going to feel much like a break, but rather constantly on the go! Remember how I told you in a much earlier blog about how many people have gotten engaged since Brendan and I have, well, we are starting the year off with a wedding! haha My little cousin is getting married at the beginning on January. So exciting!

Hmm, let's see what else I can talk about. Oh yea! I am completely, 100% DONE with ALL of my Christmas shopping! Yes!!!!!! My kiddies keep asking me what I am going to get them for Christmas! I'm like, I'm helping you build life skills and learn all kinds of exciting things,isn't that enough? hahha Of course you know that answer is NO. 6 year old minds this time of year only have one thing on them and I promise it's not how to add and subtract!

I will post some pics up soon of all the decorations! I am especially excited about our latest Christmas decor- Willow Tree Nativity Set! Thanks to Mama Talty! I LOVE IT!

Baby, it's cold outside

My 2nd estimate for flowers came in today and it is less than half of what the 1st estimate that I waited SOOOOOOOOO long for was! So that is awesome news!!!!! Which just goes to show somebody is trying to ripppppppp people off! I'm thrilled about this news! So we've engaged in a forist. I think it is definitely safe to say that! Check that off the to do list too!!


I have also found the guest book, pen, ring bearer pillow, and flower girl basket that I like and want to use! It's at Hobby Lobby and it's way cute! I'm just going to be patient and wait for their sale to happen! :o) So let me know if you hear about them having a sale on their wedding stuff!

Also, I am in search of some wide tiffany blue ribbon for the wedding cake. The cake lady said that the frosting to make it look like ribbon tastes terrible so it's best for me to buy the ribbon to put on the cake. I have looked at Hobby Lobby and Carolina Pottery with no luck. So the search goes on!! Luckily, I have time, but I'm going to try to find it sooner than later!

Also, I think most everyone has gotten their save the date by now! Whoppiie! I'm excited. My colleagues really liked them! I hope everyone else does too! :o)

There really isn't anything else new to update on. OH well, I guess, I could go ahead and tell what Brendan got for his wedding/Christmas/ All Holidays until 2010 (hehee) present. He got a new TV! Woo Hoo. We got up on Black Friday for it and he survived! Good Job, Brendan! haha I was glad to be able to get this for him because he has been wanting a new television for quite some time now.

Okay, I hope everyone stays warm tonight as I think it's going to be freezing! Man, I could NOT make it in the North. I wouldn't last.