The after Christmas entry

Well, Christmas is over already. Can't hardly believe how fast this entire year has flown by. We had a wonderful holiday weekend. It was VERY VERY nice for Christmas to be on Friday because it made a four day weekend from work. We got to see all of our family and had a lot of fun. We ended up with some awesome gifts. We are very spoiled! Our big ticket items were 32 flat screen LCD tv , and a rockin speaker system for our computer. Both will be used ALOT. We got a lot of other really nice things to go along with the big stuff too! We got a camping propane stove burner, the game Scategories, cash, and food goodies. Separately, Allen got a very nice electric drill, pocket knife, a cd that he has had stolen from him twice in the past, and a knife sharpener. I received a very cool necklace made out recycled beads from an organization called beads for life , an amazing set of wind chimes, storage containters, a gardening book, an super nice spice rack and many other things for the kitchen. Allen really spoiled me this year, but I'm not complaining. Not one bit! :) He also bought me a fishing pole that is pink, which I love and a new tennis racket.

The weekend was so wonderful I never wanted it to end. But it's been back to work already...bleh, and the phones have been crazy. Allen doesn't have to start his new job until the 7th of January, but he has been busy around the house too. This weekend we are going back down to Sturgeon, because it's a three day weekend we will get to spend some extra time with the family for the New Year. I think Josh is going to go down with us, so it will be really nice.

Hope everyone else had a wonderful Christmas and that everyone has a great New Year. After January 7th I will begin blogging regularly again, as Allen will be at work and I will have some extra time to blog.

We love you all!

We're alive

Sorry we haven't been blogging. Like I said, these few weeks until Allen starts his new job are going to be crazy. We've been shopping, spending time with family and friends, and having a great time. Plus work..bleh! We can't wait to see everyone for Christmas. Hope everyone is staying warm. We love you all sooooo much. OOOhh and I know we've been lacking in the blogging dept for the past two weeks, but for next year, I'm planning on adding a few "blogettes" off of this main blog. So, there should be more to read, but don't expect it until after 1/7/2010.

JANUARY 7, 2010

This is the day that my wonderful hubby starts his job at General Mills! YAY! They called him today while he was at work and let him know that they want him to start on 1/7/10! So, it now we all breathe a great sigh of relief. I was worried , that with the economy going the way it is, that it would be a while before he started working there. He put his two weeks in today at work. Which means we're going to be able to fully enjoy the holidays with our family without having to worry about him having to go to work. THIS IS HUGE! It means that some major changes are headed our way! :)

It's about time...

I know, it's been a long time since we've blogged, and I'm just going to go ahead and say at least until January, the blog posts will probably be few and far between. We will of course blog when we can, but things have really picked up now, with work and trying to get ready for the holidays, it's pretty hectic around here. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. It was so great to get to see everyone. The food was awesome, as always, WAY too much of it. I can't even think about turkey right now. I didn't have my camera out this weekend, so no pics, but still great memories. Just wanted to let everyone know how much we love you all and how lucky we feel to have such a loving family and great friends. We are grateful for you always, but around the holidays, the feelings just seem to intensify. I know, I know, I'm getting all mushy on everyone, but it's true!

Well, we have our tree out and placed in the living room, but we haven't decorated it yet. We're gonna get that done tomorrow night. (Probably...) We did hang out mistletoe ball and we put some decorations on the door. Since we're having a holiday dinner party for our friends next weekend, this weekend I'm going to go decorating crazy! YAY! The hard part is there are sooo many beautiful decorations and not enough space (or money) for that matter.

We went out with Jessica and Alex and Josh. We all ate at Maya and then went to see Ninja Assassins. The previews looked great, but the movie...well, lets just say I REALLY wish we would have waiting to get it on Netflix. Oh well! It was still a good time with our friends and Josh. Plus it was cheap movie night. I might have really been upset if we paid full ticket price to see it. It's a good thing to get out of the house during the week every now and then. Takes away from some of the monotony of the work week!

Allen and I have been cutting out snowflakes to help decorate the house with. It's kind of a neat thing to do together. Speaking of snowflakes, I guess we had our first snow of the season today, although I didn't get to see it, stuck in my cubicle. Allen said I didn't miss much, that it wasn't a pretty snow.

Well, there are probably other things I could blog about, but we really need to be getting to bed. So, love you all!