This new year definitely came quickly but not without a fantastic ending to 2010! I couldn't forget to blog about all the year end evens that made this past Christmas SO special.
First was the "katceymegney" dinner- yes this is about to be the cheesiest thing you've ever heard but it is Kathleen, Stacy, Megann, Whitney....all merged together into one word! :) The four of us e-mail often throughout the days which helps all of us get through our work days but more importantly- these 3 ladies have been nothing short of a blessings from God! They constantly encourage me, uplift me, and even tell me the hard truth when I need to hear it! Needless to say, our dinner at Cheevers on Dec. 22nd was a night to remember! We had THE BEST conversation, food, and some VERY fun picture-taking after dinner!
I love these ladies SO SO much!! Not a single normal pic of the night! haha!
The next night was another FABULOUS evening- dinner with my lifelong best friend, Tiffany. She flew in from LA for Christmas and we had an incredible dinner at Red Prime Steakhouse on the 23rd! This was our 16th annual "Christmas Party"! Yes, there may only be 2 of us but that is all we need for a party! We made reservations for a secluded booth so we could talk and laugh all we wanted without disturbing others- they rolled out the red carpet, brought us free champagne, sat us in a totally secluded booth, and blew us away with their first class service!
The next day was Christmas Eve- Ryan and I spent the whole day relaxing, watching "White Christmas", and "Miracle on 34th Street", then went to an AMAZING service at Life Church with my parents, sister, and brother-in-law, then headed to my Grandparents for Christmas Eve dinner and presents with Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins. It was so great to have Ryan with us this year...we LOVED having our true "First Christmas" together this year. Nothing made it more special than having him home! After dinner, we went home and watched, in Ryan's words- "the greatest Christmas movie ever", aka Grimlins. Ummmm ya. I fell asleep! haha! But it was still pretty cute:) Not quite "the best ever" though.
Christmas morning was SO fun...we video'd the entire morning together with our new FLIP camera! We drank egg nog, opened presents, and relaxed- the perfect Christmas.
After that we went to my parents for soup and family present opening! After we finished there, we went to the nursing home to see my Grandma for a little bit. I was able to get some of the sweetest pictures of her holding Madelyn....such sweet memories.
4 generations represented! What a neat day...
And to finish- a few pictures of our home at Christmas...this is mainly for me to remember where I put all the lighted garland for next year! I think we put up 7 trash bags of lighted garland in the attic last night! ha!
Hope you all had a very special and memorable Christmas!!
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