New Years Eve

Spending new years eve at home relaxing with some of my favorite people. So now it's time for the obligatory end of year post.
2011 was a great year for the most part. Brandon got a new job and we moved to Colorado. Then Melissa and Joseph came here as well. We made some great friends. Brandon's job is going very well. Now that we're closer, people get to visit us more, which is awesome. Melissa and Joseph got married. Amy gets more fun every day. Things seem to really be looking up. There were some hiccups along the way, but we won't talk about those on here.
I can only imagine all of the things 2012 has in store for us! I definitely see a bright future!

Happy New Year everyone!

Can we put Christmas on hold?

I'm not at all ready for Christmas this year. It's in 4 days and I'm so behind.

I decided to try and make presents again this year. I thought a lot about particular people and what I thought they would like, and then I went to ordering supplies and getting to work.

Then, I got sick. This alone put a damper on everything I need to get done. But it all went downhill from there. One of my gift recipients ended up buying what I was going to get him online. I can't blame him, he had no idea I was planning on getting it. Another set of supplies seems to have gotten lost in the mail. Another gift that I have been working hours on, I am suddenly not so sure the recipient will like it at all. It's one of those funny-type gifts, and now I am thinking it won't be funny at all and will just be dumb. So I have little motivation to finish it. There is also a project that is taking longer to finish than I thought it would. A few more I haven't even started. And we are house/dog sitting starting tomorrow, so I have a very limited amount of time to do this since I can't take all of my stuff over there. I also really need to clean the apartment. It's taken a backseat to Christmas gifts and sickness, so it really needs it.

I'm still not totally healthy, so its taking me about twice as long to do anything as it normally would. I just want to be better already!

After tonight, I am just gonna accept that some people will not get their gifts on time and they're gonna have to be okay with that. Brandon's mom is coming this weekend, and I just want to enjoy the time while she is here without being stressed. Christmas should be a time to spend with family. It should not be this hard.

Okay, I'm done. I just needed a break from gluing and cutting and all that other fun stuff, as well as a place to vent. Back to your happy holidays.

Oh, and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

2 more days until Vegas!

We leave for Las Vegas on Friday morning and I can't wait. It's gonna be a quick, but really fun weekend. On Friday night, we are eating at Craftsteak, which is Tom Colicchio's restaurant. I am probably more excited for that than I should be. And then Saturday night, we're seeing Le Reve, which I've read is amazing. We're staying at the Bellagio for the weekend. It's so pretty there. This is definitely gonna be a weekend to remember.

In other news, I've started working on Christmas presents. They won't be much, but I've been trying to put some thought into them. Hopefully they all turn out well. I know Christmas is gonna come quick. It's less than three weeks away now!

It's already December?

I can't believe it's December already. Where did the year go?

The rest of the Texas trip was a success. People were visited, others were married, good food was eaten, and baby showers were had (okay, only one), but it all went well. It's always nice to see family and friends that I don't get to see often.

As much fun as it was though, I am happy to be home. Amy definitely missed her daddy and has hardly let him out of her sight since we've been back.

Remember that baby shower I spoke of before? That was for my cousin, Lacey. She is having a little boy, and is being induced today, so I should have a new cousin either today or tomorrow. I'm pretty excited for them, but also sad that I won't be able to see baby Shane for a while.

December looks to be a somewhat busy month, nothing near what November was though. It should be a lot of fun. We're really excited for Amy (Brandon's mom, Amy, not little Amy. I need to find a better way to distinguish those) to come visit for Christmas. And next weekend is DragonVegas! (That's where Brandon's company takes us all to Las Vegas to celebrate the success of their latest game, Dragonvale. Which if you have an iPhone and haven't played, you definitely should. And if you have played, and especially bought things, thank you for the vacation ;) )

Melissa and Joseph are graciously giving up their weekend to watch Amy for us, which we are super thankful for and will have to think of something really nice to do for them in return.