I'm so excited about January I can't wait to get on with 2009 but at the same time, I can't possibly pass over our vacation to California! Aren't you relieved that a good portion of it was actually January and not December? December is so outdated.
We had such a great time! Thomas slept on the plane on the way there, took great naps during the trip, played nice for Grandma and Aunt Leah while Dad and Mom partied the night, or nights respectively, away. We were able to drive about 5 hours total the day we arrived, in 4 separate occasions, as well as our plane ride, and we still consider ourselves lucky, being that we flew, were healthy, ate steak, and were together as a family.
I especially enjoyed the fun chats I had with my in-laws. Little shopping trips here and some Nintendo Wii there. A tiny serving of The Twilight Zone, and a large helping of swing dancing the night away! I got so much shopping in I think I will be good for at least another week. Then off to the stores to spend Christmas money! Okay. The money is NOT burning a hole in my pocket.
We had some great meals. I mean steak, chicken, halibut, scallops, shrimp, ham, why am I just listing meat? Potato casserole, apple pie, chocolate covered giant pretzels, chocolate covered almonds, grilled cheese- don't dis on grilled cheese people, ice cream shake, I better stop I'm considering a midnight snack... Oh and que Mr. Wilson with ice cream. Nevermind, I'm giving in. Unfortunately healthy food is not one of my new goals this year. Or fortunately.
We were able to spend time with Mr. Wilson's parents and step-parents, as well as each of his sisters except our favorite Minnesotan sister and her cute family. And to top it all off we became Uncle and Aunt respectively, again during our trip! I mean, who can top that? Happy New Year's Eve, and then New Year's morning and it was my delightful little sister's SPECIAL 10th birthday. This is a big deal, so don't pretend you can't remember when you turned 10. I for one, was traveling with my Grandparents to Washington D.C. Good times. Go MACK, you are so old now!
I even got an awkward pausing moment when Aunt Dolly asked me if I'm prego with numero Two-O. For the record, I'm not, but it was a good awkward pause. Umm, wow.
So I did miss my family for Christmas, but it was so nice to see them for Thanksgiving, and to have our first little Christmas together. So I did record Christmas morning over some less important skinny me filming for the posterity, but so what?? And it was really nice to spend the holidays with the in-laws for the first time. Go figure it would be a BLAST! I decided the more family the better! More games, goodies, and gifts to go around!
I promise to say more about how cute my nieces and nephews are, and about the game mania we were having at a later date! Pictures to follow. For now, I'm signing off!
We had such a great time! Thomas slept on the plane on the way there, took great naps during the trip, played nice for Grandma and Aunt Leah while Dad and Mom partied the night, or nights respectively, away. We were able to drive about 5 hours total the day we arrived, in 4 separate occasions, as well as our plane ride, and we still consider ourselves lucky, being that we flew, were healthy, ate steak, and were together as a family.
I especially enjoyed the fun chats I had with my in-laws. Little shopping trips here and some Nintendo Wii there. A tiny serving of The Twilight Zone, and a large helping of swing dancing the night away! I got so much shopping in I think I will be good for at least another week. Then off to the stores to spend Christmas money! Okay. The money is NOT burning a hole in my pocket.
We had some great meals. I mean steak, chicken, halibut, scallops, shrimp, ham, why am I just listing meat? Potato casserole, apple pie, chocolate covered giant pretzels, chocolate covered almonds, grilled cheese- don't dis on grilled cheese people, ice cream shake, I better stop I'm considering a midnight snack... Oh and que Mr. Wilson with ice cream. Nevermind, I'm giving in. Unfortunately healthy food is not one of my new goals this year. Or fortunately.
We were able to spend time with Mr. Wilson's parents and step-parents, as well as each of his sisters except our favorite Minnesotan sister and her cute family. And to top it all off we became Uncle and Aunt respectively, again during our trip! I mean, who can top that? Happy New Year's Eve, and then New Year's morning and it was my delightful little sister's SPECIAL 10th birthday. This is a big deal, so don't pretend you can't remember when you turned 10. I for one, was traveling with my Grandparents to Washington D.C. Good times. Go MACK, you are so old now!
I even got an awkward pausing moment when Aunt Dolly asked me if I'm prego with numero Two-O. For the record, I'm not, but it was a good awkward pause. Umm, wow.
So I did miss my family for Christmas, but it was so nice to see them for Thanksgiving, and to have our first little Christmas together. So I did record Christmas morning over some less important skinny me filming for the posterity, but so what?? And it was really nice to spend the holidays with the in-laws for the first time. Go figure it would be a BLAST! I decided the more family the better! More games, goodies, and gifts to go around!
I promise to say more about how cute my nieces and nephews are, and about the game mania we were having at a later date! Pictures to follow. For now, I'm signing off!
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