Christmas and New Years

Christmas

We decided to drive to PA this year and it worked out really well! We saved money, we got to bring Cosmo, and it was nice to have our own car in PA. We happened to leave just in time to follow a blizzard up the east coast. We had planned to stop in Williamsburg the second day to see my sister's new home and have lunch and then head up the rest of the way. But because of the blizzard we decided to stay the rest of the day and overnight at Heather and Aaron's. It ended up being really nice because I got to spend some time with just my sis' which we don't get to do very often anymore.

We spent the first part of PA with Cory's family. It was so good to see everyone! Our nieces and nephews are getting so big! Cosmo had a lot of fun in the snow and with the kids. Sadly, I didn't get to see Cory's buddays because no one else was home yet , but Cory did get to catch up with Lauren and Tim on the day we split up to each get some extra time with our own families.

We spent Christmas Eve and Christmas with my family which was great. We even got to see some of my aunts and uncles and cousins! And my dad had a lot of fun with his grand-dogs :)

We did a lot of eating and drinking and relaxing, and it was hard to leave everyone.

On the way back, we met up with Josh and Lisa and caravanned half of the way home, which made the trip a lot more fun! Once we got back we did some more relaxing, and started some home improvement projects (details and pictures coming soon!).

New Year's Eve

Jaime and Charlie hosted a party this year, and it was a great evening spent with great friends! There was more eating, and a lot more drinking, and of course ringing in the new year with champagne! We love our Houston family; we always have so much fun together!

New Year's Day

We slept late. As in, had to force ourselves to get up so we didn't miss the beginning of the Capital One Bowl! Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, we didn't get to watch the game with our LSU friends the Mauldins. It was a stressful game, but Penn State pulled it out in the end!

I made the traditional Lancaster county New Year's meal for dinner: pork and sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, and cope's corn. YUM!

Then we had to go back to work, and back to eating healthy and working out :(