Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Christmas, New Years and Everything Else!!

As always this post is a little late but better that than never I suppose. Anyway, we had a wonderful Christmas. Tate and I were both very spoiled this year and got much more than we deserved. I got some shoes, clothes, cd's, pajamas, movies, books, and some blankets. Of course I loved it all because I picked it out myself. We don't really get into the wrapping of the presents. We actually went shopping on black Friday and each picked out our own gifts. We spent Christmas morning with my family and opened presents and had a delicious breakfast cooked by Derek of all people. Actually he has turned into quite the chef.

The highllight of the holiday season was New Year's Eve. A tradition that we have in my family is a cookie baking contest. Last year I won the contest with some delicious pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. This year I decided to go with some thin mints. And guess what?!?! I won again. Never in the history of this contest has anybody won two years in a row. I guess I am just awesome. As you can see from the pictures, my delicious cookies made a few people jealous!!

Now the holidays are over and we are working and going to school again. I was a little sad to have to go back to work after such a wonderful holiday break, but then my lovely husband surprised me with some excellent news. He told me that we can start planning our next vacation. He said that I can choose anywhere to go for a couple weeks after school gets out. I am thinking Europe or Australia. What do you think?