Posts tagged with "holidays"
Yesterday I wrote a long post about how much I love and appreciate Lindsay, and somehow I lost it in the saving process. As such, I dont have much to say on our anniversary other than I love me wife with all of my heart, and she inspires me every day to follow closer to Christ.
I did want to recap our holiday shenanigans real quick for historical purposes. The Christmas festivities began on December 23rd, with the Burke family at our house. We had dinner at Cracker Barrel (with Pop in tow since he had met with Kyle for some loan paperwork). That night we opened presents, and Ruby and Burke thoroughly enjoyed themselves:
After the kids went to bed, we played a new game called "Quelf" and then headed to bed. The following morning (Christmas Eve) we had brunch at IHOP and got the house ready for the Goodwin family to arrive. We had an all-apetizer dinner per my suggestion, and I think that it was a success. The kids got some cookies ready for Santa and were off to bed:
The next morning (Christmas Day) we opened gifts with everyone, and got to watch Jordan propose to Megan (see Lindsay's earlier post).
Lindsay also made a wonderful breakfast for everyone, which we got to enjoy on our new-ish dining room table with snow all over over deck:
Later on we went to Indianapolis to visit the Goodwins more and Terre Haute to visit the Burkes more. Last night we rang in the new year here at home, and tonight we got to go to Texas Roadhouse to celebrate our 6th anniversary. Tomorrow we hope to watch the Colts make it to the playoffs. Then on Tuesday I'm back to work. It's been a great vacation and time with our families. We love them all very much, and it's been nice to have quality time with them.
Happy New Year, everyone! We've had two full weeks of family, friendship, food, and fun. :) I hope your holidays have been wonderful, as well. I haven't uploaded all of our Christmas pictures, so I don't really have a recap, but it was good. :)
Yesterday was our fifth anniversary. We spent Thursday and Friday nights at the Downtown Marriot in Indianapolis. It was incredibly relaxing. The kids stayed with Pop and Gigi (and Aunt Megan), and I'm gathering that they had a great time. When we picked them up today, Ruby was absolutely not pleased that she had to come home with us. ;)
I don't have a lot to write about right now. I'm sure a Recap of 2009 will show up soon. Traditionally, Mike has done that post. We'll see if he does it again this year. :)
I don't have a lot to share, but I wanted to jump on here and let you all know that we got the results of Burke's EEG. Everything turned out to be completely normal, and we couldn't be more thankful. :) Burke has got a few more appointments and tests this month, and we'll keep you all updated. Thanks for your prayers and support!
See you soon!
So, the last few weeks were very busy for us. We spent the weekend before Christmas in Indianapolis with my family. We played Super Bowl Monopoly and went downtown to look at the lights on Saturday night. I had the interesting experience of standing between two amatuer jugglers throwing "knives" around me on the circle downtown. Then on Sunday we watched the Sunnyside Road Christmas cantata, in which Mom and Dad were singers. That evening we opened gifts with the family, had a good lasagna dinner (thanks Mom) and played Sequence. On Monday morning we had breakfast at Nana and Papa's and got to meet Brad's new dog, Peanut. For pictures from this first part of the holiday, go here:
http://www.not2us.net/photos/2007/december/christmasgoodwins
On Monday afternoon we headed to Terre Haute. That night we went to the First Southern Christmas Eve service. Kyle and Kim arrived late that night. On Christmas monring Ruby woke up very early (6 AM). Lindsay and I had her open her three books with just the three of us before everyone woke up. Once the other were up, we ate breakfast then opened presents. Later that day, many guests came over to their house for a Chstimas lunch. That night we watched "National Treasure" at the movie theater. It was actually a pretty good movie. For pictures from this part of the holiday go here:
http://www.not2us.net/photos/2007/december/christmasburkes
We spent a few more days in Terre Haute. For more pictures, go here:
http://www.not2us.net/photos/2007/december/postchristmas
On Friday morning, Ruby left Terre Haute with Grandma and Grandpa to go visit Gigi and Pop in Indianapolis. That evening we went to the rehearsal for Adam and Jessica's wedding in Terre Haute. Then we went to Olive Garden as part of our third anniversary celebration. That night we stayed in the new Hilton in Terre Haute. It wasn't as nice as we had hoped, but it was okay. On Saturday we sang three songs at the wedding then headed to Indianapolis to pick up our little girl. We ate at Don Pablo's with the family then headed back home.
On Monday night we celebrated the new year with our small group and some others with dinner at Don Pablo's. We rang in the new year as a couple in our own house while Ruby was asleep...nothing much. That also marked our third anniversary as a married couple. Things are a little stressful with us right now and we've had more care-free times, but we still love each other more than ever. I hope that this year will find us happy, content and blessed.
All in all, we had a good holiday season with our families!
We had a great time in Terre Haute and Indianapolis with both our families. Here are some pictures to give you an idea of what we did:
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