(Belated) Christmas 2012

Well, I didn't really mean to take two weeks off of blogging over the holidays, but I guess it happened anyway. And I suppose I could blame busy schedules and lots of family time and a trip to the East Coast, but really, it felt nice just to get away for a little bit and not worry about constant updates. Which, of course, means I've got quite a bit of stuff to get caught up on now (and not just on the blog--I kind of pushed all things off during the holidays), but I suppose there are worse things that could happen.

And in the interest of not boring you with my updates (especially since Christmas was two weeks ago), I'll keep this one short. And in a bulleted list--because I like lists.

--Christmas morning Darrell and I actually got to celebrate at our house together for the first time since we moved in (I can finally cross another item off our "101 in 1001" list!). And it'll be the last Christmas morning just the two of us--scary thought!

--We spent the rest of Christmas Day with my family: lots of food, lots of games, lots of fun. I was definitely ready for bed by the end of the day though--and definitely glad that I got to sleep in on Wednesday.

--Thursday night Darrell and I left for Omaha so we could catch our (super early) Friday morning flight to Charlotte. And it was a busy five days out visiting Darrell's family: we had a wedding, a baby shower, and Christmas (it was a little reminiscent of the crazy celebration on my dad's side of the family last year, just spread out into a few more days).

Family Photo after the Wedding

Family Photo out-take--too funny not to share :)

Thankfully, Darrell's family is a little more laid-back than my family, so the busyness of the weekend never really felt that overwhelming and we were able to enjoy quite a bit of relaxation. At least as much as our nephews would allow us--but who could say no to these faces?

Darrell and I both went back to work last Thursday, but it's been slow work trying to get back into a "normal" routine. Especially since "normal" now includes regular conversations about preparing for baby--and then actually putting those conversations into action (turns out car seats don't buy themselves and cribs don't magically assemble overnight). After all, it's now 2013--the year we are going to have a baby. Shit just got real, folks.