Christmas, Wrapped Up

Man, what a week! We had such a wonderful Christmas with both families over the course of four days, and even though I was horribly ill, it was one of the best Christmases ever; we started our happy holiday with an engagement! Blake and Amy (Troy's bff and his gal) are officially engaged! Blake's mom threw a party for them and it was very nice - catered food, a bar, live musicians - Pegs definitely knows how to host a shindig! It was great seeing our friends and celebrating such a wonderful couple as they begin a new journey together (and it also makes us happy that our engagement has come and gone and is safely in the past!). Cheers to B-oyter and Classic Amy!

We trekked to Fort Worth on Christmas eve, through snow-filled roads and winds resembling those on the West Texas plains. We made it just in time, and loaded in to my parents' lake house, all warm and cozy.

Christmas eve was perfect as mom and I baked cookies, we all sat in the kitchen decorating them, and ended the night playing Wii. Santa was very good to us this year and we are so thankful for the thoughtful gifts :) Some of my favorites were: My Uggs, Tech Snuggies, my new wallet, TWO garden gnomes, and my slippers. Troy seemed to really love his camo Crocs, new boots, wallet, and DVDs. Thanks Santa!

Later Christmas day, we headed over to my aunt and uncle's house for some more family togetherness. Tess got to meet the rest of the furry members of our family (Brinkley, Buster, Boss, Rambeaux and Molly), and I think she was overwhelmed...until Grandma gave her her first rawhide!

We headed to Tyler the day after Christmas, after a yummy Mimi's breakfast with our faves - Cliff and Rach. It was so good to catch up and they got to meet Miss Tess for the first time. Troy's mom outdid herself, as always, making delicious breakfasts and dinners for everyone and keeping our bellies full of Christmas goodness. It was a great visit, and another great celebration with family. I just loved watching Jackson open his presents - it never gets old...

Still sick, we headed back to Houston for a week of complete laziness, and it was great! We watched Avatar, Sherlock Holmes, and nearly three seasons of Weeds. Time off is nice, very nice. And I am just starting to feel better (after a painful shot and many, many antibiotics later), though Troy seems to have caught the bug now :( We are desperately trying to ward off further illness and a trip to the doctor, in an attempt to have a good end to a great week and a half off (minus the Mike Leach debacle, but we aren't discussing that).


Here's to a wonderful Christmas!