Happy 2011

Well.. I am just getting around to sitting down long enough to post a blog since the start of the holidays!! we had such an eventful Christmas and New Years! We started out by leaving 12/22 and heading to Virginia to my parents. We were surprised by a snow storm starting in W.Va that slowed us down quite a bit! The roads were basically covered most of the drive... meanwhile, I could sense I was starting to get sick during the drive... it started out as a sore throat that I tried to ignore... that didn't work :(

by the next morning I was feeling pretty poopy.. I was in hopes of finding a Minute Clinic or something like that around my parents in VA but no luck.. and it was the day before Christmas Eve... and i really didn't want to go see some random doctor that I didn't know! So i toughed it out for another day. By Christmas Eve I was practically miserable. Michael was even threatening me that he was going to drive me to TN to a Minute Clinic! But I said NO WAY it's Christmas Eve.. And I didn't want to miss out on the big Christmas Even dinner at my Mommaw Garrett's. I love breakfast and this has become a family tradition and I love it. I am in charge of making the scrambled eggs.. I know, not really the hardest task, but hey, it's a job I guess... So I jumped right in and started making my eggs.. Pretty sure we went through at least a dozen and a half eggs.. My little cousins Paige and Kacey were wild as always and Michael just jumps right in as if he's 10 years old again with them! I wanted to choke all three of them by noon!! But all in all we had a good meal and then opened presents. I was able to get some meds from my "secret source" haha so we drove to the nearest CVS and got my prescription. That night we just hung out at my parents and watched TV... plus we had to get to bed.. SANTA WAS COMING!!!!

Christmas morning was unlike any other..at least any other lately.. we woke up to ALOT of snow on the ground!!! it was definitely a white Christmas! But even though Im not a fan of snow it was pretty to see outside.. My grandmothers normally come to my parents house for Christmas morning.. but with the snow they were NOT about to drive.. so me and Michael bundled up in what winter clothes we had (the boots and coats had been left in PA) and drove first to the small town of Belfast to pick up Barbara and then to pick up Doris.. This was a treat, they are not the biggest fans of letting other people drive them around! but we made it back and that was all that mattered! We then started to open all our gifts from Santa! I was excited because I had gotten Michael some lights for "Albert" that he didn't think I had gotten and I had hid them in my parents closet! He had some surprises for me too.. Some new perfume, my two favorites actually.. Dolce and Gabanna Light Blue and Jessica Simpson Fancy.. I am set to smell good forever! He also got me a charmed memories bracelet and some new earrings!! Im a lucky girl! My parents got us lots of fun things too!! Michael is set to buy whatever he wants from his favorite store in the whole world BEST BUY!!! and i KNOW he's pumped about it!! my big gift was my camcorder.. I have wanted one for awhile now and that's what "Santa" brought me!! I have put it to use since then too!! We are beyond spoiled and so thankful for all that our families do for us!

We continued to hang out at my parents and brave the continuing snow (it actually snowed for 4 days straight) until the 28th and we were headed to Tennessee. To Knoxville first and then on to Nashville. It just worked out that UT was playing in the Music City Bowl game in Nashville and we got tickets!! Plus we were getting to go stay in Nashville w/Beth, Beaver and the girls!!! I was so excited to see all of them!! I heart those girls!! but man, they are a handful!!

We got to Nashville the night of the 28th and were there through Jan 2nd.. We had such a good time, we went to the game on the 30th, Michael also went to the OR (yes, operating room) with Beaver on the 30th.. That was such a good experience for him and he loved it!! I was so proud of him. Beth and I went shopping in Nashville while they were gone!! The next day it was beautiful and like 50+ degrees so we loaded up the girls and headed to the park and then for yogurt!! Nashville is such a fun town! I cant wait to get back to somewhere in Tennessee:(
We decided to take New Years to rest! Beth and I went to a very fun fabric store (I got some new prints for the spring!! YAY) and then we got take out from this cool burger joint called Burger Up, it was pretty good... then we put the kiddos to bed and spent the rest of the night watching all the NYE specials on TV... We ended the night with a champagne toast at midnight.. This also marked mine and Michaels 3 year "boy friend/girl friend" anniversary.... That's where it all began, NYE in Tampa!!

Before we knew it, it was time to pack up.. and when I say pack up Im being SO serious! We had 5 suite cases between the two of us.. and yes one of those was mine and all that was in it was shoes.. what can I say, Im a shoe girl! We got on the road and headed to, as Michael refers to it "our rental property". We had decided before we left that we were going to take Monday off from work.. we needed the rest! AND we started some major Spring cleaning!!!! we started downstairs and worked up.. well we didn't make it too much further than the bottom floor but that room was in major need and we got rid of alot of stuff... and we have continued and made it to the 2nd floor and cleaned the kitchen, my sewing table and shredded 5 bags of bills!!!!!!

Tonight we are taking the night off and watching the VOLS play Memphis!!!

until next time..... :)