MERRY CHRISTMAS

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From my family to yours!

I hope everyone had a fun and safe Christmas! We spent Christmas Eve at my grandparents with my extended family playing games and celebrating :) That night we spent with Jesse's family and had a blast watching the kids open all their gifts!

Christmas day was quite a change...we stayed home all day! My parents came out and we cleaned and organized my upstairs storage area...LOL! Not quite a celebration, but we were together :)

Celebration

For New Year's this year we celebrated with Jesse's family for a surprise birthday/new year's party. His cousin turns 30 on Jan. 10th, and his wife thought New Year's would be a great time to surprise him! Tons of the family was there and we partied the night away :)

Here's the birthday boy...who was definitely surprised :)

And here are two pics of Jesse and I...I couldn't have asked for two better photos to end the year with :)

I hope you enjoyed your New Year's Celebration whether it consisted of a night on the town or a quiet night in :)

Let the Countdowns Begin!!!

I have been getting so excited for Christmas this year and all that comes with it. I always start an official countdown for each activity that surrounds the holidays :)

Countdown 1: 10 Days Until My Parents Arrive!!!

This is by far the most important countdown of the season!!! I could do without all the presents, all the great food, all the festivities...just bring my parents home for Christmas! I will get 16 days with my parents this year :) This brings me to my next countdown...

Countdown 2: 7 Working Days Left til Christmas Break!!!

The reason I get to spend so many wonderful days with my parents is because I won't have to be at work! We always shut down over Christmas break, but this year they have decided to shut down the plant for an extra three days. They didn't see much sense in being open on Dec. 22, 23 and Jan 2...so we got those days off too!!! I can't wait...this is a much needed break!

Countdown 3: 15 Days til Christmas!!!

Of course I can't leave Christmas itself off my list! We actually have our first family celebration on Dec. 21 (11 days!) and then our big get-together is on Dec. 24 (14 days!) and then immediate family on Christmas Day! So many celebrations in so little time!

I don't have an advent calendar or any fancy way of counting down my days...I just have a mental countdown to get ready for the festivities! How do you countdown for the big upcoming days?