Merry Christmas to everyone!

This year has been a bit of a whirlwind so Christmas has snuck up on Brad and I a bit. We didn’t have a chance to decorate the new house or even get all of our Christmas shopping done until the (very) last minute. But none of that mattered once Christmas came around.

We spent nearly a week outside of Austin, TX with Brad’s family. As always, there was a ton of food and a ton of fun. Myself, Brad, his parents, brother Todd, Uncle Tom and grandmother Patsy all celebrated together. We had a great time and the week seemed to just fly by.

The house was beautifully decorated and we feasted on Le Anne’s fantastic cooking for our Christmas feast (including my special request of cranberry sauce “with the lines still on” – in other words, straight from the can! My mom is still abhorred that when my mother-in-law asked what special Christmas tradition/food did I want, that cranberry sauce from the can was my request, but its just SO good! ;)

I know that Christmas is about spending time with the ones that you love and we certainly did that. But the piles of Christmas gifts sure were fun to open!

I also think it’s funny to note that we played card games one night and while playing a particularly heated game, Brad ended up making a play that caused Patsy to lose the hand. So his 82 year old, sweet-as-can-be grandmother, turned to him and called him “satchel-ass”. We’re still not sure what that means but it was hysterical and Brad will forever be called Satchel. Get used to it buddy, it ain’t going away!