Dinners, Parties... and more Parties
So, it's been very crazy lately... Rob and I are barely home. It all started Friday night. We had Kathryn's graduation dinner at Chou's Dynasty. We were suppose to go to Olive Garden, but they don't take reservations and the wait was literally 2 hours!!! So, to Chou's we went... It was fun... We really had a great time... Mom, dad and Spencer came with us too!!! And dad kept us all entertained with his stories :-) After dinner, we all watched Talladega Nights again!!! Man, I never get tired of that movie... I mean, how could you not laugh, ya know? And living in the South, it's hard NOT TO be reminded that some of the characters resemble someone you know!!! LOL
Saturday, Rob and I had to run errands all over town with Spencer in tow. We had to take him away from mom so she could do her Christmas shopping done--especially when she's buying for him! I got my co-workers little presents and had to do some more shopping for Rob's cousins... while Rob and Spencer looked at Pools and Spa models! Man, he REALLY is thinking of getting a jacuzzi installed in the back!!!
On Sunday, Rob and I worked on the backyard (finally!)... We really need to get those trees taken out! It was such a pain to blow the leaves, rake and put them in trash bags... We used more than 10 huge lawn trash bags!!! That night, we had dinner at Olive Garden... Haha!!! Since we didn't go last Friday, we thought we would go on Sunday instead because they didn't even have waiting time. It was our date night--which felt great because we haven't gone out on a date in a while--amid all the craziness!
On Monday, I arrived at work to find my desk covered with presents from my co-workers and bosses!!! They truly are the greatest! Oh, and remember my Christmas stocking I hung on my office door? It was full of candy!!! I told you they'd stuff it with something good :-) For lunch, we all went to Chili's to celebrate Cindy's birthday and also for our Holiday luncheon... It was fun to just hang out with my co-workers outside of work, despite our age differences! (Yup, I'm still the baby in the IT Section--which has more than 60 people!).
Work's been slow these past few days, since many people are off for 2 weeks... I'm saving my leave for next year. I'm taking a week off for our anniversary cruise in May, another week off when I (maybe) going with the Tanguiligs to San Diego in the summer, one week off for Las Vegas in November, and another week off for The Walling family ski trip to Vail, Colorado in December/early January 2008. But I am taking Tuesday (Dec. 26th) and Friday (Dec. 29th) off next week!
Monday night was a blast!!! We had our annual Christmas party with the Paynes at their house. All the tailgate buddies were there--The Wallings, the Mimses, the Smiths, the Paynes... We had some yummy grilled Mahi-Mahi, Grouper and Halibut! After dinner, we watched wedding videos and flipped through pictures. There were 3 weddings amongst the families this year alone, so we had a lot of laugh watching those, especially our video with everyone dancing and getting drunk!!! Haha!!! I think 2006 is the wedding year for some reason!
Tuesday was cookie-day at work... Actually, today we had more cookies than yesterday! Everyone brought home-made cookies and cakes... Well, except me because I just didn't have time to bake... I promised to make them something good next time we have a party (which is in January)! Also, I finally sent out our first Christmas photo cards yesterday! Yeah, call me a slacker in that department... I was waiting to see if I could get Karen Lucchini to come take our pictures, but we had conflicting schedules. So, I took a really neat suggestion of using our official wedding portrait since it's our very first Christmas card! They turned out really well... We sent out almost 50 of them and hopefully, you guys will get them in the mail soon!
Tuesday night was yet another dinner party with the Phillips--Rob's cousins on his dad's side--at mom and dad's house. We haven't seen them since our wedding... and we couldn't believe how much the kids have grown since then! Their daughter, Emmalee, is such a good dancer. She was outstaging everybody on the dance floor at our reception! She said "That was the best wedding ever... I had so much fun!!!" After dinner, we all sat around the Christmas tree and opened presents... We got our first present from the Phillips. It was a set of candles with ornate, wrought-iron candle holders! I was surprised she knew my style... I said "How did you know....?" And before I could even finish, she said "When I came over to your house at your bridal shower, I saw you had a lot of candles and lamps, so I definitely know what to get you from now on!"... She was so sweet!
So, I need to start planning what to cook for Christmas Eve and Christmas day. I'm leaving work early on Friday for a dentist appointment and then I can go shopping for ingredients. Saturday would be a last-minute-did-i-forget-something-crunch-time-Christmas shopping.
Then, Sunday, Christmas Eve, the fun begins... my plan is to sleep in as late as I could, cook all my dishes in the morning, then get ready for the afternoon. Rob's going to go shooting with the boys in Madison in the morning while I cook. Our first stop is Pam and Bill's home--the Brewsters--(Pam, who is mom's sister and her husband Bill, their daughter Caroline comes over too, as well as their son Billy, his wife Jen and their kids Savannah and Caleb). We're having our annual Christmas eve party starting at 5 pm. Then, at 8 pm, we're going to church with my side of the family--instead of the usual midnight mass. We're kind of changing our family tradition this year, now that I'm married. We have to accommodate the in-laws into our schedule. After mass, everyone's coming over to our home, eat dinner, open presents and just hang out... Then after midnight, Rob and I are heading to mom and dad's house. We're having a slumber party in their basement... We're sleeping over so we can get up in time to open presents at like, 7 AM or something!
Christmas day, we're having a big luncheon at mom and dad's with Rob's side at 2 pm. Then the rest of the afternoon and night will be spent with my side. The day after Christmas, Kathryn and I are hitting up the mall like we always do! And on Wednesday, we're throwing a party at our house for the FSU-UCLA game at 8 pm!
On Friday morning (the 29th), we're leaving for Biloxi to spend our last days of the year gambling!!! Then Sunday, New Year's Eve, we're celebrating with thousands of Tallahasseeans at the Kleman Plaza to count down the New Year! Well, there's what we have done so far and what we'll be doing for the holidays... in a nutshell! LOL... Yeah, believe me, that was in a nutshell!!!
Well... I hope you all have a wonderful time celebrating Christmas and the New Year with your loved ones!!!
Saturday, Rob and I had to run errands all over town with Spencer in tow. We had to take him away from mom so she could do her Christmas shopping done--especially when she's buying for him! I got my co-workers little presents and had to do some more shopping for Rob's cousins... while Rob and Spencer looked at Pools and Spa models! Man, he REALLY is thinking of getting a jacuzzi installed in the back!!!
On Sunday, Rob and I worked on the backyard (finally!)... We really need to get those trees taken out! It was such a pain to blow the leaves, rake and put them in trash bags... We used more than 10 huge lawn trash bags!!! That night, we had dinner at Olive Garden... Haha!!! Since we didn't go last Friday, we thought we would go on Sunday instead because they didn't even have waiting time. It was our date night--which felt great because we haven't gone out on a date in a while--amid all the craziness!
On Monday, I arrived at work to find my desk covered with presents from my co-workers and bosses!!! They truly are the greatest! Oh, and remember my Christmas stocking I hung on my office door? It was full of candy!!! I told you they'd stuff it with something good :-) For lunch, we all went to Chili's to celebrate Cindy's birthday and also for our Holiday luncheon... It was fun to just hang out with my co-workers outside of work, despite our age differences! (Yup, I'm still the baby in the IT Section--which has more than 60 people!).
Work's been slow these past few days, since many people are off for 2 weeks... I'm saving my leave for next year. I'm taking a week off for our anniversary cruise in May, another week off when I (maybe) going with the Tanguiligs to San Diego in the summer, one week off for Las Vegas in November, and another week off for The Walling family ski trip to Vail, Colorado in December/early January 2008. But I am taking Tuesday (Dec. 26th) and Friday (Dec. 29th) off next week!
Monday night was a blast!!! We had our annual Christmas party with the Paynes at their house. All the tailgate buddies were there--The Wallings, the Mimses, the Smiths, the Paynes... We had some yummy grilled Mahi-Mahi, Grouper and Halibut! After dinner, we watched wedding videos and flipped through pictures. There were 3 weddings amongst the families this year alone, so we had a lot of laugh watching those, especially our video with everyone dancing and getting drunk!!! Haha!!! I think 2006 is the wedding year for some reason!
Tuesday was cookie-day at work... Actually, today we had more cookies than yesterday! Everyone brought home-made cookies and cakes... Well, except me because I just didn't have time to bake... I promised to make them something good next time we have a party (which is in January)! Also, I finally sent out our first Christmas photo cards yesterday! Yeah, call me a slacker in that department... I was waiting to see if I could get Karen Lucchini to come take our pictures, but we had conflicting schedules. So, I took a really neat suggestion of using our official wedding portrait since it's our very first Christmas card! They turned out really well... We sent out almost 50 of them and hopefully, you guys will get them in the mail soon!
Tuesday night was yet another dinner party with the Phillips--Rob's cousins on his dad's side--at mom and dad's house. We haven't seen them since our wedding... and we couldn't believe how much the kids have grown since then! Their daughter, Emmalee, is such a good dancer. She was outstaging everybody on the dance floor at our reception! She said "That was the best wedding ever... I had so much fun!!!" After dinner, we all sat around the Christmas tree and opened presents... We got our first present from the Phillips. It was a set of candles with ornate, wrought-iron candle holders! I was surprised she knew my style... I said "How did you know....?" And before I could even finish, she said "When I came over to your house at your bridal shower, I saw you had a lot of candles and lamps, so I definitely know what to get you from now on!"... She was so sweet!
So, I need to start planning what to cook for Christmas Eve and Christmas day. I'm leaving work early on Friday for a dentist appointment and then I can go shopping for ingredients. Saturday would be a last-minute-did-i-forget-something-crunch-time-Christmas shopping.
Then, Sunday, Christmas Eve, the fun begins... my plan is to sleep in as late as I could, cook all my dishes in the morning, then get ready for the afternoon. Rob's going to go shooting with the boys in Madison in the morning while I cook. Our first stop is Pam and Bill's home--the Brewsters--(Pam, who is mom's sister and her husband Bill, their daughter Caroline comes over too, as well as their son Billy, his wife Jen and their kids Savannah and Caleb). We're having our annual Christmas eve party starting at 5 pm. Then, at 8 pm, we're going to church with my side of the family--instead of the usual midnight mass. We're kind of changing our family tradition this year, now that I'm married. We have to accommodate the in-laws into our schedule. After mass, everyone's coming over to our home, eat dinner, open presents and just hang out... Then after midnight, Rob and I are heading to mom and dad's house. We're having a slumber party in their basement... We're sleeping over so we can get up in time to open presents at like, 7 AM or something!
Christmas day, we're having a big luncheon at mom and dad's with Rob's side at 2 pm. Then the rest of the afternoon and night will be spent with my side. The day after Christmas, Kathryn and I are hitting up the mall like we always do! And on Wednesday, we're throwing a party at our house for the FSU-UCLA game at 8 pm!
On Friday morning (the 29th), we're leaving for Biloxi to spend our last days of the year gambling!!! Then Sunday, New Year's Eve, we're celebrating with thousands of Tallahasseeans at the Kleman Plaza to count down the New Year! Well, there's what we have done so far and what we'll be doing for the holidays... in a nutshell! LOL... Yeah, believe me, that was in a nutshell!!!
Well... I hope you all have a wonderful time celebrating Christmas and the New Year with your loved ones!!!
posted by Kerstin Joy Walling | 12/20/2006 07:16:00 PM
1 Comments:
oh wow, kerstin! i love your christmas cards! those are adorable!!!! You guys are so cute!
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