We went home to Colorado for Christmas which was AWESOME!! Seeing all our friends and spending quality time with my family made me realize how great it is there and how much we miss everyone. There was a good old fashioned blizzard so we never made it to Kansas to see my big sister and Grandma and aunts and uncles which was a huge bummer but it was also nice to have so many days to relax at mom and dad's house.
I would have to say the highlights of the trip were spending all day with my girlfriends for our 14th annual girls Christmas party which has evolved from pajama party sleepovers to drunken bar crawls to a delicious brunch with fine wine and great conversation. I got to meet sweet baby Shea James and he got to meet his crazy Aunt Jessica and his big sister Meadow and I had a very important talk about how even though she's only 3 years old we need to catch up on the phone more often......She agreed. We also got to meet up with our newlywed friends Haley and Tyler for a short but much enjoyed dinner and my last but definitely not least highlight would be the girls only afternoon with my mom and sister for sushi and wine at Hapa followed by shopping on Pearl Street Mall, the metaphysical bookstore and chick flicks and more wine that night. It was much needed and very enjoyed!
Charles and Kimmy flew back with us to spend New Years in Seattle and let's just say that while I love them and had sooooo much fun with them I think my liver can only handle a visit once a year :) We cooked a fantastic seafood dinner on New Years Eve and watched the fireworks being shot off the space needle followed by a New Years Day of Pizza and movie watching......and a brief trip to the tequila bar for happy hour. We did some educational things while they were here such as a trip to the top of the Space Needle (a must do while in Seattle) and a trip to the music museum not to be outdone by our final night of acting like crazy teenagers riding mechanical bulls and dancing on bars......yes mom and dad you should be so proud.
Now it's the start of 2010 and we've made it a whole decade since the big Y2K scare....That's something to celebrate! I've got big plans for the year ahead and I'll try not to be such a terrible blogger although I make no guarantees. I hope everyone is enjoying the start to 2010 and wish you all love and prosperity this year!
