Ok, ok. So the New Year hasn't started out so fresh in the world of Leigh's blog. I am going to state right here right now that I pledge to update the blog, no matter what, once a week from here on out. Wow. That's quite a statement coming from me...But you just wait! You'll get sick and tired of hearing about the mundane and normalcy that is our lives right now. No surgeries to talk about, not even any headaches to report on...What else is there?? I guess we'll soon find out.
That is slightly sarcastic considering that we did have 15 people at our house over Christmas. That is not a normal occurrence, but it was a great one! I think I am still in denial that the holidays are already over and everyone is back at their own houses using their own showers and cooking in their own kitchens. It was crazy around here, but in such a nice way...
Erin, Mark and the kids, as well as Mike, got in Tuesday afternoon, the day before Christmas, after many hours of driving and sightseeing on the way. Christmas Eve and Day were spent with them and Ryan's family. Gabe had a blast opening his many gifts--we had to keep reminding him to keep opening them. There were just so many and so many fun things to play with! He had so much fun with his cousins, too. They all played together really well and I think Gabe felt kind of lost when they left.
Everyone else came in Christmas Day night, so we had our gift exchange on Friday and just enjoyed being together. It was not easy trying to figure out what 15 different people wanted to do and coordinate the whens and hows of it all, but we managed to squeeze in some sightseeing, lots of card-playing, family pictures, a girl's night, some movies, fishing, and even some home projects (the joys of having a handy dad...). I got to run with both my brother, Chris, and his wife, Tiffany, which was really special for me. We also celebrated Chris's 25th birthday, which was Jan. 2nd.
By Jan. 3rd, the house had been empty of my family for about about 5 hours, when Noah and Rachel came to spend the night. It helped to prolong the emptiness of the house for a little bit longer...I guess we didn't have to worry about that too much, though, because Jon moved in to our basement Tuesday night and brought his girlfriend and two of her friends with him (their apartment wasn't quite ready for them). They stayed through Saturday morning, and now I have a couple of days to change the sheets and wash the towels again before some more friends arrive this weekend! Chris, Shila and their son will be here for an after Christmas/New Years gathering with our old gang from Northern VA. Bryan, his girlfriend, Tom, and Noah and Rachel will all be at George and Tori's for the weekend.
Wow, I guess that was a really sarcastic comment about how mundane our lives are...Things don't get boring for long around here. When they do slow down for a bit, it is so out of the ordinary that something seems wrong. It sure makes me wonder what 2009 has in store for us. Hopefully a very uneventful and very healthy year!
All right...time for some pictures and then I'll leave you until next week. Have a great one!
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