Holiday Fun!

Okay, I have been TERRIBLE at updating this blog lately. Here it is almost March, and I haven’t even updated on Christmas yet, my apologies. Geez, it’s been so long since Christmas, I hope I can remember all the details. I was able to enjoy two whole weeks off work, which was really nice. My Nana (Austin’s GiGi) came in from NH to stay with us over the holidays as well. Between Nana, my sis who lives with us, and my Mom (who stayed with us for a few months during her divorce), we definitely had a FULL house to say the least. Oh poor Jordan, with 3 generations of women in the house. But we had a great time and enjoyed time with family.

After Nana came into town, the next night we ventured out to Prairie Lights to drive through the lights and hang out. Since it was the week of Christmas, it was a crazy wait out there to say the least, but totally worth it. Austin had a wonderful time, and good thing we packed a sandwich and snacks for him in the car. We spent Christmas Eve with Jordan’s family in Arlington. Due to the snow storm that hit Texas that day, we decided it best not to venture out to go to church (Lord, please forgive me.). We had a great time munching on delicious food, opening presents, and hanging out. Christmas morning was pretty relaxed at home. Austin wasn’t really into opening his gifts, really just more interested in the boxes, tissue paper, and packages. It was a pretty relaxing day; we went non-traditional with Christmas lunch this year: Mexican-style. We made chicken and beef fajitas, rice, beans, sopapilla cake, and homemade salsa. Pretty delicious!

The next day was Katrina’s birthday, which we celebrate by going to eat more Mexican food (Sorry, Nana!) and heading out to the local bar for some adult beverages and music afterwards. New Year’s Eve was pretty mellow as well. We stayed home, watched movies, and had some drinks. The next day we took Nana to do something we knew she would enjoy….gambling. We drove 1 ½ hours up to the Choctaw casino and gambled away a little bit of money. Then before I knew it, it was time to say goodbye to Nana, send Austin back to daycare, and head back to work for my first busy season as a mom. It’s crazy how fast two weeks off can fly by.