Christmas and New Years were busy and fun and went by in a blur. Now that Sean's parents are gone on a cruise we are enjoying the peace and quiet of having the whole house to ourselves. We were able to spend time with our families, both nuclear and extended and also saw Marion's (Sean's dad's new wife) family along with my birth family. That's a lot of families to visit with! Some other memorable events were hosting a surprise birthday/welcome home party for John and his wife Beth who recently returned home from doing the Peace Corps in Kazakhstan. This weekend we had people over for New Years Eve and had fun playing games and watching the ball drop. My sister flew back to Pennsylvania today and we are planning on using our remaining days in Holland to get ready for our trip as well as to the enjoy all of the freshly fallen snow.

Here's some pictures from Christmas:


Something else that my sister and I did while she was home was re-create a silly old picture of us when we were three and four. We still had the glasses and dug around for some shirts that would work and hen practiced our poses. It turned out pretty funny and strangely accurate even 25 years later! Maybe we'll have to do it again in another 25.


In the original picture I think I was making my sister play "restaurant" in which I was the waitress and seemed quite pleased with myself. Unfortunately, Susie did not appear to share the same enthusiasm for the game (also, gotta love that bowl haircut!). Happy New Year and may 2012 bring many new adventures and joys!

1 Comment

1. Susie on January 18, 2012 at 11:37 AM

   I was probably mad because you were making me be the customer and you got to be the waitress... and you got the cooler glasses. As usual, you were in charge!