It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Snow has been falling all day here in Moscow. Although I love the snow...I kinda wish it would go away. Greg and I are leaving Saturday for West Virginia and are praying for clear, easy driving conditions so that we can make good time!! We're so excited to head back home and see everybody that we've missed these last six months.
This weekend was pretty relaxed...the snow started Friday night and has slowly continued. Saturday evening, we had a little Christmas get-together for friends. It was small, we just enjoyed some food, had a White Elephant gift exchange (aka a Yankee Swap) and watched Christmas movies.
Strange that you can buy such tasty strawberries for so cheap in the dead of winter!
Shannon and I sporting our fashion glasses! We were recently talking about girls wearing glasses purely for looks, so Shannon presented me with an early Christmas present. Ha, ha. On a side note...I had my first eye appointment in many moons today. I fear that - at the ripe old age of 27 - my vision is already on the downhill slope. :) No glasses yet, but I no longer have 20/20 vision. Booooo!
Don't expect to see this reindeer pulling a big heavy sled around this Christmas Eve. She would prefer to lay by the fire and sip hot cocoa.
Travis drew Greg's gift in the White Elephant... a box full of gummy snacks. The limit for the exchange was $5 and creativity earned extra points.
Shannon drew my gift, which was an electric pizza cutter I found at the thrift store for $2.99. I'm not sure who came up with this invention, but I was NOT surprised to see that it had been donated to the thrift store! :) It seemed more dangerous than helpful.
Greg was the very lucky winner of the night's most popular gift (thank you Shannon) of a Snuggie!! In leopard print, no less. He, of course, had to try it out Sunday afternoon!
"Does this make me look fat?"
Less than one week until we leave for West Virginia!! We'll be taking off from Pullman very early Saturday morning. We are very excited to leave a day or two earlier than planned. We can't wait to see everyone.
PS. - As a side note, I just wanted to mention ahead of time that I will be sticking to my gluten-free diet during our trip. I veered off course the last time we came home, and paid the price for it later. This means that I will not be able to eat anything made with regular wheat or white flour (plus some other things that I won't really get into). I'll be bringing my own bread, crackers, and pasta so that I don't have to miss out on Kathy's cheese dip and Mom & Dad's spaghetti! Nobody needs to fix anything special, but please do not be offended if I don't eat your wonderful breads, cookies, and desserts. Maybe Greg can eat my share! See you all soon!
This weekend was pretty relaxed...the snow started Friday night and has slowly continued. Saturday evening, we had a little Christmas get-together for friends. It was small, we just enjoyed some food, had a White Elephant gift exchange (aka a Yankee Swap) and watched Christmas movies.
Strange that you can buy such tasty strawberries for so cheap in the dead of winter!
Shannon and I sporting our fashion glasses! We were recently talking about girls wearing glasses purely for looks, so Shannon presented me with an early Christmas present. Ha, ha. On a side note...I had my first eye appointment in many moons today. I fear that - at the ripe old age of 27 - my vision is already on the downhill slope. :) No glasses yet, but I no longer have 20/20 vision. Booooo!
Don't expect to see this reindeer pulling a big heavy sled around this Christmas Eve. She would prefer to lay by the fire and sip hot cocoa.
Travis drew Greg's gift in the White Elephant... a box full of gummy snacks. The limit for the exchange was $5 and creativity earned extra points.
Shannon drew my gift, which was an electric pizza cutter I found at the thrift store for $2.99. I'm not sure who came up with this invention, but I was NOT surprised to see that it had been donated to the thrift store! :) It seemed more dangerous than helpful.
Greg was the very lucky winner of the night's most popular gift (thank you Shannon) of a Snuggie!! In leopard print, no less. He, of course, had to try it out Sunday afternoon!
"Does this make me look fat?"Less than one week until we leave for West Virginia!! We'll be taking off from Pullman very early Saturday morning. We are very excited to leave a day or two earlier than planned. We can't wait to see everyone.
PS. - As a side note, I just wanted to mention ahead of time that I will be sticking to my gluten-free diet during our trip. I veered off course the last time we came home, and paid the price for it later. This means that I will not be able to eat anything made with regular wheat or white flour (plus some other things that I won't really get into). I'll be bringing my own bread, crackers, and pasta so that I don't have to miss out on Kathy's cheese dip and Mom & Dad's spaghetti! Nobody needs to fix anything special, but please do not be offended if I don't eat your wonderful breads, cookies, and desserts. Maybe Greg can eat my share! See you all soon!
