A Very Special Birthday, Snow, Christmas Lights and 34 Weeks.

I feel so behind on my blogging, but the truth is...not a lot has been going on until the last few days. So since I have plenty to blog about today, I am going to get it all in one sha-bang!

First and MOST important, we celebrated Andy's 26th birthday this week. Yesterday in fact. Luckily he didn't have to go into to work until 1:00pm, so we had most of the morning just to hang out together. I made him breakfast and even put up fun birthday signs all over the cupboards before he woke up. Then last night we went to Texas Roadhouse for dinner....Andy wanted a steak, and boy did they deliver! To top it off, we celebrated with carrot cake and ice cream...and a little side of 'White Christmas'. Aside from his dentist appointment and having to get a filling...I think he had a pretty good birthday over all. I move that we make birthdays into 'birth-weeks'...where you celebrate all week long. Anyone with me??

Also last night, we decided to drive through 'Christmas in the Park' with our friends Christy and Steve. There is a park here in town where businesses and organizations have little Christmas display's all lit up, and you drive through to look at all of them. I loved it, It definitley put me in the Christmas spirit! That along with the snow we recieved earlier this week....I hope we have a White Christmas!

And lastly, this weekend I hit my 34th week being pregnant. I know I promised a photo about 2 weeks ago and I am just getting around to it. Overall I feel pretty good, I get sharp rib pain and pressure daily...but I am hoping that is normal. He definitely moves a lot and we are getting excited to have him join our family. Sometimes I wake up and think ' Is this real? ' haha.

Recent Happenings!

Well, I figure since I am back in Kentucky and have more time on my hands...I might as well update the blog. A little holiday cheer for all of you Christmas lovers out there. I have been looking forward to December for a while...and am glad that its finally OK for me to listen to Christmas music publicly (I have been a closet listener since September).

Andy finally returned from his month long training in California! Lets just say he is SO happy that it is over, and we will leave it at that. Its never easy being away from each other...I envy all of you who hardly ever spend time away from your spouse...anyone in the Army knows that's usually not the case for Army families. Luckily we have the whole holiday season to spend together...along with the time when our little boy will be joining us! I can't believe how fast time is going and am still trying to prepare myself for the new adventures that I know we will experience in 2009. I am getting rather 'plump' if you will, and will have Andy take a snap shot so I can post a current picture.

Andy and I both had a wonderful Thanksgiving. He got home from California at about 3am on Thanksgiving morning...came home, slept a bit and drove to Ohio to spend the holiday with his sister Larissa and her family, along with Greg, Allice and little Gus. I know he was sure grateful to spend the weekend with them and get his mind off of work. I was originally going to stay in Idaho until December 7th so I could attend my little brother Mike's wedding, but decided it would be better for me to come home a little early to spend time with Andy. So with the help of mine and Andy's sweet parents, I got myself a flight out of Idaho Falls the day after Thanksgiving to Ohio, and spent the rest of the weekend with everyone there. We had a fun weekend...and it was so great to see Andy after a long month! We really are so blessed to have such wonderful and supportive families...and I can't express how grateful I am for all of them.

After our fun weekend in Ohio, we drove back home to our chilly house in Kentucky. I am on a heat strike...I don't want to turn the thermostat above 65 or 66 degrees because its so blasted expensive! I have been contemplating getting a little space heater to keep in our living room/kitchen area, since this is where we spend most of our time...any thoughts??

Excuse my tangent...when we made it home we immediately put up our Christmas tree and also put together our new stroller! I was so excited for this purchase, and much like my sister-in-law Allice predicted...we totally walked around the house with it after putting it together. Things are really starting to sink in!

Here is a picture of our tree in all its Glory!

Along with a picture of Andy and our new stroller!

Lastly, I made this berry wreath for our front door this year and LOVE how it turned out. I love inexpensive crafts!

Happy Holidays!!