The end...

Well, today is the last day of NaBloPoMo!! This month seemed to go by so incredibly fast! November was a very busy month and December is even more packed....but I love the holidays =) I'll still be posting a bunch, just probably not everyday, but we'll see! However, next week is finals week so probably not much blogging time for me! For my last post I am leaving you with a few more pictures from our session with Sara...here is a link to her blog to see a few more. These are just a few of my favorites...

It's beginning...

...to look a lot like Christmas!!!


The tree is up and decorated, the presents are wrapped (the ones that are here), and the stockings are on the mantle! Christmas time here we come!! Christmas has always been a special holiday for me and probably my favorite one. This year will be the first year that I will not be celebrating our traditional family Christmas Eve celebration in NC with my side of the family. It's a little hard, but it's neat to make our own traditions as our own little family as well. Plus, this year will be the first year that we get to go to ALL of the family stuff on both sides of the family. So, on Christmas Eve, Greg and I will have the night to celebrate Christmas with each other by eating a big meal I plan on making and going to church at our church. On Christmas morning we will wake up and head to Greg's cousin's house for the extended family gathering. Then later in the afternoon, we will head to Cindy and Thomas' for the Glawson/Jones clan celebration. The next morning we will wake up bright and early and head to NC for my extended family's gathering at my aunt's house. Finally, on Sunday, we will celebrate with the Hatley/Glawson bunch...as you can see, this will be a busy, packed, but super fun holiday season!!! I love, love, love Christmas and I can't wait for all the baking, craft making, gift giving, and memory making that comes with such a special holiday!

Pictures from the weekend...

Make a Smilebox greeting

Here are a few pictures from the weekend in NC! We had a fantastic time visiting with everyone but are glad to be off the road! I hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday!!!

Photo Friday: Sneak Peek...

Here is a sneak peek at the pictures Sara took for us on Wednesday...we love them and can't wait to see the rest!!!

Happy Thanksgiving...

** Check back for pictures from today**

We have had a long, fun, happy day with the family today! We went to my aunt's for the extended family Thanksgiving and ate waaay too much! It was fun spending time with everyone and playing with all the babies/kids. Afterwards, we went back to my grandmothers for more football and for dinner. It was FANTASTIC! We have a traditional menu and it stays the same every single year (and if you know me, then you know my love for tradition)...turkey, homemade dressing, herbed rice and giblet dressing, sweet potato pudding, fayes beans (green bean casserole), cranberry sauce, dilled brussle sprouts (that only dad, Kari, and mammie eat), and rolls, then pumpkin pie and pecan pie for dessert...SOOO GOOOD! Needless to say, I am still stuffed and feeling disgusted with myself for eating so much...but tis the season =) I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving as well! We have so much to be thankful for and we are so thankful for each and everyone of our friends and family members! I'm off to bed...3:30 a.m. is going to come early (Black Friday here I come)!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Wordy Wednesday...

I don't have any pictures to post yet...gasp! This morning we headed out early to a few stores to map out our Black Friday shopping plan...yes...it's that serious haha. After we got back Greg and I got ready to go to Wake Forest to have our pictures taken by a girl my mom used to work with and a friend of our friend Leah, Sara. She was SOOO sweet and we had a great time taking pictures! I cannot wait to get them back! Tonight we are going to dinner with the family and then going to go see "A Christmas Carol" at Imax...what a fun night! While I am here, I probably won't be posting things of much interest, so we'll be home on Saturday with a good picture post =)

Just in time...

We made it to NC...now time for bed! Just in time to post =)