Cheers

Happy Holidays! Just one more to go.

We've had a really good holiday with family and friends this year. We spent Christmas Eve with the Englishs. Had our traditional Mexican food dinner, opened some presents, and just talked and enjoyed the company.
 

Christmas day we made our annual home video of opening each other's presents.

Then we spent the rest of the day visiting Tim's family to see what all the little neices and nephews got. They bring in quite a load every year! It's fun to go to each house and watch how excited they are about all their new stuff. Holidays make me so happy that most of our family lives so close.

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Also, thanks to everyone for their congratulations! We are pretty excited to bring a little baby into our family. I am about 11 weeks along, my due date is July 19, so we have a while. We should find out if it's a boy or a girl in February, and I'll be sure to keep you posted!

The holidays is a special....days

I got a little bored of my blog. Which tells me that it is very likely that anyone else who ever reads it was already bored. But I am going to plug away and continue documenting.

Finals are over so I feel just a little more alive now. I think Tim is pretty relieved as well. We've been taking turns being sick over the last few months. It's my turn now. But, we have been able to have a lot of fun with family and friends. Lots of dinners, parties, and HGTV together at night.

For Thanksgiving (during which it was Tim's turn for the flu) we went to his family's dinner on Thursday and then mine on Friday. Normally any event that involves his family involves way too many people in way too small a space. It is crowded and loud and always fun. This year was a little different though, because his sister Steph had her baby, Sue didn't come up from St. George, and three of his brothers went to their in-laws. I think it was the most quiet Arbon Thanksgiving that ever there was.

Caelan and Grandpa deep in conversation
The photo above contrasts quite a bit with the Arbon family Christmas party last night. This is more like it. You will underestimate how loud it gets, but let me tell you, this is a family that likes to be heard.
My family's parties are always a little more peaceful and laid-back. I didn't get any pictures, but this year has been no exception.

Tim turned 26 on December 4. I keep trying to convince him that he's in his late-20's now, but he won't buy it. I didn't get him anything for his birthday because I am the lamest wife ever. But we did go out for dinner. Not sure how I can pass this off as a present since we go out somewhere at least once a weekend. Oh well. I'll do better next year.

My newly 26-year-old husband and the cutest dog ever. The two of them are permanently connected, I swear.

And...I'm pregnant.