Moving is Time Consuming...

We've FINALLY finished unpacking and decorating.  Now we get to host a Xmas party, host visiting friends (I'm looking at you, Ms. Healy... I'm excited!), celebrate Xmas with family, attend a New Years party, host family visitors, and go to DC to visit a friend.

We haven't had a free weekend since we moved and we only have 2 until mid-February.  I've enjoyed it all!  But mixed with my 2 weeks of work travel, Aaron's 2 weeks of work travel, and 1 week of being in Cleveland for Turkey day, this blog has gotten no love.  Let's change that, shall we?  Enjoy another picture montage to catch up on our lives...

I went to Indiana for work.  It was frigid all week and it was no fun.  I might have to go back...

Aaron and I visited the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame while we were in Cleveland!  We also drove by Brown's Stadium.

Gus spent 95% of his Thanksgiving in a wrestling match with Jack, my sister's dog.  He was in heaven.

Santa's appearance in the Macy's Parade marks the beginning of the Christmas Ale season... the best season that there is!

We begin the season with long-distance toasts to Eddie, who was enjoying his Christmas Ale in KY.

Aaron and my cousin's daughter played in the snow on Thanksgiving... and made this beautiful snowman.

Sometimes, Lucy and Ozzy joined in on the puppy wrestling.  It was chaos.

We finally got around to decorating the house!  It seemed appropriate to decorate the house before we decorated for Xmas.

I had to go to a work training... this little poem was texted to Aaron after Day 2.  There were 1.5 more days of training after that.

Christmas wreath bones for the pups!  Cause they're spoiled...

Our sister-in-law lost her grandfather... while looking for a card, I stumbled upon this.  It made the entire Sympathy card section so much less meaningful...

Brent and Jessica came to visit!  See the little Mickey Mouse legs in Aaron's lap?  Emma and him enjoyed some Cars racing games... I think Aaron had the most fun with the game (that's geared to 4 year olds).

We got a Pit Barrel Cooker as a house-warming gift... Brent and Jessica came up to help us break it in!

Here is the final product... it was delicious!

This is photo evidence that Jessica and I were the party animals that night.  Aaron's pose was similar to Brent's... they couldn't keep up!

After the boys went to bed, Jessica and I continued to play board games!  And drink Christmas Ale... 

We are continuing to decorate and make the house our home.  We hid the cables last night!  Small victory... but it looks SO much better!

I shall make an attempt to keep up with this more often.  We have a computer at home now, so I won't have to do it on my work laptop... that should make things easier!  Merry Christmas!