It was a little stressful trying to squeeze in time with both families on Christmas Eve, but we did it! It was a lot of fun and it was so nice to be going to visit our families together. It was also wonderful to wake up and celebrate Christmas morning together.
I'm not gonna post pics of Dave and me from Christmas morning since we were in PJs and weren't ready for the day yet, but here's a pic of our first Christmas husband and wife cards. It was so exciting to finally be able to get those!
After we exchanged gifts with each other (and with Lillie and Cookie), we went to do presents and dinner with my family. As usual, it was fun and dinner was delicious. Then we went and did presents and dinner with Dave's family, too. We had fun there, too, and enjoyed dinner. =)
This is the picture we put in our Christmas cards that we sent. We had Lillie in it, so of course we had to include Cookie, too. =) A lot of people didn't realize it was our guinea pig and they've been asking us about her...some people thought she was a dog toy or a mitten!We had a quiet New Year's Eve; that's how we've always been even before we were married. We went to Dave's parents' house for a little while, and then we went to my parents' house. We watched the 3 Stooges marathon, had Chinese food, watched the ball drop in Times Square, and then played Apples to Apples with Ben and Julia.
Now that 2010 is here, I'm hoping to keep up with my blogging a little more. I enjoy doing it, and it's nice to be able to share stuff with my family, friends, and fellow members on The Nest.
Also for this year, it's our goal to make this a year of preparation. Preparing ourselves as in getting ready for what the next couple of years hold. We're planning to get a house next year, first of all. We actually may be doing it this year. We already qualify for a First Time Home Buyer's Loan, so we know we can get that. It's just a matter of seeing what we really can afford right now. If we don't do it within the next few months, we'll be doing it in 2011. Either way, we need to be saving money. Another thing is that, depending on when I get my Master's Degree (hoping by summer of 2012), we'd like to start having kids either at the end of 2011 or beginning of 2012. As of right now, we're totally not ready to have a baby (we're enjoying married life way too much. Neither one of us is ready to give up the freedom and independence we have to just be together, go out whenever we feel like, and just enjoy life as a married couple.). We definitely want kids in the future, but we're very content with having none right now or anytime in the near future. Of course, God is in control, and if He wants us to have one now, we'll be happy with that, too. With that being said, we both have made a resolution to start taking better care of ourselves....going to bed at a decent time, eating better, exercising regularly, etc. Our plan for a baby isn't for quite a while, but we want to be healthy and ready for when it's time. =)
I think that about sums everything up. Like I said, I'm hoping to stay up-to-date on my blogging. Hopefully that'll also keep me more accountable with my taking better care of myself, too! Happy 2010!
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