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So here are a ton of pictures of the holidays this year:

Our adventures in peppermint hot chocolate making. Finished off with a comfy couch and The Santa Clause, of course.

My delicious dinner. Crispy cheddar chicken washed down with a Great Lakes Christmas Ale and reindeer feed for dessert. It was heavenly. 

My mom has the best ornaments. I especially love her old Campbell's Soup ones. My great grandmother had a bunch as well. 

We celebrated my sister's 19th birthday with a delicious Giant Eagle cake. I can't believe how old we're all getting.

Dan and I did a really fun photo shoot in front of the Christmas tree... and under it, too.  Thanks to my handy dandy gorilla pod. 

Besides an awesome summer trip to Niagara Falls, Dan also got these hand-stitched Han Solo and Princess Leia things that I made. After hours upon hours and sore thumbs, they came out pretty great. He kept Han, I kept Leia. 

Here We Are...

....as in olden days, happy golden days of yore... 

Just kidding... Christmas is over.

So here we are, I am OFFICIALLY a college graduate. OFFICIALLY. No more school! 
(Until I work up the motivation, time, and money to go to grad school, of course.) 
I am also OFFICIALLY a 9-5 working woman. 

Let me tell you, it is weird. The thought of not doing homework or studying after work feels so good. Although getting up every day at 7:00a.m. isn't too fun. I feel very blessed to have a great HR job that will give me some great experience when it comes to finding a job in Raleigh. 


Christmas was great. I got to watch all my favorite movies (Grinch, Christmas Vacation, and The Santa Clause), eat all my favorite foods, and be around all my favorite people. And finally Dan and I were able to coordinate our schedules so he could come to the Christmas party at my grandparent's house. We play a crapload of games, we all sneak shots of drink blackberry brandy, and have such a fun time. 
This year all of our games were from the show Minute to Win It. 

Christmas Kissing Balls Game

My mom and I organized all of that and everyone seemed to really enjoy it! Pictures to come - I'll have to use my new card reader courtesy of Danta Clause. ;)


I'm sure you have all been dying of suspense about what Dan's big Christmas/Anniversary gift was... 

DRUM-ROLL.... DDDDRRRRDRRRRRDRRRRR!

We are going to Niagara Falls, Canada for a whole weekend in May. Whoop whoop! 

We're going on Maid of the Mist - it looks so gorgeous and fun. 

Most importantly, Jim and Pam got married on it! Who cares if they are fictional characters, I love them.

On Saturday night, we will be going on a walking ghost tour. It got the 2nd best ratings on tripadvisor so it's gotta be good, right?

I'm officially the best girlfriend ever. 

I hope you all had a fun and family filled Christmas.