Merry Christmas!

It has been a busy past couple of days! Lots of shopping, wrapping, eating, and napping! We had such a wonderful Christmas with the Bressler and Klason families each!

Christmas Eve was with the Bressler side in which we had an ugly Tie (for the men) and ugly Broach (for the women) contest! Here is a picture of some of the winners:

Lots of food and family made for a great Christmas Eve before we depart for Italy!

Today on Christmas we had the Klason side over to the house for lunch and to have a belated celebration for my grandparents 65th Wedding Anniversary! My cousin even recreated their wedding cake and made a trivia game for the family to play.

Learned a lot about my grandparents and how they met/married. After the traditional chocolate chip pie made by grandma we are now all relaxing and digesting for the evening.

Still one more week here in MN and i can only hope for some snow before we  head to Indiana for more family time with the Osborns and Shivelys. Hope everyone had a fun, safe, and delicious holiday weekend!

Snow and some good news!

Well we finally got to see some snow here in this cold Minnesota weather! It was only a flurry but I was happy to see it. It just doesn't feel like Christmas without some of that white stuff. Also thanks to my Louisiana secretary Amy (thanks so much girl!), I found out that I received my CDA Credential... Now just to hear about grad school! Back to snuggling with my boys!

Im Dreaming of a White.....Brown Christmas?

Well we made it to Minnesota and so happy to be here. On Wednesday December14th, After the 6 hour some drive to Georgia I was a proud wife to watch Kyle graduate from school on Thursday!

After a couple nights of rest and a visit with some friends from Fort Polk, we got back on the road and continued our 12 hour journey to Indiana. After a couple of detours, luckily no car trouble, and a stop for dinner, we made it to Indiana at about 1:30AM on Saturday.

Kyle was happy to visit with Friends and his Dad's family for a couple of days before heading to Minnesota for the next two weeks.

And for those who were excited as I was I received a very very excited welcome from my four legged, furry friend, Tucker! He certainly remembered us after a month of not seeing Kyle and three weeks without me! I know he was well taken care of by 'Grandma and Grandpa' (A Million Thanks Ma and Pa) but I was thrilled to be reunited with him again!

Now here we are present day and getting settled into our temporary home for two weeks. We have some plans to meet up with old friends and just spend some quality time with my Family! The only thing we need now is some snow for Christmas and so we can enjoy those new snowmobiles that are still parked away in the garage!

A little behind

Well this is a low point in my blog vecause I haven't done much but job applications and checking the housing website in Italy for new posts! Not too exciting stuff. Yesterday was a highlight though. My sister, myself, and our friend went to Orlando to Universal Studios Islands of Adventure! It was AWESOME!! Mainly because I finally got to go to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter!! Yes I know I'm a dork but a very happy dork! Here are a few pictures from our grand time we had... Or at least I did!

Betty Crocker

In the last couple of days and all day today I have been your everyday Betty Crocker. To sum things up of what I will accomplish by the end of today.. 3 different kinds of cookies, 3 cheesecakes, and two kinds of cupcakes.... Ali Klason this Christmas party better have regular food otherwise everyone is gonna be on a sugar high! Lol... Back to the kitchen to finish!

Nurse Maggie

Here is my patient for the day! Quincy lost his manhood today so I am enlisted to care for him.

Christmas spirit

Watching "A Charlie Brown Christmas" after a day of shopping...

Here is the damage.

Lazy Sunday

Today is going to be a lazy one.. But happy to receive some pictures of my furry sidekick enjoying the snow! Makes my day to see that he is enjoying his time at 'the spa' (aka my parents house)

Keeping busy and Counting Down

Well here I am again just trying to keep busy waiting for Kyle's graduation and for our little family to be reunited again. You think I would be used to it by now except usually I have my furry sidekick... Roo is adjusting well so my parents say and I know he is probably just spoiled! He even got to meet another furry family member Meiko, my Aunt and Uncles Dog on his first night. I guess Meiko was a little scared of Tucker and didnt want to play but Tucker sure did try!
Today while my sister works I will go do a little retail therapy and christmas shopping. Maybe some more walks with Quincy and a bike ride or two....and just for those of you counting with me 11 more days til I head back to Georgia to see Kyle!
Off to the stores!