My holidays

I haven't had a moment to rest, and that's likely why I'm now runny, sneezy, and generally miserable. My darling husband had been sick most of the week, and I woke up yesterday morning with sore throat and post nasal drip...fun. Especially since I was in my cousin's wedding yesterday...but I'll get to that.

Wednesday (Christmas Eve): I went into work, and spent half of the short day at FedEx, getting hard copies of a report out the door. At one o'clock I headed home to bake, clean, and finish knitting my grandmother's present. At 6, we headed to Sean's family's Christmas party at his sister's house. Lots of food, family and babies. Four new babies born in the past year...something's in their water. Sean nearly had a coronary when he saw me holding the youngest, he's convinced pregnancy is contagious.

We headed home in time to welcome my grandmother, who stayed with us, then were soon out the door once more for the midnight service at my church. It was beautiful. Our church has a gothic style, and much of the service was dimly lit with candles.

Thursday (Christmas): I cooked and no one died! We had 14 people over, both my and his family. I made a ham, mashed potatoes which were delicious, and my mom brought a green bean casserole. And we have lots left in the fridge, not to mention the desserts! Later on we went to his parents' for their annual Christmas party.

Friday: 8:30 am we were on the road to Rochester, NY. A half hour later than we had hoped, but still good timing. We ran into my best friend, Justine, and her husband, Erik, about halfway down the New York Thruway. We got into Rochester around 2:15, which was good considering we hit a pretty nasty, though brief, snow squall in Syracuse. Our first stop was Best Buy. Sean and I had our eyes on a Nikon D40, and had the money from Christmas to get it. The rest of this post will feature pictures from our new baby.

Saturday: Woke up feeling awful, as before noted, and the weather wasn't fantastic, but the show goes on, and so did we.We got these two kids hitched, though it may have been four months later than expected. The lovely bride is my cousin, Shauna, and the cutting officer is her new husband, Steven.

For December the day was warm, but wet. We processed to the church, and everyone carried umbrellas and we girls all sported boots under our gowns.

The reception was a dessert reception, with pies, cakes, and strawberry shortcakes.


My reaction (behind me you can see my sister's)...unfortunately shortly after this photo I had to make a pit stop in the bathroom to fight off the consequences of post nasal drip and an empty stomach...sorry. This didn't hold back my sister, Catie, though, from helping herself. And though I didn't eat much, if I know my sister's metabolism, every calorie she ate will mysteriously appear on my hips.

Yeah, go ahead and rub it in, Catie.

We spent Saturday evening at Justine and Erik's, then headed out at 10 am this morning. Now I am on the couch, watching the Jets/Dolphins game to see if the Pats will make it to the playoffs.

Merry Christmas everyone, and (I can't believe I'm about to say this) go Jets!