We started out our Christmas season by renewing our Disney passes (hollaaaa!) and letting Mickey put us in the holiday spirit!
We spent a lot of time in Nashville this year as we had 2 Christmas weddings (see photoblog), but we squeezed in one rocking Christmas party at the Carsons' house before we left. It was so fun to be together and celebrate with friends!
Allie, me, Jaime and Cole, Court, Jenny:
The SO cute ornament cupcakes that Alanna made!
Once we got to Nashville, there was lots to celebrate, starting with Daniel's college graduation from Belmont! His girlfriend Lindsey was in town from California so that was fun that we all got to hang out together!
Family Celebration Dinner at Buca di Beppo:
Graduation night! Yay!
Family breakfast at Monell's ~ yum! We were up to a grand total of 14 that morning!
Ok, this entry is getting long already so I'm going to save the pics of Christmas morning (aka pictures of Sydney) for a later entry and just wrap up with a couple of fun post-Christmas things.
First, it's always WONDERFUL to see girlfriends from college! I think we're developing an annual tradition of breakfast at Bruegger's. Luckily ALL of these girls now have blogs so I get to keep up with them a little more through the year! Lauren, Rachel, Missy (the bride-to-be!), Katie, and yours truly.
Also, while I was in town, I got to see my friend Jinni's son Sam get baptized ~ what a treat! I can't believe he's almost 1!!
Our last holiday season treat was that Ryan and Brittany were still home for the holidays in California once we got back. It was wonderful to get to be in the same city with them for a whole week! I have a feeling we'll be bumping into the 3 of them (yes! I said 3!!) again before too long, though. More details to come!
Attempting to make potstickers:
Ryan is going to be a great dad!
We finally went to Cook's Corner for lunch ~ something that we've been trying to do since I moved to OC!
Whew! It's been a crazy few weeks but really fun! I love the holidays!
Caroline update: If you're looking for info about niece-to-be Caroline, check back tomorrow! Anne is scheduled to be induced in the morning!
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