We hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the holiday season. D and I are having a wonderful time enjoying these first holidays as a married couple. A little quiet at times, but so relaxing and romantic. We've been takin lots of pictures of not only Turkey day but of getting our house all ready for Christmas, so we thought we would post a few of them. 
We had it all! Turkey, stuffing, green been casserole...and the list goes on. It was delicious...and of course...we had...lots and lots of.......LEFTOVERS. I think we just finished the last of them this week! 
Of course, here's the man of the house carvin' the turkey........
...and doing the dishes. I've trained him so well :) Turkey day sure was fun. I had such a blast cookin'. I even tried out a few different things this year such as French Silk pie. I think D is a fan! Before we move on to the next holiday, we realize we never announced a winner for our famous turkey contest. Of course, we all know that I won...and because of that D says it's my decision. So....I'm going to have to go with my Dad's vote...Gob and Bull...took me a second to get it...but pretty clever! Thanks to all for your contributions. We enjoyed our little Thanksgiving competition. We're working on coming up with one for Christmas.
Speaking of...we were so excited for the Christmas season to get started, that we headed out and cut down a Christmas tree on the Saturday right after Thanksgiving.
We proceeded to decorate the rest of the living room on Sunday. We had such a blast and the house looks great. We also just purchased a nice coffee table and console table to help our living room more...well...lived in :) Check out our decorations. D also put up some lights outside...I'll have to post those pics soon. 
The finishing touch!
And the final product!!!!
We can't forget the nativity scene and advent calendar. I think we'll even stick with the tradition in my family of putting baby Jesus in the manger on Christmas morning.
We thought we would be kids again and sleep under our newly decorated tree that night. I woke up with sore back...definitely not 19 anymore! We had so much fun though! We have gotten all our Christmas music together and we are really enjoying this time together. I love this whole teacher thing...I mean it's like I get Christmas break all over again just like in school (well, sort of...I still have to go to work...I just get a little break from the cadets). As much as I love the job, every once in awhile you need a break. It will be a very nice rest.
We plan to enjoy the beautiful snow-covered mountains here soon. Since D is a novice on the slopes, we're going to take it slow and smart. I think I'll put him in a lesson...a marriage saver! :) Hopefully he loves it as much as I do. We'll let you know how our first trips up the mountain go. Hopefully we'll get a little more snow here soon.
Although we are having such a great time, we really can't wait for all the future holidays we will get to share with family. We sure miss everyone so much, especially during this time of the year. We love you all, and wish you the best this Christmas. Until next time...happy Christmas season. Remember to slow down and remember why we all celebrate this time of the year with such joy. Sometimes its so easy to forget with all the hustle and bustle. But, He is the reason we have so much to celebrate and be thankful for!
With Love,
DTC
