New Stuff

For Christmas, Alex and I got another nightstand for our bedroom from Santa Claus! Mommy wanted to see it in the little room so we took some pictures! It has been very nice having nightstands for both of us! We also finally got some wedding pictures into the "shrine". For some weird reason though, the wall behind the pictures looks even whiter and like it needs to be painted then it did before the pictures were in.

Finally up on the wall!


We don't have a lamp for the second nightstand yet, but maybe later!

Alex's Trip Home

When Alex and I went back to North Carolina a couple weeks ago, Alex had to take the car in to the dealership for some work. It turns out they needed to keep the car for a week in order to allow time for an ordered part to arrive. So Alex had to drive back to NC the following weekend to pick up the car. This ended up being lucky because Emily was in town (for the first time since she moved to Minnesota!) I wish I could have gone with Alex because it sounds like he had a blast!

Outside of Kashin

Banana Pudding

I decided to make banana pudding this weekend and use our pretty little bowl from Amy and Kevin! It was a very yummy treat!! Somebody has eaten half of the bowl in just twenty-four hours and because Alex is in North Carolina I cannot blame him...

Shilpa's Baby Shower

This past weekend was a three day weekend, in honor of Martin Luther King Junior Day, so we were able to make it home for Shilpa's Baby Shower! All of the southern aunts came and Bay and Pat flew in too!! We are all very excited to meet the new little addition to our wonderful family, even if Matt and Shilpa refuse to tell us her name :)

Moo can pick a good present when she sees one :)


Some of the presents


Baby chocolate bars




Diaper cake!


Baby clothes line


So cute!


The yummy cake (a play on Shilpa's nut allergy!)


Such gooooood food!


Carolina girls... best in the world!

Drexel Ball 2010

We went to the Drexel Ball last night and had a blast! We rode the bus over to the Crystal Tea Room in downtown Philly and had free food,drink, and music all night!

Alex and Kia with the cocktail napkins!

Girls picture! And don't worry, I didn't wear those shoes to the ball, only to the car!


Group shot before we left.


Gold coins








Alex and Mike's paisley ties


And this is why I wore those shoes :)

Minnesota Christmas

For the second half of our Christmas vacation we went to Minnesota sans the whiny cat. We got to see the store where Emily works and the hospital where Frank works. Both were covered with tons of snow :) Em and Frank were nice enough to make Alex and I an "imagination room" by stringing curtains to section off part of the study. We had an air mattress, tons of covers, and a dog who liked to steal the covers! We rode roller coasters in the Mall of America, went tubing on a giant hill, and ate at lots of yummy restaurants. It was very nice to see all of the Scheers/Schneiders! Hopefully we will see them again soon in a place where the wind chill is not -30 degrees!

All of the snow outside of Em and Frank's place! The road was frozen over with ice!!




When we got there we were surprised with a new camera for Alex and a Flip Video Camera for me :)


McNally slept at the end of our air mattress one night and kept stealing the covers!


Frank at the neat bar/restaurant near their house.


Cheers


Opening Christmas presents!


We got a completely white puzzle for Frank and some PJ matching slippers for Emily.


New PJs


The Wii!


Breakfast before tubing!




Being pulled up the mountain.


Emily


Alex and his Dad went cross country skiing.




Alex and I both did a lot of fun reading this vacation to make up for all of the textbooks we are normally forced to read!

Christmas Cards

Thank you for all of the wonderful Christmas cards!! We really enjoyed reading them :)

Christmas Festivities

This Christmas was our first as a married couple! We spent the first six days of our Christmas break with my parents in North Carolina and then flew to Minnesota to spend the next six days with Alex's family. We had tons of fun in both states! The Shupes were staying at my parent's house and made the few days before Christmas very exciting and fun (even with the flooding incident). We had the annual Christmas Eve party at our house minus a few very missed guests. Santa came and brought us lots of exciting things. It was a very nice Christmas!!

The pretty tree!


Christmas decorations




Christmas Kitten


We got to meet our new cousin Caleb!


Christmas Eve Party




Some of the cousins


Opening Secret Santa presents


Ryan and his new slippers!


The "Last Gift" game board


Playing for the money






After the party waiting for Santa!


1st Christmas morning!


Presents from Santa for me and Alex!


Santa presents for Moo! Thank you Michele and Dave!!


Moo loves jumping in the boxes.


New PJs!


Moo is happy.


Moo is sleepy.


Moo is mad!


Neat Christmas pork that dad made for dinner!


Tired out from all the Christmas fun!