Merry & Bright

I cannot believe that Christmas is just a few days away! This time of the year always flies by fast, but for some reason...this year in particular is flying by!! John and I leave Tuesday afternoon for NY. We go up every year to visit family, and friends. It's a pretty long drive, about 10 hrs, but totally worth it! Both our families live in NY (about 45 minutes apart from each other) and all our friends from growing up and college. Every Christmas, John and I are spread thin between two families, and friends...but we love it! I can't imagine Christmas anywhere else. We'll be driving back on Monday, because John has to report back to work on Tuesday. Things we're looking forward to:

* Stewarts Convience Store
* Spending Christmas with BOTH families in 1 day!
* My best friend Wendy (and getting to talk about wedding stuff!!)
* Seeing old friends
* The annual Curtice Christmas party
* Driving around old familiar roads
* Seeing Evan McDade (finally!!!!)
* Hanging out with my niece and nephew

Wishing you a Christmas season that is MERRY & BRIGHT!

Calling All Superheroes

John as Banana Man, Daniel as Mr. Caffeine, and Matt as a Gorilla

Some of the crew hanging out

Captain Granny Panties...Saving the world one parachutte at a time!

Dance party!

Last night, I threw a birthday party for two friends: Katey and Virginia. The theme was 'Superheroes', and people had to come dressed as a NEW superhero, not one that already existed. It was really funny to see the costumes. Not everyone had a superhero theme, and just used it as an excuse to dress up...which is fine by me! Here are some pictures:

NYC Trip!

We had such a GREAT time in NYC this weekend! We had a busy weekend full of walking and sight-seeing, and the little toe on my right foot is proof!

We arrived on Long Island late Thursday night, and stayed with one of my mom's friends for the weekend. We took the train into Penn Station and watched two shows on Friday. We saw the Christmas Spectacular in the morning at Radio City Music Hall, and Phantom of the Opera at night on Broadway. They were both amazing!! During the day we walked around Central Park, Times Square, F.A.O. Shwarts, and Rockefeller Center. We had a lot of time to kill between the shows. My feet were hurting baaaaaaaaaaad!

On Saturday, my parents and sister drove down and met up in the city for the afternoon! We went to Brooklyn to Little Italy for lunch, and walked around for a little while. John had never been before, so he was a little boy in a candy shop when walking around the meat and cheese market! We caught another show Saturday night: West Side Story! I LOVE that show, and I've always wanted to see it on Broadway!

We slept in a little this morning, and left Long Island around 10am. The drive back was uneventful.

We had an awesome weekend, but are glad to be back home!

Deck the Halls

Some friends came over last night for Thanksgiving Dinner #2, and also helped us decorate the tree. It was great! We are so blessed with awesome friends to laugh with, and share good times! I kind of want to make this an annual thing...where we have friends come over to help decorate the tree.

Thanksgiving Blessings

We had a GREAT Thanksgiving, spent with great friends! It was the first year we hosted it, and went off without a hitch! Danielle and I split up the menu, and each made a decent amount of food. Here are just a few pics from the day

Nerv-cited...

I made up a word...nerv-cited. Feel free to use it anytime (no charge).

This year, John and I are hosting Thanksgiving at our house, and a bunch of friends are coming over. I'm very blessed to have a good friend, Danielle, who is helping make some sides. I have never had a big holiday over my house, so I'm nerv-cited...nervous/excited!

Our Menu-

Turkey
Mashed Potatoes
Squash Bake
Creamed Onions (sound gross, but are a Dorr tradition!)
Glazed carrots
Green Bean Casserole
Stuffing
Corn Casserole
Cranberry Sauce
Blueberry Pie
Pumpkin Pie
Cherry Pie
Apple Crisp