Happy New Year!

Happy New Years, Kids!

Oh boy, am I ever excited for 2010! Already have so many plans, it's enough to make my head spin!

I thought about doing an overview of 2009, but looking back, I've already posted most of the main things that took place in the last year. I didn't post much about the holidays, however. And to be honest, I don't personally have a lot of pictures to be posting! It was either my Dad and Dawn, my Mum and Sid, or Brandons family that took all the photos! I'm sure I'll accumulate some in the near future.

Christmas was amazing this year! Expensive, but amazing. We managed to spend it with both our families (which is harder for me, due to the fact that my parent's are seperated). There was a lot of driving in and out of town (even at 11 pm on Christmas eve!), but it was so incredibly worth it. This was technically Brandons and my second Christmas together...but we had only been together a couple months at the time last year, and he was just starting to meet my family. Actually, Christmas eve was the FIRST time he met my dad's side. So this year is our official first year together, and he deeeeefinitely got to experience Christmas the way my family does it. We. Get. Spoiled. It's actually a little crazy. He was extremely shocked! First, my dad came over, with three black garbage bags in tow...FULL of gifts for Brandon and I. Then my mums house...where again, we had to fill two laundry baskets to get our gifts from the house to the truck. Then my grandfathers, who gave us awesome gift certificates to go crazy on boxing day (which we did...oh boy, did we ever...). My mum's big gifts were a deep freezer and a beautiful dark wook bar cabinet with a wine rack and slots for glasses. Brandon's family got me the new series I've been wanting to read, and some board games! And, well I guess the big one for me was Brandon's gift...

Isn't it amazing? Sneaky little buggar picked it up at the mall with me there right after I tried it on! I honestly had no idea! It's pretty hard to surprise me, but he definitely did it! It's a smoky quarts stone with diamonds and more quarts around the main stone and going down around the band. I actually just got the call yesterday that I can pick it up! All the repairs, resizing, and over all quality check of the ring is finished! It's so different...so pretty!

We had three Christmas dinners at the house...and I made a turkey for all of them! I could be a professional by now! They were actually really good! Everybody said it was the most moist turkey they've had, and that everything else was super tastey! Somebody even called me Martha Stewart! I wanted to kiss them, as that is my secret aspiration in life. I want to be just like Martha!

All-in-all, the holidays were wonderful. Brandon's gone back to work now...and I'm still finding sparkles and pine needles all over the house. It's a daily struggle to get the house completely de-Christmased.

And now for 2010! The trips have already been planned...my courses in order. I'm very excited to see what the new year has in store!

Here's to 2010!

xo Lanners