Happy Holidays

This is my favorite time of year. The kid in me is still very much there when it comes to Christmas. I literally feel giddy when I think about it. I love the music, the shopping, the time with family and friends. I think if I ever took a part time job it would be wrapping gifts at a department store-I just love the whole process of this holiday.

I also enjoy this time of year, because it is a time of reflection. I look back at all the amazing memories from the year and this year I feel especially lucky. Chris and I both got into Graduate School, Chris got his CPA, we traveled a lot, we got a puppy, we watched some of our best friends get married and engaged and we watched our family grow with the birth of Samantha Marie Kenyon. It's been a beautiful year!

Christmas plans this year, once again, promise to be busy. We have multiple friends with whom we get together to exchange gifts, then we're heading to New Hampshire to see our Barkhouse Granparents and spend most of Christmas Eve with them, then driving back to CT to see the Nagle family for Christmas Eve as well, then home to celebrate Christmas day with Mom and Dad. The one thing I always remind myself is to find some down time to really enjoy the true meaning of the holiday and to not let all the chaos overwhelm the joy. I hope you all remember to do that.

As we mentioned, this year we got our first puppy, who just turned one year old on December 3rd. His picture is below with his first Christmas tree. Also, we just returned from Paris and below you'll see a few pictures from our trip.

Happy Holidays!!!