'Tis the season for giving... and getting

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I love buying gifts for everyone...LOVE it! Giving is my absolute favorite. Getting gifts is also fun and I am surrounded by very giving people. My mom and dad go crazy every year and give give give. This year they gave me an awesome bag to carry to work. I am excited to use it! Carson's family gave us tickets to the Miami/Portland game, I have not been to a game in years, it is going to be a ton of fun! Carson spoiled me BIG TIME! He got me a tons of things, one of them being a Silhouette...yes, you heard me right...a SILHOUETTE!! I can't wait to get my paws on it! He just set my computer up and I am ready to get crafting! I am going to see if I can figure it out tomorrow. Hopefully it is not a huge challenge.

My youngest sister bought me an awesome necklace, it is so me and I have the perfect outfit for it! My sister Stephanie completely surprised me. She made me the most beautiful quilt, the first one she has ever made. I feel so special that it was for me. Isn't it beautiful? I love the design on the back as well, the swirl design is one of my favorites.

THANK YOU everyone for all the generous gifts! I LOVE every single one!

xo Kristi

HAPPY 2011!

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Our New Year's Eve celebration was a lot of fun! The last couple of years, we spent the evening together at home watching movies. We really enjoyed those years as well but this year decided to bring in the New Year's with friends and I am really happy we did! The timing of everything was perfect and the night could not have been better.

Carson's good friend Mario and his wife, Christine, came from Salem to spend the evening with us. I love being around them, they are a lot of fun and really easy to be around. It is really nice to have another couple to go on dates with, we don't have many couple friends.

Mario and Christine met at our house for drinks and hors d'oeuvres (I had to look up the correct spelling) and then we took the max (train) to Ruth's Chris Steak House, our reservations were at 9:00. It was only my second time there and dinner was fabulous!

I love how us girls are cheesing away and the guys look completely unprepared

After dinner we went to a nearby bar just in time for a complementary glass of champagne, New Year's toast and midnight kiss.

I am excited to see what 2011 will bring for us. I am lucky to have an amazing man in my life to share many more memories with this year (did I mention that he looked extremely sexy last night! ;) and a loving family that I am so grateful for.

HAPPY 2011!

I hope this year is AMAZING to everyone!

xo Kristi

New Year's Resolution??

It's time to start thinking of New Year's Resolutions. Honestly, I think there are enough stresses in life and that we are already very busy people so why add another thing to our list that we HAVE to get done? Instead, I think it is more fun to make a list of activities we want to do, projects we would like to complete and if we don't get to them, oh-well! However, if we do...it will feel amazing and very accomplished!

Carson and I are planning a trip to D.C. and New York in February. Other than that, I am hoping to travel a little less this year and spend our time and money on at home projects. This is where the list comes in. Over the next year I would like us to do the following (if we feel like it, have time, have the money) and if not, no big deal!

• Make a headboard for our bedroom


• Make a little wall next to the stairs so nobody can fall


• Stair rail


• New kitchen floors


• Sofa table for behind the couch


• Update Carson's grandma's buffet and bring into the house
  

I will make sure to post as/if I accomplish! = )

xo Kristi

2011

Is just around the corner!

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Christmas has come and gone, seriously...that fast. Christmas was very good to me. This year was the beginning of some new traditions that I know I will continue to love. For the first time, I did not spend Christmas Eve with my mom's side of the family. Instead, Carson's family invited me to spend Christmas Eve with them. I am a huge traditions girl so this was a huge change for me but I REALLY enjoyed it! Carson is one of six kids which makes family get togethers a ton of fun because there are a lot of us. Christmas day we went to my parents at 5a.m. (I know, we are nuts) and then came home to open present to each other next to our own Christmas tree. It was perfect. This was my first year really decorating for Christmas and I already can't wait to add to our collection next year! Later in the evening we went back to my families house for dinner. My mom always makes the perfect Christmas dinner and everything was delicious! I got some great gifts that I am excited to share with everyone but I am going to leave that to a future post (I need to take pictures).

New Years Eve we are having dinner with friends and then probably going to get drinks. We haven't done anything for New Years the last couple of years which has also been nice but this year I am getting excited to venture out!

The last couple years have been some of the best and I am hoping 2011 is just the same, if not better!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

xo Kristi

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

I hope everyone had as nice of a Halloween as I have had! Today was relaxing, productive, exciting and FUN!

McKnight was a spider this Halloween. He usually hates clothes but he loved wearing his costume and helping pass out candy. We are thinking Halloween is his favorite holiday! = )

Kloee was a pig. Poor girl has such a little head that we can't ever get costumes or hats to stay on her little head. Oh well, she still was cute and had fun!

My niece, Maci. Cutest hot dog ever, RIGHT?!? Poor girl had such a long day and was so tired so she wasn't a very happy camper. I am happy we got to see her in her costume anyway. Because she us usually such a happy girl, I am posting a picture of her big smile below. This picture was taken at the pumpkin patch last week.

What a fantastic day! Now time to relax and prepare for my interview tomorrow!

* I linked up to Love Stitched

xo Kristi