Ok. I know it's been way too long since I've last posted. So I am going to apologize for 1) the month it's been since the last post and 2) the length of this post! There has been so much that has happened since I've last written.
CHRISTMAS:
We spent Christmas with my parents last year, so we decided to spend Christmas with Stu's family this year. The employer was very nice and gave me lots of time off - so I had a full five days off without having to take any vacation. Bonus! We headed to Tulsa Wednesday afternoon. Game night was in order immediately. Thursday, my mother in law and I went shopping. This was fabulous because I needed to get a few last minute things for Stu. We had a great time, followed by "Christmas Dinner" that night. It was delicious! On Friday (Christmas Eve) morning, we had Christmas in Tulsa. Stu's brother Spencer was so excited that I'm pretty sure he didn't sleep at all. More apologies by the way, because I don't have any pictures from Tulsa Christmas, but just know we all did well. I got some adorable maternity clothes - I'm actually wearing one of those outfits right now. Stu also got some great stuff, and it was so awesome to give MIL (Mother in Law) her gift. I think she liked it quite a bit! :)
After our wonderful morning, me, Stu, his brothers Spencer and Stephen loaded up the car and headed to Oklahoma City to Stu's dad's house. We enjoyed each others company, snacked on appetizers and watched Salt in the awesome movie room. I bought Elle, Shelbie and I matching pajamas that we all slept in. I may have started a fun Christmas tradition. Next year, Jack will need matching pj's with his daddy. Let's see if Stu goes for that idea. ;) Christmas morning we woke up to delicious food and opened presents. Stu and I got an AWESOME camera!! And now come the pictures:
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| Opening Gifts |
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| Stephen's New Shoes |
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| Shelbie and Hunter |
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| My Husband - nice hair, huh? |
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| I love Spencer - he gets so excited about everything. He makes everything a little more fun. |
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| The damage |
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Part of Hunter's Christmas gift was tickets to the OKC Thunder Basketball game on Christmas night. Stu's Dad had bought great tickets for the whole family. We ate our Christmas dinner early with the intention of getting to the game in plenty of time. We left the house at 4:45ish, the game we were sure started at 6:00. By the time we got into Bricktown in OKC, we realized the game actually started at 7:00. Whoops! No biggie though, there were a few places open, and since it was freezing, we gladly walked into a Brewery. (I don't remember the name, but it was a fun place). Shuffleboard, beers/sodas, and ESPN SportsCenter. It was a wonderful way to kill an hour before heading over to the game. Once we arrived, we all found out that our tickets didn't scan. All eight of us were escorted over to the Resolution Counter. It turns out that we bought the tickets from Stub Hub, who didn't clear it with the season ticket holder or they didn't clear it with the Thunder....I'm not really sure exactly what the issue was BUT long story short. We didn't get in. It turns out the Resolution Counter did not resolve anything. We made light of the situation, and drove around Nichols Hills to view Christmas Lights and followed the evening up with The A-Team. (Thunder won the game if you were interested).
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| Spence won this game |
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| Shelbie and I |
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| Ron and Elle |
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| Hanging out at the Resolution Counter |
NEW YEAR'S:
We had a great time in Oklahoma, and we can't wait to see everyone again soon, but it was still nice to get home. Just in time for New Year's. Stu's good friends Jordan and Brian came into town to celebrate 2011 with us. Since I am pregnant, and I find it completely inappropriate to be in a bar, we found a party where we could ring in the New Year. Before we got to the party, we went to Canopy for dinner. It is owned by the same people of one of our favorite restaurants Shade, so we thought it had to be delicious. We were right - it was so good! After the midnight came, I was exhausted so I left the boys and headed home. I think they had a great night.
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| Happy New Year's! |
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| The boys - I'm pretty sure they hated this. Especially Johnny. |
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LAURA'S BIRTHDAY:
My best friend Laura's birthday was on January 16. She was not pleased about this birthday, but we had to celebrate a little bit. Nothing like bringing in your late twenties Mexican Fiesta style. Dinner at Lupe Tortilla - yum! I made a few decorations, and I'm pretty sure the waiters were expecting a child. They were a little surprised when I told them that the birthday girl was 27.
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| Homemade Decorations :) |
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| The Birthday Girl |
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| Birthday Flan |
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| This may be the worst picture ever, but it's the best one of us from the night |
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OTHER NEWS:
Jack has really been moving a lot. Our last doctor visit was great, everything is going smooth. He's already measuring big, which wasn't much of a surprise. All of the Foster and McGuire boys have been over 9 pounds. He's well on his way! Lord, please help me!!
Stu and I have been discussing our nursery. Since it's almost the end of January, it's really time to start working on it. Our baby boy will be here in a little over three months! We've chosen a nautical theme. I will keep y'all updated on the progress of the nursery. I'm so excited to watch it come together.
I hosted a Willow House party last night. I had a great turnout, and we had a wonderful time. Pizza, wine and shopping - who doesn't love that? In case you aren't familiar with Willow House, they are the old Southern Living Home. They sell beautiful home goods. My friend Angie is a Sales Rep, so it was so fun to host. Here's my sales pitch: If you host a party, you automatically receive one product at 70% off. I happened to host on double hostess month. This means I get 40% (20% regularly) off the total amount of my party in FREE product. Luckily for me, my party totaled over $1,300 which means I got over $520 in FREE product. That's right. FREE product. I went in with my Wish List of over $770. For about $100, I am purchasing everything on my wish list!! I may post once my goodies get here to show them all off. Yes. I'm that excited.
Everything is going so well. Sometimes I am just so overwhelmed with the happiness of my life. Wonderful husband, baby boy on the way, and amazing family and friends. I am truly so blessed and I love sharing it with all of you!
