And the New Year has arrived

So, I didn't post Christmas pictures, I may get some from the New Year's Eve party up here one day.

I had a nice 2 week vacation from work, and I must say, I am happy to have a routine again. Not that I wanted to come to work, but I needed structure. All of the decorations are down, my house is back to normal and no parties for a while.

Dave bought me a Wii - it was finally hooked up and it's so much fun!! We took it to Mom and Dad's for both Christmas and New Year's and everyone had a great time playing - Even Mom!!! We must teach her to wear the wrist strap as she likes to throw the romote while bowling....

Oh well, it's time to pack up and go home for the day. I just wanted everyone to know we're still alive and kicking!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

It's been a short but long holiday season so far. I am honestly ready for it to be over. Maybe it's because I am not suffering from the infamous "crud" that everyone else in the family had. I really thought it was going to miss me, and yesterday morning - BAM! I have more Mucinex, psuedafed and Delsym in me than any one person should be allowed. But today is already better - Now I have a runny nose, but this handy little Vick's inhaler is working on that.

I'll be posting pictures of the Patranella Christmas soon, no time today - I am cooking for part of Dave's family. Paula and Todd and Danielle are coming over with their kids. It will be fun. I've got the turkey on (it's my first time to cook one of those) and everything else is ready on my part - Paula is in charge of all potatoes.

I'm going to go rest now.

Have a Blessed Christmas Day.

The President has come and gone, all in a span of 2 hours!

Wow, 3 posts in 3 days. I will need a vacation after this!

Well, the President of the United States was in Aggieland today. Marine 1 flew right over our building. While we didn't have a chance to get good pictures, my coworker's husband had a great view from his office window. He didn't know that they would be landing right outside his office, but it was a great surprise. Here are some pictures he was able to get. He sent a cute note apologizing for the fuzzy pictures - They wre taken through the window as he didn't think it was a good day to try to tgo to the roof!