hey! i hope everyone had a great new years. its crazy to think that its no longer 2008! this year went by so quickly and im still in shock about it. so many things will be happening in 2009 for us (moving back to the states, possibly buying a home, maybe adding to our family) and its a little overwhelming! along with the mental list of all the new things i have to do differently this year to be successful, organized and happy.
we had a great night and actually left our house this year! since we have lived here in germany, we havent done anything for new years as we're lazy and havent bothered trying to get a sitter for brynn. plus, we arent night owls like we once were (we're getting old...and cant see too well in the dark) so staying up late isnt too fun.
we were invited to the pratt's house for a bunko new years along with 7 other couples from the ward. i had never played the game, but have heard from several people that its fun and easy to play so i was excited to try it out. it was so fun! it was nice to get to know a few people from the ward that i dont normally talk to (as im downstairs in primary and tend to talk to people that serve down there with me) as the game forces you to constantly switch partners. in the beginning, i SUCKED but eventually started kicking butt and actually tied for first with danielle b! that seriously surprised me as i NEVER win at games. but it is true, i have magic fingers. hahaha!
after, we had a white elephant gift exchange and came out with some good loot. i found some hideous ceramic garden gnomes and a bird feeder with tons of bird food at this cheapy euro store in bitburg last week so we brought those for our gifts. steve ended up getting casino royale and some sneaker odor balls (thanks nielsens! his nasty PT shoes smell like butt so those will definately go to good use) and i got an awesome nightlight lamp as shown below. its a good thing i had watched "a christmas story" last week as i wouldnt have understood the gift. there was also a shirt going around with the one legged lamp on it that i had my eye on but some PUNK, who shall remain anonymous, stole it from me! hahaha! its all good. im over it as i came out with the night light. we cant use it at our place as its 220v here, but its definately going up in alaska baby!
shelly and i went to REWE earlier in the week and grabbed some fireworks for steve. he loves playing with fire and misses hitting the indian reservations with me in washington so he made sure i picked some up for him for the new year. a few other guys brought some fireworks too to the party so we had a pretty good amount. it was crazy to see how many people were out at midnight going crazy with the fireworks! the pratts village was filled with fireworks in the sky along with tons of smoke. it was fun (aside from the part where steve accidentally shot a bottle rocket at a house) to feel the excitement and hang out with friends. i didnt stay outside the whole time as i felt like i should go back in their house and check on brynn (she was upstairs sleeping in one of their rooms) as it was really loud outside. my intuition was right, she was confused and upset so i took her out of the playpen and brought her outside with me. she wasnt too thrilled to see the fireworks, so we stayed inside and played with baby emma (aka her obsession). i also made her put this hat and allow me to snap some pictures. please ignore the ratty hair and eye boogers, she had just woken up.
it was a fun night and we were happy to have been invited! great way to start a new year.
luckily brynn slept until 9:30 this morning so we were able to get some sleep. did i mention i think shes hibernating?! seriously! these past two weeks she has been eating like crazy and sleeping 12-14 hours a night! not that im complaining about the last part...but im a little concerned. i hope shes hitting some growth spurt or preparing for the coldness in alaska that we will face this march. other then that, i have no idea why shes become the little hibernating bear. but it is nice to wake up before her, shower, clean up a bit, and get things ready for the day without grabby little hands everywhere!
2 comments:
You two look way cute in that pic, sound like you had fun!
It was such a fun night. Haha I didn't know Steve shot the house. That was seriously sooooo funny...once we knew there was no crazy german coming out to get us! Emma did not sleep until we got home and then still got up at 8:30! Can you believe that? I wish she's start hibernating!
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