Merry Christmas- 2014

Merry Christmas! Since Richard and I were gone the entire Christmas break last year, we really enjoyed our "first" Christmas at our home. Besides spending the holiday at home with our families, we also celebrated my sister's engagement to her longtime boyfriend, Chaz! It was such a fun holiday memory- now on to helping with the planning.

Chaz took Caroline to a restaurant called Aria, which is located of East Paces Ferry. He planned it all on his own and proposed in the private wine cellar that is connected to the restaurant. She honestly had no idea. After he proposed, he drove them back to his parents house where both families and many close friends came together to continue the surprise. It was a beautiful evening!!!!

{Christmas at my parents house}

{Dinner with the couples at JCT}

 

{The many faces of Addie- we spent many hours together during our wet break} 

{One of my favorite parts of Christmas is receiving our friend's Christmas Cards}

{Our 2014 Christmas Card}

The beginning of a very special time in their lives

 {They're ENGAGED!!!!}

 

New Year's 2014 dinner with great friends/ FAMILY!

  

 

THANKFUL

Thanksgiving 2014 was held at our house this year with 13 of our closest friends & family members.  As always, holidays can get pretty hectic, but I was lucky enough to have Ashley come over Wednesday and helped me prep all the food; however, I never can anticipate how long it will actually take until you're up until 1:00 a.m baking your last pie(s). Since I only have one oven- feeding 13 people without any help would have been a nightmare,but my mother-in-law bought the two turkeys from Copeland (they were deep-fried & super delicious), my mom brought the ham from Honey Baked Ham, and I made all the sides and desserts. I was thrilled that we were all able to come together and enjoy a delicious meal.