it's the most wonderful time of the year

the holidays seriously were the most wonderful time of the year this past year! having this little babe growing away in me just makes it all so much more wonderful. i can't explain it but it is just the best feeling. i have the best gift i could ever ask for right here... kinda sucked i couldn't open it Christmas morning though :)

lucky us we had lots of Christmas celebrations with all the family and we didn't have to miss out on any of them! with both of our families right here in san diego it works out better than expected for Christmas. everyone does a different night so we aren't forced to choose one or the other. love that! we thoroughly enjoyed all the family, food, white elephant games, gift exchanges, and thinking about how great it will all be next year when we have our little girl to experience it all for the first time!

our first married new year's eve together (brian wasn't working for the first time since we've been married) went as follows...

woke up together from a late afternoon, or should i say evening, nap,

stayed in our pj's to grab some wendy's,

ate our wendy's watching comedy,

snuggled and watched a movie,

and ended the night together in bed listening to the all the fireworks and honking just outside our window.

it was really was the perfect night. we really enjoyed our time together and had so much fun. truth is, at first i was kinda sad we weren't doing anything "exciting" for the night but it turned out to be just right. besides... what's better than a sleepover with your best friend while spending the night laughing and cuddling!