Unpacking

May I give you some friendly advice? Do not move right before Christmas!!! What a crazy time we are having. I don't think I've ever been so thankful to get a 2 week break. I am loving my relaxing garden tub baths, though, and I sure am happy to wake up in this beautiful house every morning. And we are about to make it even more beautiful. Monday our landscapers are coming out to lay sod in our back yard. Our poor little muddy dogs will be so happy. What a perfect home we have!

Unofficial Christmas pictures

Christmas Tree Night 2009 was a little bit low key. Of course, sweet Jamie came with us, because she always helps us pick our Christmas tree. Since we got one so late, there wasn't much of a selection in the budget-friendly section. So we just got a tiny fiber-optic one! It's so tacky! It can be Alice's Christmas tree for her room next year. But this year we displayed it proudly in our front window for all our brand new neighbors to see.

Owlice's Bathroom

I love, love, LOVE this shower curtain that we got for Alice's bathroom! I have been dreaming about it for months. Thanks to a very sweet student who gave me a Target gift card, I was finally able to get it! As you can see, Alice loves it just as much. Can't wait to paint the bathroom a pretty color to match.

Abbey and Matt just flew in to Austin today. Thank goodness they escaped the northeast right before the big snowstorm hit. (I think, we haven't heard their story yet.) We can't wait to see them-I have some mints waiting on their pillows!