Christmas time is here....

Well, I suppose since I have a minute, I will talk a little bit about the vacation I have been enjoying.

Jimmy and I got home last Saturday after a fairly long day of travel. We got in just before a big storm hit the east coast. Andrea and Roland were not as lucky....

But we have, in the last few days probably driven to and from Nelson (from Boxborough) 4 or 5 times. It is exhausting, but worth it. The activities have included, a ward Christmas party in Keene, a turkey dinner at the Coopriders, a visit to a museum with Christmas trees decorated as different story themes, skating on Tolmand pond, Joe's wrestling match (pinned the guy in a minute!), Ada's birthday party (Heather, the alphabet soup was delicious...oh and the Lemon cake too!), grinders with the Schillemats, Christmas breakfast with the Coopriders, Christmas dinner with the Schillemats (it was turkey, again....), cutting Jimmy's hair!!!!, visit with great gramma Schillemat, and today another Christmas dinner with the extended Schillemat family (turkey of course!).

It has been busy, but a lot of fun. Our snuggies for Heather and Nathan were well received, and my dad's book "Going Rogue," by Sarah Palin was quite a funny present to open. We enjoy the time with family, and are glad we still have another week. And thank you to everyone for the fantastic gifts. We are very grateful and excited to use them. Especially our new rubber chicken which I am sure will look wonderful on our tree next year!

And that is the story currently. I would also like to announce that I did not get below a B- in my Math Methods class. I calculated what I had to get on the final and it was a 58. Yes, I do things like that. I got a B+ which means I did not fail the class (as a grad student), in fact I did just what I wanted to do! Hooray for feeling like all the hard work paid off! What a fabulous after-Christmas treat!

Here are a few pictures for your enjoyment. Family is so fun!

Not so lovely picture, but it is of the two of us!

Jobo and Caity

Peder, Gretchy, and Geoff on Tolmand pond (a perfect day for skating!)

I'm using the hockey stick to hold me up!

Grrrrr!

Look Grandma Marie! Ada is a chicken!

Joe's winning!

The cutest little princesses you ever will see!

My man Jimmy!

Do you know how hard it is to crawl on ice?! Liam knows :)

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!

Done, done, done, done.......

Well, Jimmy is not quite done, but I don't think he gets quite as stressed as I do.

Today, I finished my last final, Math Methods in Physics. It was rough, but it is DONE! Yes, my friends, that is the most important part. Of course I want a good grade, but right now I am claiming sanity, and forgetting about the whole thing ;) Tonight I will help grade some tests, tomorrow I will clean our apartment and do some shopping, Friday we will leave on to go to good ole' New England.

Doesn't it sound just grand?!

Really good things...

We have had some really great things happen to us, as of late. Let me just give you a quick summary.

Excuse the outline form...it is easier to write!

1. Classes are DONE (finals next week..)
a. No more 601 homework
b. No more speeches
c. No more Ph127 grading until January
d. etc...
2. Gift swap goods
a. Jimmy received a Jelly Belly dispensing bear
b. I got a bag of Lindt chocolates Yum YUM!!!
3. Ward Christmas breakfast
Bacon, eggs, pancakes, hash browns, oranges, and bananas (I went to town on the oranges...)
4. LOADS of snow
"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....."

NUMERO CINCO!!!

JIMMY GOT INTO HIS FIRST LAW SCHOOL!!!!!!!!
Northeastern University, Boston MA
Scholarship for $25000

First glance.....

Congratulations Jimmy!

The letter of Acceptance!

If only I could include a video of Jimmy's dance of glee! Then you would know how excited he really is!

Some picture proof

Merry Christmas!!!!

It's Christmas TIME!!!!

It's the most wonderful time of the year!!! In honor of the time after Thanksgiving I wanted to fill you in on the current changes and modifications to our lives.

We decided well before Thanksgiving that we wouldn't thwart the Thanksgiving spirit by celebrating Christmas prematurely. But once we passed the big Thanksgiving meal, it was indeed Christmas time! Our celebrations have included putting up a mini-tree, wrapping some presents, putting up Christmas lights, drinking the peppermint hot chocolate, Christmas music galore, dancing like elves through our apartment, advent calendar, buying candy canes, making a gingerbread house, and just being plain cheery. It has been a lot of fun.

I will be sure to post a picture very, very soon.