Here are some of the Christmas decorations that I made/got this year! Grant and I went to Ohio for Christmas this year, and were planning on spending my one day off in Austin just hanging out. This would have been our first time as a couple spending a holiday without family. But alas, life doesn’t happen as you always plan it.
Grant and I said we weren’t a huge fan of the chairs,but they are chairs. The chairs natural coloring goes well with the green on the glass, but “we” as in I decided that a different color was needed. I bought framed art from Ikea as well, and so we decided to match that.
So my company has cut some of our hours until business picks up which means that I have had a little bit more time at home. Yesterday, I got almost a half day off, so I had a few errands to run. There was a framed art piece at Ikea that I wanted, and wanted to make sure that it wouldn’t be discontinued.This is Ikea’s habit with us. We drool over something, and as soon as we can afford, have room for it, or need it, it is gone. We search craigslist,and most of the time we can’t find it. A great example is the Arild couch that we want.
This year Tanya & Wilson, Daniel & Sarina, and Grant & I all bought DSLR cameras without knowing the other ones were getting some! So this isn’t any type of competition, but I know Grant and I are totally stoked about the fact that we will keep having more and more amazing pictures of family and friends! The Robertsons and the Grashams both have Sony Cameras, and the Warfields got a Nikon! All of the cameras have different pros and cons as it is with all cameras, but Grant and I have been trying to play with as many features as possible since we are total noobs, but we will learn eventually!
So it’s 2011, Grant and I have decided to give our blog a face lift. New Year… New LOOK!!!! WOOT!
This year, is our “off” year as my parents refer to it meaning that all of their children are at their in-law’s houses. So, off to Ohio we went. Grant and I found out that our brother in law Bryan wasn’t getting time around Christmas off. His family has so many people to plan around and so we all decided we would have it early this year. Also, the flights are 50% cheaper if you fly before the 15th of December. We got a great deal on tickets, and Bryan and Amanda covered some of the tickets as our Christmas gift from them.