Hello 2011!

Well, it would seem as though we haven't blogged since December 6th...whoopsies! Although we're well past the New Year's Resolutions period, maybe we'll make it one of ours to be better bloggers. But like any good resolution, we'll see how long that lasts. :)

We have been very, very busy the past month and have hardly had any time at home (hence the scarcity of blogs). In mid-December, Shaun took off to Mt. Baker for his annual guys' trip and I was off to Leavenworth with six of my besties for our second annual 'Sistah Summit.' We found an amazing log cabin a few miles out of Leavenworth that is likely to be our set destination for every girls' trip from here on out.

Next, Shaun, Lanie & I road-tripped home to Montana for a white Christmas! We had so much fun getting to and from Great Falls and enjoyed our time with my family very much. Shaun and Lanie got to see where I grew-up and also got to take a tour of my dad's farm in Big Sandy. It was freezing, but so wonderful being home. We did miss the Kehrberg family Christmas though....it was much more quiet then we are used to without four dogs and two kids under the age of 5 running around. Not to mention it was Shaun's very first Christmas away from home. :)

We made it back from Montana just in time to get a few days of work in before taking off to Whidbey Island to ring in 2011 with amazing friends! We rented a great house right on the beach and spent most of the weekend in sweat pants, one of our favorite past-times. After returning home, we were off to Tacoma to meet our dear friends, Sheryl & Nate's, new bundles of joy. Reese & Rory (a.k.a. the Brown twins) were born on December 20th and are the most amazing little gifts ever.

We were then lucky enough to have my siiiiiiister in Seattle for a visit the first weekend of 2011! Jaymee had a work trip so decided to make a weekend out of it. We had so much fun shopping and doing siiiiister stuff, which included finally purchasing my wedding dress! And to top it off, when it was time to pay for half of my dress so they could put in the order, Jaymee sneaked her credit card to the owner of Belltown Bride before I knew what was going on. It was the most surprising, generous and meaningful wedding gift ever from my MOH. I'm so lucky and can't wait to wear the dress on August 27th!

Finally, we took this past three day weekend to send off one of our favorite couples (and one of my besties of all-time) on their new adventure in Pittsburgh. Sara & Mike are off to the Steel City to take advantage of a job offer that Mike couldn't turn down...although he promised to have her back to us in two years! It has only been three days and I already miss my L.P. so much. Shaun & I are looking forward to visiting them in their new home when the Hawks play the Steelers in Pittsburgh during the 2011 football season. And luckily I'll get to see Sara numerous times this year for all of the activities surrounding our weddings!

Here are some pictures from our above adventures. Enjoy!