It Will Not Happen....

So, pathetically I never got around to writing a blog about Christmas or New Years. I have also accepted the fact that I won't. So, quick review of the Holiday season happenings:

Philip and I visited his parents in Texas for the Christmas holiday. We were also blessed to be able to spend time with 7 of his siblings, their spouses, and kids. I just have to say that I most definitely have the cutest nieces and nephews ever! They are all so sweet and so fun! And several have the most beautiful big brown eyes that you will ever see! While in Texas I got to go to the cheesecake factory for the first time ever, and they had some delicious cheesecake! I believe that what we ordered was raspberry lemon cheesecake (?maybe no lemon?) and it was absolutely divine! Yum Yum!!! As far as family activities go, with Philip's family we had a Christmas hoedown, a white elephant gift exchange, and Christmas eve/morning festivities. We also took an evening and went and visited my aunt Joy (my mothers youngest sister) and her family. All of these activities were so fun and we are so incredibly grateful for the wonderful and generous family that we have!

New Years was also enjoyable! It was especially great because we finished moving out of our apartment on the morning of December 31, so we were able to finally relax! The night before we moved out of our apartment, Philip, I, and our good friend Ashley Chamberlin (who's the best!) spent the entire night cleaning. Philip slept 20 minutes that night, while I snuck in an hour of sleep. But it paid off because our landlady said we had the fastest check out ever since everything had been cleaned so well! So for new years we were able to enjoy the last day of the Genetti family reunion (my step-mother Opal's family) in Utah and spend time with family. It was grand!

For the last 3 weeks Philip and I have been staying with my parents. We have been surprisingly busy, but we are finally just about ready to leave for Russia. We are at Philip's sister Susan's for a few days and then we are off to Russia! Make sure to check out phrussia.blogspot.com to read about our experiences there! I will probably not post on this blog again until we return from Russia, so goodbye for now!