Merry Christmas!

We had a wonderful Christmas with both our families. I promise to post pics in a day or so.

On another note.. does anyone know how to get this crazy song off of my blog??? I didn't put it on there and have no clue how to get it off. HELP! :)

How many people does it take to change a light bulb?

New one!

Joe, Craig, and Drew changed our light fixture this morning! They have attempted 3 other times with no luck. We have a two story foyer so it was quite difficult to find a ladder that would reach! I am so excited to have the space ship gone!!!

Old one!

Drew was a nervous wreck!
Now he is really freaking out!

Our Christmas Party

We had a Christmas Party last night. Drew's clients, our friends, old neighbors, and new neighbors all came to see our place and enjoy a cocktail party. We had a great turnout!

A Very Berry Christmas Bash!

Every year my dad's side of the family gets together for our annual Berry Chinese Christmas Bash. This year it was in Houston at my Uncle David and Aunt Toni's house. My uncle is quite the carnivore and griller so we had a HUGE feast... ribs, TX brisket, ham, chicken wrapped in bacon, shrimp and jalapenos, etc. etc.

Here are some pictures from our wild and crazy party!

The Man's Room- Grill House
Cousin Bridget, Dave Patterson, and my Aunt Margaret
My cousin Bridget and I

Uncle Bill!
The grill and smokers!

Aunt Bridget and Uncle Jimbo!

Aunt Cissy loving up on my husband!

Aunt Mimi and Cousin Bridget
Jimbo, Uncle Dave, and Drew
My cousin Joseph teaching my little cousins about an IPhone. They were fascinated!
Tons of food!
Jimbo and Drew.. they secretly wish they were married to each other.

Aunt Beth, Aunt Bridget, Cousin Miles, and my Grandmother
Bridget, Drew, and I
My dad and Uncle Dave cooking
Aunt Sue with her granddaughter (my second cousin???) Grace.
My dad blowing out his birthday pecan pie! My dad's birthday is on Christmas!

Dad and Aunt Beth
Drew and Aunt Beth
Aunt Mimi and Grandmother
Uncle Dave cooking some shrimp and jalapenos
Dave, Joseph, and Uncle Bill

Drew and baby Grace. She is ADORABLE!
Me and my cousins Joseph and Katie
Uncle Dave and Drew.. who knows what they are saying!
My cousin Mark and his beautiful girlfriend Fran. I told her the next time she saw me I would be her twin!
Dave's sign to his "man house"

Let the presents begin!

Fun with my G-Parents

Drew and I stayed with my grandparents on my Mom's side of the family while we were in TX.

It is 900 degrees in my g-parents house. I opened the window when we went to bed so we could sleep. Drew is allergic to EVERYTHING... being that I opened the window, his eye swelled shut. Ooops! This is a picture of my dad and grandmother putting drops in his eye. I am not so good at the Dr. thing!


My Papa and I.
My dad was over visiting before the Berry party. So this picture is my dad and I at his ex n laws. Yes you read it correctly.. they are still wonderful friends!
My grandma and I. She has a body of a 21 year old. JUST SICK and NOT FAIR!

Our New House!

After much sweat, a near divorce, a dog who about drowned, replacing all the carpet upstairs (not expected), hiring my new best friend Poncho to paint the ENTIRE house and a few rooms twice (hence the divorce line.), and unpacking 999 boxes... we did it! We are officially moved in! I was feeling sorry for myself (I wanted Drew and I to have a tree for our first year as Mr. and Mrs.) so I even pulled out the Christmas decorations!!! So here are some pictures of our new place! We are so excited and cannot wait to have visitors!




Our new house.. decorated for Christmas! Our wreaths are at our old house hoping to make it sell :)

Our master bath painted blue to go with our new blue furniture I purchased at my second home. (Pottery Barn!)

desk by kitchen and den. Most of our entire house is painted this Harvest yellow color. I love it!

Kitchen dining area

Mantle.. new monogrammed stocking are on their way. :)

My office. This was painted twice. It is now apple green, it was neon green.

office- still a mess

our foyer

1/2 the mans room. The other half was too messy to film :) Painted khaki.

Our stairs with REAL garland. Poor Drew had to go to Lowe's back and forth 3 times b/c I kept needing more. Such a loving hubby.

Our kitchen

I had extra garland so I decorated the deck (where the dogs are now calling their master bedroom)

Dogs in their master bedroom

Guest Bedroom #1 Painted pale yellow

Guest Bedroom #2


Drew's office- NO PICTURE... it is still a disaster!

Master Bedroom. Painted linen white

Drew makes our bed.. can you tell??? I shouldn't complain b/c for 31 years I have never made my bed!

Our skinny tree! I was going for cheap not good looking apparently. I get that from my mother!

Our dining room. My mom's Christmas China in the cabinet. Our wedding gift from my dad and Sara was ALL of our CHINA!!! It happens to still be in boxes!