Buon Natale!

I know, it has been a really long time. I promise that it has been equal parts laziness and craziness!

A lot has gone on during the past month or so. Chris finished up Squadron Officer School, and we made it back to Italy. I turned 30! And, we have slowly started telling people about the baby we are expecting around July 3!

That's right, we are having a baby. We are also really excited, because my sister, Laura, is expecting her second baby around July 12! So, it will be a busy 2009 for us.

We are just relaxing for Christmas. Tonight, I'm making Chris a Mexican feast and then we'll go to the candlelight service at church. Tomorrow, we're having our friend Heather and her children over for a nice Christmas dinner while her husband is busy being deployed.

We don't have any big travel plans as of now. Chris will take leave next week so that we can get some major things done around the house before he takes off on his next deployment. So, everything will be a quiet celebration around here this year.

I hope that you have a very Merry Christmas! We are certainly grateful for all that God has done for us in 2008, and the birth of Jesus that we celebrate today and tomorrow.