Congratulations Eric & Abby Sahnow!

Introducing the happy couple, Eric and Abby Sahnow! Eric and I got to know each other and became great friends in Architecture school. He's a wonderful guy and couldn't have proposed to a more amazing and beautiful girl. I loved Eric and Abby's wedding because it was so obvious how incredibly happy they were to become husband and wife, and you could tell the wedding was very meaningful and personal. I hope and pray they have a very blessed future!
Shaghayegh and I are also great friends from the good 'ole days at CALA. Shaghayegh, Eric, and I made a fun trio. We would study together, grab coffee together, and when possible spent time together outside of the University. Shaghayegh barely made it back from a long stay in Israel for Eric and Abby's wedding, but I'm so glad she did! It wouldn't have been the same without her!

Happy New Year!

Shane, Eli, and Ryan joined Josh and me at the Landmark Center in Saint Paul for New Years Eve this year. We decided we wanted to do something different and go to a big party. There were around 1200 people there! Vic Volare and his band filled the atrium with 40s & 50s music, and by 9pm the floor was packed with swing dancing! Not only was the music great for dancing, they also gave a short swing lesson and had dance performances by the Swing Cats.
Here we are for the toast just before the balloons dropped from the ceiling!
After sleeping in, we finally made brunch around 1pm. It was so nice to have a big breakfast of eggs, bacon, toast, and oj. Afterward we went for a nice long ski at Cleary Lake park in Prior Lake. It was such a beautiful day...30 degrees!

I made the guys make a stop on the way home at the Quilter's Haven. They were having a big sale on fabric, and I needed almost 7 yards for my next dress project. Stay tuned...

We went home to a hot pot of homemade chili and cornbread for dinner. My friend Corynn joined us for the grub and an intense game of Ticket to Ride.
So far I don't have any New Year's resolutions. I never seem to think of them other than during the first week of the year. Maybe I should make a resolution to finish all the sewing projects I currently have in progress!

New Dress

I finished this dress on NYE by 5:30pm. Just in time! It ended up fitting pretty well compared to some of the other dresses I've made. The only thing I had to alter after wearing it was the strap length. Here it is on the new dress form Josh's grandma bought me for Christmas!

Christmas Day

Comments to come at a later time...

Christmas Eve

We started our Christmas Eve with an exciting afternoon at Seven Mile Park. We brought our lunch out with us and followed it up with some cross-country skiing!

We sang, "Hot dogs roasting on an open fire.

Jack Frost nipping at your nose. Yuletide carols being sung by a campfire,
and folks dressed up in skiing clothes!"

We joined Josh's dad, grandma, and Pam for Christmas Eve service and afterward for appetizers and goodies. We had a great time catching up as we all have busy lives and don't see each other too often.