Connecticut Surprise

On December 26, I was woken up at 1:00am by Josh to an amazing surprise. He told me he had to go to the airport to pick up my parents!! I jumped out of bed and started to tidy up. It was the best Christmas present ever!
Visiting the Canyons. We took a ride on the gondola.
Eating dinner in Park City with my cousin Renzo from Peru.
Massage chair. Very relaxing!
Josh & Rick rocking out!
We went to the Body World museum. We weren't allowed to take pictures, but it was very interesting. Josh chicken out. Mom, Rick, Renzo and I went.
We were spoiled. We had a home cooked meal every day!! Rick making our last dinner together.
Lights at Temple Square

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Love Josh, Susel and Cloe

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? wrapping paper
2. Real or artificial tree? Josh: real, Susel: artificial
3. When do you put up the tree? the day after Thanksgiving
4. When do you take the tree down? after New Years
5. Do you like eggnog? Josh: love eggnog, Susel: yuk
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Josh: hot wheels batmobile, Susel: barbie
7. Hardest person to buy for? Josh: Susel, Susel: Mom
8. Easiest person to buy for? Josh: Me, Susel: Josh
9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? mail, first time this year!!
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? all awesome because they were gifts
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Josh: Santa Clause (1980s), Susel: Miracle on 34th Street
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? after Thanksgiving
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? no

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Josh: mom's macaroons, Susel: candy cane hot chocolate
16. Lights on the tree? yes, colored lights
17. Favorite Christmas song? What Child Is This
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? both
19. Can you name all of Santa’s reindeer? dancer, prancer, comet, cupid, donder, blitzen, something, something...rudolph
20. Angel on the tree-top or a star? star
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? nothing
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? ribbons & bows
24. Favorite food for Christmas dinner? turkey, ham, banana cream pie, everything, food!!
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? family
We tag...everyone!!

Happy Birthday Josh!!

Josh turned 26 on December 19. We celebrated by going out to dinner, movie, cake and hanging out with friends and family.


Dinner @ Red Lobster
Going crazy for Karate Kid!
Feliz Cumpleaños

Thanksgiving Point

Three years ago, on a cold and snowy day like December 15 I was taken on a carriage ride. We were snuggled up in a big red cozy blanket drinking hot chocolate. Our noses were turning red and our hands were starting to freeze, but we didn’t care. There were millions of twinkling lights portraying the spirit of Christmas. It was an enchanting ride. On this beautiful night, Josh asked me to marry him and we celebrated our anniversary with another night under the lights!

Beautiful Lights
Us today. A little bit silly, a little bit heavy, our little Cloe and happy as ever!

The Canyons

This winter we had a goal to go snowboarding and that meant Josh had to teach me. Friday was opening day at the Canyons and our first ride together was early this morning. Josh was a great teacher for a couple of minutes and after some frustration on both parts, we decided to leave the teaching to the professionals. We had so much fun and will be there every Saturday!!

Riding the Gondola
I didn't get any pictures of Josh and his jumps. I was on the bunny slope the whole time having a blast. He would pop in to support me! Love you!!
Riding down the gondola. A little bit sore and a little bit crazy. A job well done!!

Happy Thanksgiving

We spent Thanksgiving at Chris and Jessica’s house! The festivities started with a sleepover on Wednesday night.

8:00am Turkey ball
Cloe in her cute sweater enjoying the park.

Jessica is a really good cook. She made yams, bean casserole, fruit salad (yummy, yummy), dessert and the list goes on.
Chris and Jessica carving away.

A close up on some of the desserts!!

Chris posing.

The James Family

Off to the movies. A Thanksgiving tradition. We saw four Christmases.

Our Trip To Connecticut

Photomontage from our summer trip to Connecticut.

We saw a deer in our front yard!!
Our trip to the Museum of Natural History.
My parents surprised us with Broadway tickets to Mamma Mia!! We only have pictures of the long car trip over the Tappan Zee Bridge. We weren’t allowed to take pictures inside the theater..
One last look at the original Yankee stadium.