December

The month started out with everyone in my family getting the dreaded stomach bug.  It was horrible!  Literally every single one of us got sick except for Bailey and Warden.  Seiji and my mom got it twice, but I made it out after about three days in bed.  What a way to end the semester!

Luckily we all felt better in time to see the Butterfly Biosphere, Thanksgiving Point's newest venue.  It isn't quite open to the public yet, but they did a teacher sneak peek, so my mom, brother, and aunt got us all tickets!  We had such a fun time!  The biosphere was extremely warm and humid, full of tropical plants and giant butterflies everywhere.  A Madi dreamland!

While we were there we ate lunch at the Deli and walked around the grounds.  I can't believe how much it has changed back there since the construction of the new venue!

Bailey's Christmas work party was a casino night, which was super fun.  We spent the night eating mini desserts and playing blackjack which I'm not terrible at.  We were given chips and whatever we had left at the end (we actually quadrupled the amount we started with!) could be traded for raffle tickets.  We didn't win anything in the end, but it was a fun night!

Chanel's aunt threw her the cutest bridal shower!  I am so excited for Chanel's wedding, which is at the end of the month.  It was fun to spend the night with some quality ladies eating some quality food!

I had made the invitations for her shower, which used up the last of my wedding stamp supply.  So, it was time to restock!  Bailey and I each picked out a few sets to order and we are a lot more excited than we probably should be about stamps.  Can you guess which ones Bailey picked and which ones I picked?

I took a couple of quick snapshots of Bailey's sister's family this month.  Bailey and my sweet niece Ellie stood in for me as I tested the light.  I think this picture is so cute!

I tried Leatherby's for the first time.  It was delicious!

Kess's little guy turned 1 and I can't believe it!  Watching him eat his chocolate cake was definitely one of my favorite moments this month.  He's so darn cute!

Book group is always a highlight of the month.  I love these ladies, I love books, I love the snacks we always eat, and I love that we have an excuse to meet once a month and talk about the things that matter.  Everyone should be in a book group.  And if you can't find one, make one!  That's what we did!

The semester is over now (yay!) and I'm looking forward to a nice long break to enjoy the holidays with my family!