Sunday Night...

There has been a rather long hiatus in blogging. I apologize. Frankly, this weekend we've just been party animals. It's been great, but I think that we're all ready to go to bed early and will need to take this week just to recover from the weekend.

On Friday night, we had the Fairlawn Christmas party. We had a lot of fun - it was at Wachusett Country Club and I have to say the food was great (any time someone offers me filet mignon - I really can't complain). There was, of course, the requisite new grad who got really drunk and was dancing by herself far too early in the evening, which also provided some entertainment. Matthew was nice enough to drive all the way out from Utica to watch Caroline for us and we really, really appreciated having the night out. Payment for the night's worth of babysitting was about $50 worth of Easy-Mac, Ramen noodles, Spagetti-0's and some Tupperwear, but I think it was well worth it for everyone involved.

A picture of the crew taken just prior to this next picture...

You mean to tell me you guys are leaving?!?!

On Saturday, Caroline's Grammy and Grampy were nice enough to drop off a gorgeous Christmas tree for us. Oh - and they left some things that Santa had somehow dropped off at their house for Caroline. It's got to be tough to be a middle-man for the big guy in red.

This pic was taken courtesy of Grammy and Grampy:

(there were more, but Blogger is being stupid and won't let me post them)...

Saturday night, it was a White Elephant Yankee Swap at our friend Shawn's house.

Uncle Shawn and Caroline go way back, so they enjoyed their time together.

The swap was vicious, just like every year, with everyone fighting over the Tinki-Winki phone, the wrestling singlet and some really old Jose Cuervo tequila. Even Caroline participated (good thing she didn't want the tequila). She ended up with a really cute stuffed rabbit and the Sex in the City book. We'll save the book until she's older. Somehow, though, Jim and I ended up with the most ugly cow lamps that you've seen and the homliest ceramic bear ever. We plan on wrapping those right back up for next year's swap.

Today was the IPT Christmas party. It was in Devens and it was a good time, too. We were able to put up the tree (but not decorate it) when we got home and by that time we were beat.

All this partying is really hard work - time for bed. Here are some other random pictures that we took over the weekend...

Oh - so this is how it works...(Apparently she's taking after her father with the whole engineering thing) =-)

Aren't I just the cutest? (and don't I know it)

YAAAWWWWNNN. It's (finally) time for bed.