Then to St. Louis

Although it was technically the Seli's year to be blessed with our presence for Christmas we did get a few days in St. Louis, as well. We were asked to be godparents for our best man John and his wife Pam's new baby, Cailyn. We didn't think we'd be able to afford the trip, but Brandon's aunt and uncle gave us two free tickets on Southwest. So we are in St. Louis for 5 days, well, it would have been 5 days but we spent the whole first day sitting in the airport because of freezing rain in Chicago. Bummer. But all ended well and we made it in, minus our luggage. Luckily the luggage did finally arrive Saturday night in the nick of time for us to dress decently for the baptism. It has been very nice to see everyone and meet Cailyn even though it was a short trip. We'll head back to North Carolina for 3 more days before heading to our new home!

Merry Christmas

This year finds us in North Carolina celebrating the holidays with Carole's Mom's family. It has been fun to share some childhood memories with Brandon, and for him to experience the South! He has enjoyed sausage biscuits and lots of chocolate, and gotten chased by some mutant ducks at the pond. We also took a day to hike in the state park Carole's mom used to work at about 30 years ago.

Our Felon of a Child

So, Smokey is now a jail-bird! He and his friend Everest made a break for it and unfortunately timed their run to coincide with the Humane Society coming out to pick up a problem dog in the neighborhood. Great! So, our Saturday afternoon was rudely interrupted by them bringing them back. Awesome! Living in the city should be really fun....