New Year, Better Blogger

So as 2014 begins I have decided that one my many resolutions should be to be a better blogger. I hope that this resolution will actually last compared to some of my other ones, but we shall see! So here it goes, kicking off 2014 with a fun blog post, and hopefully better eating habits. December was a very fun month for us, I don't even know where to start! Ryan finished his first semester of grad school, and he did so well. He got all A's, made some very fun friends, and got the internship of his dreams at the College Football Hall of Fame this summer. We got to see Handel's Messiah performed at the National Cathedral on a snowy evening. It was picturesque. The cathedral was beautifully decorated and it was the perfect start to the Christmas season.

We celebrated Ryan's 24th birthday and his finals being over at our favorite restaurant, Founding Farmers. Celebrating all of these things for the first time as a married couple are very fun. It is exciting to think that Ryan and I will get to celebrate many more birthdays, Christmases, Thanksgivings and more together. We also had a very exciting visit from Sarah! It was so fun having her here, and getting to show her our little life here. Ryan took her everywhere! They visited all the Smithsonian museums, monuments, and then I got to go with them on many other adventures. We visited the Capitol, the White House, the Kennedy Center to see Elf, the Holocaust museum, Arlington Cemetery,  and the Zoo Lights at the National Zoo.

On the day she left we made a quick run over to one of favorite places in DC so far, Georgetown. We obviously got Georgetown cupcakes, and went over to see the beautiful campus. Sarah's visit was full of lots of laughing, lots of food, lots of stumbling, and touristy times! It was great!

Only a few days after Sarah left, we headed back to Texas! We got to San Antonio around 9, and got a fancy Christmas Eve dinner at Sonic. It was the only place open in all of Boerne, but Ryan and I were very excited about it.  There is not one close to us, so this was a Christmas present in and of itself. We went to Christmas Eve service at First United Methodist and then went to the Sprayberry's house to wrap our presents and sleep. Ellie was so excited to see us, and snuggled right in between us that night. Christmas day was so busy, but so much fun! We spent Christmas morning and Christmas lunch with the Sprayberrys, and then headed to the creek house for Person/ Moran family "Christmas Eve". We spent the night at my parents house and woke up to do "Christmas morning" with everybody and then had Christmas dinner there. The rest of our time in Boerne was so fun just getting to hang out with family, and friends.

It was a perfect end to our year. I can not wait to see what 2014 has in store for us. We have a lot to be excited for! We have a niece on the way in April and can't wait until she is here, Ryan's internship, and so much more! Hopefully I have caught yall up and that it won't be long before I write again! Love yall and until next time...

Cheers!