Here on Friday night we had our nephew Caleb with his wife Marie with us for dinner and dessert and a little catch-up on what’s going on in our lives. Caleb and Marie live in Santa Barbara so we don’t get to see them often. It was fun to have these cousins together in Washington. This might have been the first time that Andrew met them in person.
On Sunday we went “there” to Tacoma to spend a few hours celebrating with our beautiful friends that include our family in many special occasions.
Wonderful food, drink and conversations with these treasured friends celebrating our Savior.
Lucy * Katie * Jamie * Bridget
It was great to see these four beauties together. It’s been a long time. Jamie has just gotten back from a two year trip around the world on her own. Lucy, Jamie and Bridget are sisters and Katie has pretty much grown up with them as her friends. Jamie was Katie’s maid of honor.
Just in case you missed our great news that I posted on Saturday, I’ll repeat it here. Our son Dan asked his girlfriend Jamie to marry him and she said yes. We are looking forward to a wedding in 2015 over there in Dan and Jamie’s neck of the woods.
I’m happy to report I’m headed to the post office on Monday to finally mail off our Christmas cards. We have a few free days until Christmas. We’ll have a quiet Christmas Eve attending a service at church. On Christmas day we’ll have a full day of celebrating. Josh, Laura, Katie and Andrew will spend the night here on Christmas Eve and wake up for stockings and breakfast. Dan and Jamie will arrive from Eastern Washington in time for dinner so we’ll wait to open gifts till after dinner. We are looking forward to seeing the ring in person and hearing about details and plans.
I’ll probably be scarce for a while. How are things coming along at your house?
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
I love family gatherings. All of us came together recently in one of my cousin’s marriage. 🙂 We have a large family 😉 and the weddings here are huge affair. 🙂
We’re here and there as well over here. PreChristmas chaos it seems! But on the bright side, our daughter and son-in-law are “home” and that’s really all that matters! We are looking forward to connecting with friends and family over the next couple of weeks. Congrats on Dan and Jamie’s engagement – so much to look forward to. Enjoy your Christmas week Ellen!! Hugs.
Happy Times! Enjoy them all…
Lots of happy gatherings around your place this season!!
Merry Christmas to you and yours as we celebrate His coming!!
Your plans sound wonderful! Wishing safety for those travelling and God’s blessing on you all.
Yes, I did miss the news! Congrats to your son and soon-to-be-daughter-in-law! What a fun gathering of family and friends. Love those big smiles.
Congratulations on the new DIL to be. She’s cute. All the best as you celebrate Christ’s Day!