Ahhh January

So the end of the year got away from me and I haven't had a whole lot of extra time to put together a proper update on our holiday happenings.
It ended up being a jam packed December -- Dustin's birthday, Christmas parties, Christmas celebrations, visiting family both here and in Michigan, dealing with a crazy ice storm, getting though year-end and just everyday life.  But, we survived it all!

January hasn't been very slow either and I'm shocked that we're just a week away from the end of the month and only 5 days from my 34th birthday.
Some exciting news for the month:
- We finally got to hang out with some of our old friends from our former employer. It was fun to catch up with dinner and the Blues game and even more exciting to hear that they will be welcoming an addition to their family in July.
- I finally got an unexpected day off from work when the 2nd ice storm was slated to come through the area on Friday the 13th.  I called in because I was not about to commute 4.5 hours again like the month before.  I got a lot of honey-do's complete that day which was nice.
- Speaking of home projects we've finally got a few rooms updated and our house is starting to look like a home.  We have our guest bedroom decorated and just put the finishing touches on our master bedroom.  With these projects done, we're getting ready to tackle a few upgrades to our basement.
- We're a aunt and uncle again!  Our sweet nephew Eli was born on January 17th.  We haven't actually gotten to meet him in person yet but we're excited to see him on our next trip to Michigan.
- We got to go to the Blues game last Thursday with my brother and his girlfriend and sit 3 rows off of the ice.  While it was not even close to a respectable performance by the Blues (they lost 7-3 to the Capitals), we had a blast hanging out with them.
- Today I got some good news on the work front.  I'm not at liberty to say much yet but hopefully it will help me in the coming months.  It's been a rough few months and I welcome any positive changes.

With my 34th birthday on the horizon, I've got a lot of stuff on my mind, maybe one day I'll actually put it all on paper but for now, I'll let it just mill around in my head.