Happy New Year!!

I can't believe the holidays are over! I had 17 days off from school (but who's counting, right?) I enjoyed every minute of it! I spent time reading, shopping, exercising, relaxing, and hanging out with family. Rob and I were able to spend quite a bit of time together and it was awesome. With our opposite work schedules we don't often get to eat meals together, watch movies, or just hang out. I really enjoyed the time we spent together.



I began my vacation a day early with a snow day. Boy, was it nice to stay in and drink coffee and watch the Today show. It's those little luxuries I miss ! I definitely took advantage of the bonus day, however, I will pay for it in June when I'm STILL in school :) I then headed to Eau Claire to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas day traveling between my family and Rob's family. We had the opportunity to play TV version of "The Newlywed Game" with Rob's dad and step-mom and his step-sister and her fiance. Although we are not "newlyweds" we still had a great time and lots of laughs were had! I highly recommend it!



I finished off the week by spending a day with my friend, Jenni. She and I met in Hudson and then spent the day shopping in the cities for bridal gowns and bridesmaid dresses for her wedding in November. It's so fun to be involved in planning someone else's wedding and so different from planning a June wedding :)



Rob and I spent New Year's Eve with our good friends Luke and Heather and Tim and Tessa. We joined them along with some other friends for dinner at a nice resort for a fabulous NYE buffet. After dinner we headed back to Tessa's parents house on Lake Wissota to hang out by the fireplace and chat, snack, and enjoy some champagne and each other's company. It was a fun, relaxing evening with friends!! A very successful New Year's Celebration!! Here's to a fresh start to a great new year!! Cheers!!