On December 29th, Daniel's cousin - Drew - married Jordan, and they had a beautiful wedding! The girls of the family woke up early to decorate the reception hall, and we did a great job. Huge transformation. Congratulations to a couple who is madly in love - enjoy forever!
Unfortunately, Daniel spent a week feeling under the weather, so we had a low-key New Year's. We went to Bonefish with two other couple's for a late dinner, and went back to Bobby's for Catch Phrase and watching the ball drop. We spent the weekend being lazy, and listening to Daniel complain about his illness :)
The next weekend Daniel left with his guy-pals to go snowboarding for a few days. I'm happy to report there were no injuries, and they all had a blast! I spent the few days I was flying solo bouncing around houses eating dinners and cleaning up our house. Needless to say, I was so happy to have Daniel home!
Last weekend we ordered our bar for our kitchen - sooo excited. We have a "ledge" currently, but I found the exact swatch of our current counters, so we are having Home Depot replace the ledge with a bar. I can't wait to see how it turns out, will keep you posted!
As you know, Robin said "yes!" to her best friend, Ben. I went on a search for the perfect engagement gift. I found a beautiful personalized ring plate, and since I use ring plates ALL OVER the house, I knew it was perfect!
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| Robin & Ben sittin' in a tree... |
And I said "yes!" myself to being her Matron of Honor. I am so honored to be such a big part of the most important day of her life! I can't wait - the next 8 months will be so much fun.
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| Helping Robin "tie the knot"! |
Kelly, Derek, and sweet Abby came over on Friday night. We had pizza, started working on a puzzle, and enjoyed some good Abby time!
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| Legos & Legwarmers |
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| Showing Uncle Daniel that I can walk a few steps! |
Then on Saturday, my mom and I went shopping for fabric for my dining room chairs. Our dining room is THE LAST room we have to add our touch too - I can't wait! I was originally going to reupholster the chairs - which is totally do-able, but it very well could take me 20 years. So I asked my mom if she would take on the big task of making slipcovers, and she agreed! Whew! Here's what we picked out, I can't wait to see how it comes out!
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| IN LOVE! |
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| Momma working hard in the aisle of Joanns |
And one more thing - the Staley family has officially grown! Athanasius James Ponder (he'll be called Ash) was born on Thursday, January 17th. He was 8 pounds 4 ounces and 20 inches long. He was born on the third anniversary of his parent's engagement - pretty neat! We were able to visit on Monday, and he - no joke - looks like a baby Benjamin Button! We are thrilled for Doug & Jessica
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| Baby Ash |
