What has happened to the Graham's?!?!

I cannot believe it has been a month and half since I last posted! I am so sorry and I am sure some of you have not checked my blog because I have not updated it, this is why I got Kelly to post on her blog that I actually updated!

Alot has happened in a month and half so I will share some details of our life!

1. Thanksgiving - Patrick and I went home for Thanksgiving and had a great time! It was great to spend time with family and friends. I actually went shopping at 4:00 on Black Friday and tried to fight this guy for Guitar Hero, but I lost! I was so upset when I got home, but I did get Caroline and Eli some nice clothes! After taking a nap Patrick and I went shopping again and we ended up buying Guitar Hero. It is part of Patrick's Christmas present, but we play with it now! I LOVE IT!! :) It is such a great stress reliever when I get home from a terrible day! Patrick calls me a dork because I am so into the game! :)

2. Christmas decorations- We left early on the Sunday after Thanksgiving because we were both really ready to get back to OUR house. When we got back we decided to start decorating for Christmas! We put our tree up and then Patrick did the lights and I decorated the tree. I also decorated the living room. Here are some pictures of the decorations! (The picture of our tree is on the side of the page.)

3. Byrnes Football game - My parents came down the next weekend and we all went to the Byrnes State football game! It was so much fun and neat to see old teachers and classmates! I was also happy because I did not have to drive far to get to the game! I was very proud to say that I was a Byrnes alumni after the game! :)

4. Christmas photo- While my parents were down we decided to get them to take our Christmas photo. We probably took about 15 pictures and had trouble picking one out! We also decided to include our animals since they are our children. That part was interesting because Duke is an outdoor dog so he really enjoyed coming inside and Lexy is scared of him so I had to hold her down. After the pictures Duke and Patrick started wrestling. Here is one of the pictures we put on the card, (The other one is the picture of the both of us on the side of the page) plus Duke and Patrick wrestling.

5. Anna Camille - The Tuesday after Thanksgiving our cousin gave birth to a beautiful girl named Anna Camille. We saw her for the first time today and she is so precious! We are also waiting anxiously for our other cousin to have another little girl named Emma. We are excited about the new addition to our family and Emma will live in Columbia so we can visit often!

6. Christmas Shopping - I found out last weekend that I have the best husband in the world! Patrick went Christmas shopping with me last weekend. For those of you who know Patrick you know how amazing that is that he ACTUALLY went shopping! We actually almost finished in one day! We went to Target and the mall at Harbison, which was crazy! Patrick was a great trooper during the whole shopping experience, but I don't think he will ever do it again!

7. Sunday School Christmas Party - Our Sunday School Christmas party was last night and we decided to have a progressive dinner. I volunteered for the main course. We had lasagna and salad, because it was easy! I had so much fun decorating my house and getting everything together. I have never hosted 15 people before at my house, but it was so much fun! I can't wait to do it again! Here is a picture of some of the place settings for the evening!

8. Summer Baptism- Our best friend Summer was baptized today at her church in Spartanburg so we left this morning to make the 9:30 service to see her. It was a wonderful service. She is a member at AMRBC and their youth choir sang during the service and they were WONDERFUL :) Their minister is also amazing and it was great to hear him again! We also got to sit with JuJu so it was an extra special day.

9. Two classes - One of the main reasons I have not had time to blog is because I was taking two classes at one time for my masters. I finished both courses two weeks ago and started another course last week. I will start the two class load again in January. I am very excited because I am almost half way done with my program! :) The end is in site!

I hope everyone is having a great Christmas season and I hope to continue to blog more! My last day of work is Wednesday and then it is time for Christmas fun and Staci's wedding! :) I will definitely have plenty to blog about! :)