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Gearing up....

I have a BIG BIG weekend ahead. But, how can it not be exciting when it is CHRISTMAS time!!! Tonight is one of my all time favorite nights of the year...it will be our SEVENTH annual GIRLS Christmas Party!!! (see below for a stroll down memory lane). We started our senior year of college, and haven't looked back. We rotate houses and do a white elephant type gift exchange...it is SO fun. Drinks, dancing, Christmas cheer, gift snatching...hanging out with my best girl friends, how could it be better!?!

Saturday we head to NC to visit with Mikey's mom's family...almost a 4 hour drive. We don't get to see them very often though, so I am looking forward to the trip. This will begin "family" Christmas Celebration 1.

Sunday we come back to Columbia for family Christmas celebration number 2, my dad's side of the family is getting together at my cousins' house. This is the side of the family where there are 8 KIDS 8 and under...so so fun. Kids really make Christmas time. Then....Sunday night we head to Mikey's dads to celebrate family Christmas number 3. Mikey's sister and her family won't be able to come up for Christmas Day this year like they normally do, so we are going to see them Sunday night...we don't get to see my precious niece and nephew nearly enough, so it will be a fun night! (Family Christmas celebrations 4, 5, and 6 take place next week!)

Whew! Makes me exhausted just thinking about it. I can't wait though...family, friends, the holidays...makes me a very happy girl.

Just for fun...here is a picture of each of our girls Christmas parties....
2009
2008
2007...the one and ONLY year we did tacky Christmas...we like to dress up too much for that! Ha!
2006
2005
2004, our very first year!

Have a wonderful weekend!

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