Goodies

While the boys were busy

switching light fixtures,

I was busy baking!

I made hot cocoa

and peppermint marshmellows

for some friends

and I must say,

they are delicious!!

I also made candied pecans,

and they are quite tasty as well.

The finished product ready for delivery!

Merry Christmas!

cmg

Busy Beggie

Blake has been dying for a new light fixture in the bathroom.

I told him

(my auto response to everything for the last 4 months)

"when school is out for break"...

so on the first weekend of his break

he was busy at work.

Just to make it more eventful,

he invited Matt over to help!

It was a bit tricker than just changing the light fixture

as the old on had a switch on it

and this one they had to wire a new switch...

scary!!

I was keeping my fingers crossed they didn't

a. kill themselves

b. burn the house down

I am happy to report,

they are both still alive and kicking,

the house is still standing

and the light and plugs work like a charm!!

Looks fantastic!

Then in typical boy fashion,

they decided they needed to switch out the thermostat!

The old one

the new digital one

Thanks for the help Matthew!

cmg

Grades are out

And we are pleased!!!

Yay, BEG!!

Merry Christmas for Our Family to Yours

Tis the Season

to be Jolly....

We have been super busy this past week

with Christmas parties;

thank goodness school is over for a few weeks!

It seems hard to believe that we

have only been in Lubbock since May.

We have been so blessed to have met some many

wonderful friends in such a short amount of time.

My attempt at a family picture infront of the tree!

(They were on to the self timer; didn't work too well this time!)

On Wednesday,

I went to an all girls gift exchange,

"Let's Get Elfed Up", ha!

I sadly didn't take any pictures

but I got away with a

pewter notepad with a pen,

cheese board, napkins and a spreader.

It was fun to visit with all the girls

and get the holiday season started!!

Thursday evening,

we headed to Ashley and Ryan Higley's

for a Holiday Supper.

It was so much fun

and we really enjoyed visiting with everyone there.

Back row: Matt Graves, BEG, Ryan, Joe Batista, Jake Hodges, Paul Houk and Dustin.

Front Row: CMG, Ashley, Shawna Batista, Holli Hodges, Brittney Houk and Danielle

And Rahja the cat

We left the Higley's about 10:15

and headed to Wild West for the SPE

(Society of Petroleum Engineers)

Christmas party.

It was so strange to be at the bar

in a college town

on a Thursday night!!

There were little drunk kids everywhere

and it was quite comical.

We didn't get home till 1:30am

so I've been dragging a bit today!

I'm too old to stay out so darn late

but Blake's international friends

we so fun to visit with

it was 1am before I knew it!!

Tonight,

we are headed to Double Nickel

to celebrate the end of the semester!!

Hope you are enjoying the holiday season

as much as we are!

cmg

That's a Wrap

One semester down.....

Only 5 to go!!!

I am so so so proud of BEG.

He did such a wonderful job adapting to being a student again.

I know (as a grad school dropout)

how difficult going back to school can be

so kudos to the husband.

I'm hoping the remaining 5 semesters

will be a little less stressful

but we are one step closer to

having our own

engineer

and couldn't be more proud of him!

We love you babe.

Thanks for all your hardwork!

cmg,

RHETT and george henry

I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas....

And if we were spending Christmas in Lubbock

it looks like that dream might come true!

This is what we woke up to this morning:

george henry isn't too sure about the snow.

He went out in it for a bit

but then ran as fast as he could back inside

when new flurries started falling;

it was hysterical!

He spent the entire morning cleaning.

RHETT wasn't having any part of it

until Blake went to leave for class.

(I thought for a second I was going to have to

litter box train him as well

for the winter months!)

Then he ran out there

and didn't want to come back in.

He kept barking at me to come outside to play with him

and I kept explaining that is was WAY too cold for that.

After he ate the majority of the snow in the backyard,

he came back in

and has been sleeping ever since!

We've got chicken and dumplings in the crock pot,

peppermint ice cream in the ice cream maker,

only thing missing is a fireplace

and my sweet husband!

hope y'all are enjoying the cold weather as much as we are.

cmg