Life on the Runn...

Merry Christmas to all of my family and friends.  May today be a wonderful, blessed day for all of you, the people who make my life so great!

Last weekend proved to be another fun-filled time in the Runnells’ world.  It was also one of the few weekends where both Brian and I have been home for the duration of the weekend in months.  I had parent/teacher conferences last week, so that meant that Friday was a half-day at work to make up for the extra hours worked on conference night.  Brian hadn’t yet started his new job, so we got to spend the afternoon together doing all sorts of fun things.  First, we took care of a bit more Christmas decorating, and then we went shopping.  We made what we like to call in our house a “TJ's Run” and went to Trader Joe’s to stock up on supplies for the party we were having the next day.  It was extremely cold out, so after Trader Joe’s we cancelled plans to walk around Bayshore (an outdoor mall for those who are not familiar with it).  Instead, we went to the nearby Starbuck and warmed up with some hot chocolate and chai (neither of us are real coffee fans, but one of us is addicted to ch

I cannot believe it has taken me this long to finally update everyone about my very exciting birthday weekend.   I guess I was much busier last week than I realized.   Anyhow, my birthday weekend festivities kicked off with a very welcomed treat – I slept until 7am.  Before I left for the day, I got to open my presents.    My sister-in-law Becky made me this very adorable Badger themed scrapbook complete with pictures from the game she joined me at this year.   Brian got me my very own Badger pillow pet – and while I realize the irony of this gift (I got a stuffed animal for my 29 th birthday), I absolutely love it .   After presents, Brian took me to breakfast, and after that, we went to the gym to visit with our friends and get in a workout.   Then we went to the mall and did a bit of Christmas shopping.   Once that was done, we headed home to watch a little TV and cozy up by the Christmas tree, which we decorated.   Later, my parents met us at Botana’s Mexican restaurant for din