Belated Merry Christmas!!

[misora]

Had a wonderful holiday! Mom & stepdad just left after 3 days, and now our house feels a little empty.

Our haul this year was amazing:

- baby clothes and blankets from Dad
- cash (an absurd amount; I think we netted close to $1K this time...sadly, 80% will go into savings for baby!)
- crockpot from bro (I can't wait to cook with it)
- Xbox Kinect system + Dance Central from John's sisters (demo'd it on Christmas day - ohmygod so fun)
- lotions and knicknacks, including some wonderful soaps and belly butter..yummm
- food & drink, of course
- Samsung HD handheld camcorder for John (from me)
- alarm clock & sound therapy system
- rocking chair for the baby's room (from Mom & stepdad)

and this:





1.68 ct. sapphire and diamonds on platinum. He finally made an honest woman out of me. ;)

We decided we'd put off the wedding celebration until after the baby's birth. But for now we'll get the paperwork done, and make it official. (I guess this means I need to change my name. Eeek!)

Comments

[nekare.livejournal.com]

Congrats! That's really really pretty. :) Is changing your name after you marry obligatory in there? No one does that in here, so I find that tradition quite odd.

[misora.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It's not obligatory; I know plenty of people who don't do it for various reasons. But I kind of want everyone in our little family to have the same last name, like a unit, so I don't mind taking his name. :)