Christmas 2007

Boy, did we have a fast Christmas!!! This year we decided to pack up and drive to Omaha for Christmas. Yes, I said DRIVE!! You have not heard the best part though we only really went for a day and a half. 72 hour trip minus 16 hours of driving and 16 hours of sleeping so that equals 40 hours of family filled fun!!! Early on Christmas Eve morning (6am), Pat and I set out to go pick up my mom, sister and my sister's boyfriend, Adam, and it was off for a VERY straight trip to Omaha. It was a little funny to take my first road trip with family in over 10 years. Road trips have sure changed a lot since the last time we have all traveled together. My mom kept commenting about what a technology SUV we were in. For the 8 hours we traveled we probably all talked less then 30 mins of it. We all had our DVD players and Ipods and even had a computer (GPS) telling us how to get there, compliments of Pat for Christmas :).

We arrived in Omaha at about 3:00 and had a quite a welcoming entrance at my cousin Kara's house. Kara, her husband Troy and their two adorable kids, Meghann and Liam invited Pat and I to stay with them, which was greatly appreciated. After arriving we only had about an hour to unwind and change before it was off to my cousin Amy's house for Christmas Eve festivities. We all got the hugs and kisses out of the way and then settled down to our traditional Christmas Eve chili. It was amazing to me to see all of the little kids, there are so many now they almost out number the adults. Here are some pics of all the little ones.

We opened gifts and shared funny stories and even had a surprise visit from Bono (really my Uncle Mike, he just thought he would act like Bono for the evening).

On Christmas day Pat and I actually went to go see two movies, which is something Pat would normally not do. It is hard enough to get him to go to one movie a month, let alone two in a day. We had a great Christmas dinner and it was so good to spend time with family this holiday. The next morning we were on the highway heading home even before the sun came up. Although it was a very quick trip, it was a great Christmas!!!