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Here we are playing "Uno" with our niece, Bridgette.

This weekend we went to my parent's house. My sister and her family came over, too. We had a great dinner of roast beef and mashed potatoes! Yum! Afterward, we played cards and just enjoyed each others company.

This is what cabin fever in the cold Midwest can do to you! It's been really freezing here lately, and Jeff and I have been stuck inside a little too long! :)

We're looking forward to a warm-up this week.

Happy Holidays!

Here is a picture of Jeff and I at Olive Garden. Yesterday was Jeff's birthday, so my parents took us out for dinner. We had a great time. The Olive Garden is our favorite restaurant.

Today was a lot of fun. We went to see the new movie "Avatar". We saw the 3-D version, which was very cool. I took the attached picture in the movie theater before the movie started.

Here I am with my niece, Bridgette.

We had a fun Halloween today. We went trick or treating with my two nieces, Bridgette and Erin. My parents came with, too. And, of course, my sister and her husband were also there. We had a great time walking through the neighborhood and watching the girls run from house to house.

We ended up eating a lot of candy, and now we're settling into a food coma!

Today we had a fun day. I showed some homes in the morning for work, then I had the rest of the day off. Jeff and I went went out for lunch in a nearby suburb that has an old fashioned downtown with great little shops and restaurants.

After lunch, we went to the bookstore and checked out the magazine section. One of my big guilty pleasures is reading the celebrity-entertainment magazines. Jeff enjoys "more serious" reading about current events and computers. We spent the afternoon sipping coffee, reading, talking and people watching. I have a game where I point out someone who looks like a celebrity and ask Jeff to guess who it is. It's kind of a silly game, but we like it.

Later, we visited my sister Cindy's family. I attached a picture of Cindy with her new son Braden. Braden is almost a year old. My sister is super-excited for us to adopt a baby so that Braden will have a cousin to play with.

More soon. :)

We went to the beach this weekend in northern Illinois. My parents, sister and her family all came too. We had a blast. I am so grateful for days like this. My favorite moments are when I just hang out with people I love doing very little at all. We spent most of the afternoon just talking and eating, and it was perfect. The only negative was my hair! It was definitely a "bad hair day!" :) Oh well!

We look forward to sharing our lives with you.