Hello Again!

I've recently been reminded that I do, indeed, have a blog. Thank you, Mom. And that Kara updates her all the time! Thank you, Kara. :P And while yes, this is true. I defended myself with the fact that Kara (my lifelong friend who recently moved to Nashville) lives out of state and stays in touch with her family and friends better this way. While I, on the other hand, tend to see people fairly frequently. And let's face it. I just don't do that many interesting things these days. Don't get me wrong, I'm ALWAYS busy it seems. But I don't think it's exactly breaking news that Eli and I read books for an hour, played with blocks, played with cars, made an entire mess of the house, cleaned up the whole house, and probably ate somewhere in there. Throw in some errands, a random sickness, and work, and you've got my typical week. And while I LOVE my life and all it entails (well most of it anyway;), it doesn't exactly make for an interesting read.... Hence my long breaks between blog postings.

Recent things that have been going on with us that actually are noteworthy:

Thanksgiving. We went down to my parents' house for Thanksgiving. The whole family (minus my brother Brad and his family) celebrated the holiday at my grandma's house. It was a typical Thanksgiving filled with lots of food, kids, football, and card-playing. A Wells family tradition has always been playing Pinochle after we've stuffed ourselves. It's funny bc we all know what type of player each other is (who is always the gambler, who plays it safe, who would cheat if they could;) and so we tend to choose the same partners year after year. My oldest brother, Macey, and my Aunt Janna are typically the ones who end up gambling big and it either pays off or they're 800 points in the whole from overbidding repeatedly. (sidenote: if you've never played pinochle, it really is a fun card game) Anyhow, we all enjoy ourselves and it's a good way to spend time together while football is on in the background. We do have to keep the celebrating to a minimum, however, as Grandpa Kip gets mad if he can't hear the tv :)

We also had a fun Thanksgiving meal that weekend with Aaron's family. Not all of them could be there. But we at least got to see the immediate family and also Aaron's cousin, Jenn and her two boys. It was so much fun watching all three boys playing. Eli followed around his cousin, Jackson, like he was the coolest thing ever. And Jackson had a great time leading Eli in made-up games and talking to him like he was 4 too. It was really cute.

And finally, my husband is officially old now. As he celebrated his big 30th birthday on Sunday. We went to dinner and had drinks with some friends on Saturday night (thanks again for coming all that way Ali and Ross!). And then Aaron and I went to the Chiefs game on Sunday. Neither of us had ever been to a game before, and his parents got him tickets for his birthday. We had such a good time! It was VEEERRRYYYY cold! But I'm proud to say that I toughed it out better than Aaron. For once! It helps that I had on more layers and a better blanket. But hey, I say that's just good planning. He wasn't making fun of my spandex tights, knee length skiing socks on top of other socks, and knee high boots at the game. :P It's funny bc everyone keeps saying what an ugly game it was to watch. And even though I would've thought so if I were watching it at home, I really didn't think the game went that slowly. And in the end, we beat the stupid Donkeys! That's all I can really ask for! All in all, great day and I hope a great birthday for Aaron.