Happy post-Christmas haze!

We flew into Jacksonville, FL on Christmas Eve, with one brief pitstop in Ontario, CA, and a layover in Nashville. We finally got to Tallahassee around 11pm that night and in general we have been pretty zonked and exhausted. Matthew has done pretty well here, despite crotchety old Patches the dalmatian, who is a few years past his prime and arthritis-ridden. Poor pooch.

Matthew was terribly spoiled loot-wise, and as I sit here in the dining room and type this, there are legos and trains and books and other assorted bits of evidence that there was a Hurricane Matthew in the area. He loved opening the gifts, loved helping us open our gifts, and was just in a super mood, despite not getting much sleep the night before.

And I, apparently, either have been a very good girl this year or my husband has been conspiring with his parents:

It is a Canon Rebel XT, and I kid you not, I burst into tears when I opened the package. I can’t tell you how long I’ve wanted a better camera than the one I’ve had or how much being able to capture life on film (digital or otherwise) means to me. It is amazing and I’ve already taken over 150 pictures, thankfully not all of which will end up on flickr.

Only the cutest ones will eventually, like this one:

Also, I got a haircut:

It’s 10 minutes until 1 eastern time, which means in a few Josh is going to be starting work. I accidentally put my running pants into the wash, but as soon as they’re dry I’m taking Lillibelle, the non-barking/Matthew-loving dog out for a run.

Happy holidays!