Here we are on December 16th...only 9 days until Christmas!!! We are very excited here and are enjoying getting ready for our first Christmas as the Lil Landis Fam! It has been a good week, I have done a lot of studying and Jonathan has done a lot of working and we have done a lot of spending time together!
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were pretty normal days. Monday, Jonathan had Bible Study, so we had pulled pork sandwiches and cheesy ranch potatoes, then he left for Graham's and I studied a little bit. Tuesday we got to go to the gym, which was nice, then we went through pictures from the wedding, and since the wedding, that we wanted to order for picture frames, we can't wait for those to come in! Wednesday we had burritos and then watched "Christmas with the Kranks" -- it has Tim Allen in it so we loved it, of course. Jonathan was crying laughing at some points...which only made the whole movie more enjoyable!
Thursday was a fun day, we both mentioned it in our joys for the week! I went to the gym in the morning and did a load of laundry, then I met with Hannah at Chipotle. This is a double win for me since I truly enjoy both of these things. We actually spent three and a half hours just talking, eating and going through our discipleship book! It was some much needed girl time with one of the few I know and trust with everything. I also finished some shopping while I was out and got home just in time to hide the loot I brought home! Jonathan got home and we both scarfed down some dinner, took the truck to the mechanic's and went to the Dailey's, a couple in our small group. Our small group adopted a family for Christmas, so we all got together to wrap gifts and get everything ready for them.
Friday was the 14th, which marks 5 months of marriage for us, if you can believe it! I got a lot done on Friday - laundry, preparation for my January rotation, I made cookie dough and then put some chicken and wild rice soup together. We ate, did some cleaning and then relaxed for a little while. Shem stopped by on his way home from school. He got here around 9:30, ate some leftover burritos and had a few drinks with Jonathan while we caught up for a little bit, then we all went to bed at 11:30 for a quick sleep. In case you are wondering, I cannot remember the last time we stayed up until 11:30...the things you do for your little brother I guess!
Saturday morning we got up early so Shem could get home at a good time. We used him as a guinea pig and tried a new recipe! In case you didn't know, Jonathan loves breakfast food and he especially loves pancakes. His family makes homemade syrup, so he is a bit of a pancake snob. The boys have this in common as Shem is also a breakfast lover and is especially fond of pancakes. We tried a recipe out of one of our cookbooks for applesauce oatmeal pancakes. It got the stamp of approval from the boys, so we think it's a keeper! The texture is different, but they had a good flavor and were hearty enough to keep us full for awhile! After Shem left we cut out and baked cookies then decorated them. It is a new Lil Landis Fam tradition as neither of our immediate families do this. We listened to some good quality Christmas music, had fun mixing colors and decorating all the cookies and truly enjoyed our morning. In the afternoon, Jonathan wrapped my Christmas gifts and I played some Christmas songs on the piano and then did a little bit of studying...it took him a long time to wrap my gifts so my expectations are pretty high for Christmas! For dinner we went to Olive Garden, always a wise decision, and then came back to watch the Browns game. We both agree that yesterday was the best day of December so far and it was only the 15th! So, high expectations for the rest of the month! I have included quite a few pictures of our day; brace yourselves!
Today has been really relaxing. We got up and went to church and to Aldi. When we got back I did some meal prep for the rest of this week, then we went to Lee's Chicken for lunch with Graham and Dillon. I hadn't seen the two of them in awhile, so it was really nice to see them again. Afterwards, Dillon came back to our house and we played a game of Settlers of Catan and Bananagrams. Later in the afternoon, we took a short walk around the neighborhood then relaxed and watched the Patriots game. Since then we have been getting ready for the rest of our week and Jonathan has been serenading me on his guitar while I have been writing this for all of you!
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| We both really enjoyed getting creative with our cookie decorating, a few works of art right here! |
The next week has a lot in store and we are getting pretty excited! I can't wait to tell you how it all goes! We are planning on trying to finish all our leftovers and leave very little in our fridge, so don't think I am trying to starve Jonathan when you see how little I am cooking this week - we are just doing our best to leave as little uneaten food as possible!
Menu:
- Monday: Chicken Pot Pie Soup
- Friday: Ribs and potatoes
- All the time - Christmas Cookies (in moderation, of course)
I hope you are all enjoying some sweets and traditions of your own! It has been fun to make up our own, new way of how we want to do Christmas...and it's just getting started! Love you all! See you next week!
Love,
Alli and Jonathan
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