Hope to see you soon!

It's official. We're bound for the mainland this Christmas. I just bought our tickets today and Eric and I both will be there for almost an entire a month so we hope to see as many of you as possible.

Our travel dates are 12/9 - 1/7. We'll mostly be in Boise, but we're also planning to spend at least a week in SLC to spend time with the Nellies.

I think this calls for a list of what I'm looking forward to (in no particular order)...

1. Mom's cozy home and yummy smelling candles
   
2. Shortly after arrival, girl's movie night (Twilight, 12/12). You're all invited.
   
3. Snowball fights and building snowmen (and snowwomen) with the wee ones.
   
4. Watching Christmas Classics (Christmas Story, Elf, Little Women, etc.)
   
5. Stephen's Gourmet Hot Chocolate - Mint Truffle, with whipped cream
   
6. Snuggling by the fire - with either Eric or a good book. :)
   
7. Sledding (although I'm not sure how I'm going to come up with winter clothes)
   
8. All of the lovely restaurants I've been missing. Def. going to Cafe Rio when we're in Utah.
   
9. Meeting "Little Miss" Patalie!
   
10. Temple Square Christmas lights
    
11. This one's obvious, and really it ranks as #1 on the list, but seeing friends and family (in Boise & Utah)
    
12. Strangely enough - not sure what Eric's done to me - but college football bowl season
    
13. Swimming in John's Hot Springs while it's snowing
    
14. Playing silly games (Ticket to Ride!)
    
15. Having some free time to work on my digital scrapbooking

And so much more! Now I just need to get through the next 5 months...