Goodbye 2007 and hello 2008! I have a lot to be thankful for. 2007 brought me Sunny and good friends. 2008 will bring me even closer to Sunny – I am planning something big for this year – it will be a roller coaster ride! For tonight, Brook and Charlie took Sunny and I out for a night on the town. We had a fun time, but Charlie almost got into a fight. Luckily Brook and Sunny stepped in to break it up! You’ll have to ask me for the rest of the story.

An incredible Christmas gift from my family! This is the REI Quarter Dome UL – 2 person ultralight tent. At three pounds 11 ounces, this tent is awesome and will cut the weight of my hiking backpack by at least five pounds (I can finally toss my old Coleman tent)! This tent pitches easily, using two color coordinated poles. The tent should be able to withstand 50 mile an hour winds and has a huge 7 foot square double vestibule. The floor is smaller than I am used to, but two people should fit easily. I can’t wait to hit the trails! But for now I pitched the tent in my living room.

We spent Christmas Day with both sides of our family this year. Breakfast was at Sunny’s parent’s house and dinner was at my parent’s house. We had a wonderful time together.

Christmas Eve with the Daigers gave me the opportunity to get to know Sunny’s family. We had a wonderful time. I love how close Sunny is to her family. These are some photos of our Christmas Eve celebration.

Don’t do crazy things at your work Christmas party that you will regret tomorrow… We had a fun time and the food was awesome. At the Tulalip Casino.

We celebrated Christmas with the Ruiter family at Aunt Jeanette’s house.

December 5th is Sinterclaus. This year we celebrated the Dutch holiday at Brian’s condo. I love this holiday, but I love any holiday that brings the family together. It was a nice opportunity for my family to get to know Sunny better.

Sunny and I decorated my condo for Christmas. We had a terrific time using all sorts of color to brighten up my condo for the big day. We already have presents under the tree.