To celebrate Bryan's 30th birthday, we spent a long weekend in Chicago. Then we headed directly down to Texas to visit Abby's parents and friends for a few days.

Six wonderful days in Oahu...what a great vacation! We had time to both explore and to relax. It was a perfect way to celebrate closing on the office.

Just a few photos of what we've been up to recently...

We spent Christmas Eve with our friends Andrew, Summer and Ellie. Then, we enjoyed a very laid-back Christmas Day, just the two of us and Chako.

November is essentially a string of road trips for us with 2-3 day stops here and there. First was Boston, then Moses Lake for Thanksgiving and Seattle for the Apple Cup, and then up to Alaska and into our duplex.