Laura Kelly In Annie!

I just wanted to give a quick shout out to my little sister Laura who is playing in the CYT's Denver production of Annie! This is her first big show and a huge commitment. The show runs from January 28 – 31. I am so proud of you girl, break a leg!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! It feels like time goes by faster every year. This last year was filled with lots of fun, lots of change, and some new opportunities. I know 2010 will be filled with the same. Matthew is working hard and is hoping to start on his masters this February. I am very excited about what this next year holds for my Xocai Healthy Chocolate business. But I am also keeping busy with the squadron spouses group on base. It has been wonderful meeting other military spouses and I can’t wait to see the group continue to grow and meet more wonderful ladies. Most recently, I agreed to be on the leadership team at our church working to get a Women’s Ministry program off the ground. This is an amazing opportunity; please pray that we are able to touch and encourage women in our church and in the community. Last but not least this July, both my sister and Matthew’s sister are getting married! We are thrilled for our sisters and also love the excuse to go back home to Colorado. We hope that your 2010 is also filled with excitement and adventure. But don't forget to stop and smell the roses. :)

Holiday Travels

We had a very Merry Christmas and are so blessed to have wonderful family everywhere. Christmas this year was in Idaho with my mom’s family and we had so much fun. I rode the train for the first time on the way there, we went on an old fashioned sleigh ride, and had fun playing broom ball and kick ball on the pond by my grandparents house. The big damper to the trip was that at the last minute Matthew had to work on Christmas and was not able to get to Idaho until the evening of the 26th. It was too short of a trip but we made the most of every moment.

We hurried home from Idaho just in time for New Years Eve which we celebrated with the Marlow’s and Dana’s immediate family that was in town for the holidays. We were able to get about four hours of sleep before Scott and Danae Dueck (Some of our best friends from Littleton) showed up at our doorstep for a weekend visit. The photographers took some amazing pictures by the river. We all decided that next time we hope it is above ten degrees outside before we decide to go out for a couple hours. Scott and Danae gave us a refresher course on the game Settlers of Catan and we played all weekend! I think that is the next game on our list. In short we are blessed with great family and friends.