January 13th

A new year!

Last year seems like it flew by. I can't believe it's already the middle of January.

To catch up (since I haven't blogged in a while)...

Christmas was good. We did Eddie's family on Christmas Eve at his sister DaNina's house. There weren't any fights (kids or adults) so it was pretty pleasant, and since it wasn't at our house we didn't have a giant mess to clean up. Vallerie got some great things.

Christmas Day we had my family over to our house. My aunt was sick, so she didn't make it. It was a weird Christmas without her there and being at our house, but it was pretty fun. Vallerie asked Santa for a robot dog and luckily a happy elf named Jessica helped Santa out by getting the robot dog to our house for Vallerie to open on Christmas morning. She also got Hungry Hungry Hippos from Santa. That kid made out like a bandit. Eddie and I got her a really neat kitchen set. A friend of mine sent her a chef hat. She got a bunch of hot wheels and a mat with a city that she can drive them on. She got a bunch of books, some stuffed toys (a doll with a matching dress for her, a woolly mammoth which she named Monte, and a little reindeer with a book) My mom made her a little tent that you hang from the ceiling. She has been sleeping in that for about 2 weeks. (It's awesome, I want one for myself) and much much more.

Eddie got a beef Jerky machine and he's been making lots of jerky. It's delicious. He also made some dried fruit and vegetables. Vallerie really liked the dried fruits.

Exciting news:
Eddie and I are officially engaged!! He proposed on January 9th. The story of the proposal is not all that romantic, but that's ok.

I was in the bathroom hanging out while Vallerie and her cousin were in the tub (warming up after playing in the snow) and Eddie comes in and says "Lauren are you in a good mood?" I said "Sure I guess". Then he pulls out the box and says "Will you marry me?" I sat there in shock for a while and finally said "Of course!"
We haven't set a date yet, but it will likely be on a holiday or a date that Eddie can remember. He's so funny he said "I don't have to remember the day I proposed do I?".

I think that's about all for now. Happy 2014!