Drumroll please........

This weekend was a busy one, but it sure was enjoyable. Thanksgiving was awesome, great family time and great food of course!  Friday Mark woke up early and him and Jeff went out and Mark got us a new nice 55" LED TV.  Mark may have broke his hand, but we continued with some shopping at the Aurora outlet mall then ended at the emergency room for Marks hand.  Saturday we relaxed, took a nap and woke up when it was dark out (I love those days!).  Sunday we put up the lights and this is what this post is all about. 

It is great living in a new place after you get married.  There are so many firsts that you enjoy and it is the time where you start your own traditions and maybe continue the ones from when you were at home.  We strung Christmas lights on our house and the bushes and we made a big spectacle of it at night.  We randomly had the Humbert's over and a couple friends to watch the Bears game.  When it got dark we made everyone go outside so we could plug in our first ever Christmas lights!  I felt like we were the Griswalds, I asked for a drumroll, but everyone just told me to plug them in...Mark plugged in one set and me the other and then we ran out with everyone and checked it out.  I was afraid they were not going to light, however....they did....and I love them.  I am so excited for Christmas to start traditions with Mark.  We decided we would sneak our presents under the tree the night before Christmas.  I may even wake up in the middle of the night to bring mine downstairs.  I will always be a kid at heart for Christmas and I love that.  I leave you with a picture of our newly lit home!  It may not be a lot but it is a good start that we will be building on for years to come! :) Happy Holidays!