The Most Interesting Men in the World

I am married to one of the most interesting men in the world.  I am a sister-in-law to the other.  I am the original photographer of these pictures.  I am jealous of the talent that my sister-in-law Cara has in creating The Most Interesting Man in the World advertisements.  I am a thief.  I am a stealer of her amazing work.  I am a sharer though - I share her talents with the masses.

The party boy is mine.  The lover is hers.  I mean, the fighter is hers.  But she introduced me to the party boy, so maybe he is hers too??

99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall.....

Over a 9 day span, Eric and I put over 2000 miles on a brand new Chevy Cruze that we rented for our trip home.  About an hour outside of NYC on our return trip, I thought it would be a good idea to start obnoxiously singing 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall.  That was a great way to seal the deal that we will not have to make that road trip again:).  Thank goodness for Delta!

All joking aside, Eric, Murphy, and I had a great time on our trip back to Indiana.  Nine days was long enough that we were able to see friends and family, take care of some business, and squeeze in some relaxing time.  I wasn't as great of a documenter as I had hoped, but I did get a few pictures.  Here are some of the highlights:

*Introducing Murphy to his new grandparents.  Since Murphy wasn't invited to the wedding, he hadn't met his in-laws yet:).  I am pretty sure they hit it off.

*Our annual Christmas Eve lunch with the Thorne's! This was Eric's first time attending this special event.  It is fun to start sharing more traditions with one another.

*Driving through downtown Zionsville on Christmas Eve, to see the place we got engaged exactly 1 year prior!

(from last year)

*Celebrating Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with the Smiths!  

It was so much fun watching Truett and Callum open gifts this year.

 Big hits this year were my BEAUTIFUL slippers that I love dearly and this amazing photo book that all three Smith children received with pictures of their childhood.  That one definitely brought tears!

 And another big hit was.....TENT CITY!  Eric and I were very excited about our gift to Truett and Callum...this fun tent/tunnel play land.  However, as the boys were opening gifts, we discovered that Becca AND Cara/Adam had the same idea.  So, what do you do with 3 tent/tunnel play lands?  You put them together and make an amazing Tent City.  

Good thing Cara and Adam have a large basement!

Turns out, even adults have fun in Tent City!

*Another obvious highlight was celebrating Christmas and watching the Colt's game with the Rogers!  Chad and Kim had to work the next day, so Maddy and Emmy stayed in Marion with Eric and I so we could have a fun movie night.  It was so great to have time with family.

*We had a great time spending time with friends around Indianapolis!

 *My high school friends and I have a yearly tradition of celebrating Christmas together.  This is often the one time a year that we are all together at one time, because we live in different areas.  Unfortunately one girl was sick this year, but it was still fun to catch up and see how everyone's lives are changing.

*New Years Eve! We had a low key NYE this year, because we had to make the drive back to New York the next morning.  It was a ton of fun hanging out with the Weber's and the Welu's.  We played games with "consequences" (losers had to do a consequence....I personally had to flush my foot in the toilet while Eric hate a spoonful of hot sauce), talked, ate tons of food, and enjoyed the signature drink "Father Time".  It was just what we needed to wrap up our trip. 

Yep...that's a chocolate fountain.

We can't wait to be back closer to all of the fabulous people in our lives.  It was definitely great to be there for a little while.  Until next time......45 Bottles of Beer on the Wall, 45 Bottles of Beer, take 1 down pass it around, 44 Bottles of Beer on the Wall! (Are we THERE yet???)