2008 sure disappeared quickly! The end of 2008 saw us leaving our apartment of 2 years, not to move in to a house we were buying as we originally thought, but moving in with Nic's mom and step-dad instead. We were happy and carefree in our apartment, just casually looking around the housing market to see what was out there. We unexpectedly found a house we fell in love with and put an offer on it. The offer was accepted that day and plans moved forward. Just before closing we found out the seller was having some issues with his bank which ended up causing everything to fall thru and not happen. Since we'd already put in our notice at our apt we suddenly found ourselves with no where to live. Nic's parents were good enough to let us come stay with them while we hunted around for a new house. It was fun spending the holidays with them and getting to know them better. As good as it is tho I'm definitely looking forward to our new home. I miss having all my things around me and having my own kitchen. Nic's parents have been great about letting us treat this house as our own tho which we've really appreciated. We did finally find a house even closer to town that we love (bigger too since interest rates have dropped) and have set a date for closing. I confess I'm not attached yet: I'm not going to believe it'll happen until we're there in the office signing the papers. :-) When it does go through we'll send out a mass email with our new mailing address. 
The holidays were great this year as always. I love the fact that we have so much family around us even tho it makes the holidays rather stressful. This year managed to be quite relaxing tho which I was very thankful for. We got to see my family (my sister Rhyll was able to make it up this year) and spend time with them, hang out with Nic's mom's side of the family as well as relax with his dad's side of the family. Christmas ended up being about a week long for us which was just fine. 
The highlight of this week for me (besides Nic coming home from a long overdue trip to FL & GA) was getting my 4 month old nephew to laugh out loud for a continued amount of time. I love this age when kids are finally starting to realize what's going on around them, recognize family, and start laughing. Life seems so simple when I'm around my nieces and nephews. Thank goodness for kids! They are definitely Heavenly Father's most cherished possessions.
