{2008 was great! Bring on 2009!|

Disclaimer: I'm not very Blogger savvy on my Mac so all of the pictures start most recent and go to January, not the intention I had but you get the idea...

Putting this post together made me remember how truly blessed we are. 2008 was an amazing year, I started blogging, wonderful memories were made, loved ones lost and a lot of growing up! 

Here is our year in review...

and we are exhausted!

We had an amazing Christmas, we are so blessed...

Chad's hair got really long!

We lost Grandmama, I inherited her pearls though so she is always with me, I don't think I have taken the earrings off!

We cheered on the Bulldogs, even if they did disappoint us...

Poochie started seminary...

Charlotte turned 2!

We redid our backyard...

Celebrated the 4th of July with my family.

Played a lot of golf, I didn't play a round until this year!

Celebrated our 2nd Anniversary in Mexico.

Celebrated my 27th Birthday with a delicious meal with friends and parents in Athens.

Went to the Masters.

I got baptised...

Had lots of Supper Clubs with dear friends...

Celebrated a wonderful Valentines day.

And played in the snow!

2009 will be a wonderful year, we have lots of plans and hopes. I will have my 10 year reunion {Goooo Comets!}, we will celebrate our 3rd Wedding anniversary, we are going to Biloxi with friends and who knows what else! I can't wait to see what God has in store for the Eubanks, I am sure it will be amazing.

Now I have to get back to preparing for our big 30th Birthday Party/New Years Eve extravaganza!!! Happy New Year and God bless!!!

Holy moly, hosting a party is a TON of work {and money!}. I am so excited for our Chad's 30th Birthday/New Years Eve party tomorrow night. I think I will even dress up a bit since it is such a special occasion!

On the To Do List today:

1. Clean the ENTIRE house

2. Arrange the photo's of young Chad 

3. Buy groceries

4. Make cupcakes

5. Start making food

6. Work! I will also be working from home today during all of my tasks. Good think I took these days off, I don't know how I would have done it!

{Happy 30th Birthday Chad!}

Today is Chad's 30th Birthday! We are having a big party on New Years eve with our friends and family to celebrate, tonight it will just be Chad, Charlotte and my self celebrating.

30 Things I love about Chad

1. His ambition.

2. He is the funniest person I know, I laugh daily.

3. His love for me, he knew I was the one a year before I figured it out. I am so glad he gave me a second chance.

4. His baby blues.

5. His musical ability.

6. His spirituality and faith.

7. His family.

8. The way is protects me.

9. How much he loves my family.

10. How much his family loves me.

11. Experiencing new things together.

12. Building our own little family together.

13. His love for the Bulldogs!

14. His golf ability.

15. The love he already has for our children, his hopes and dreams for them.

16. He is such a good dad to Charlotte!

17. He is a sharp dresser!

18. He is so good at his job.

19. His creativity.

20. His ability to play a song by ear and make up songs for me.

21. His new love of hunting, so cute!

22. Seeing him with our nephew Jack.

23. The love he has for his mom.

24. The little faces he makes at me when I am mad so we will stop fighting.

25. That his way to apologize is "I'm sorry your mad at me."

26. His amazing heart.

27. His dedication to his friends.

28. His brave spirit.

29. That he is so much older and wise than me :)

30. The fact that he chose me to spend forever with.

Happy Birthday honey, I can't wait to see what the next 30 years have in store for us!

...and on Earth peach, goodwill towards men.

We wish you a holiday full of peace, love and happiness.

Merry Christmas and Happy 2009!

Love,

Allison, Chad and Charlotte

{Silent night, holy night}

all is calm, all is bright.

Merry Christmas Eve Eve.

{Renaissance Man}

We don't give gifts to Chad's coworkers for Christmas, we normally bake. This year Chad wanted to make them a SUPER SPECIAL goody, and he made it all by himself! Quite the renaissance man I have on my hands. If anyone has ever made a cheese cake you know how tedious it can be, he did a great job and I am sure the guys at the funeral home loved it!

Red Velvet Cheesecake 

{it is slap your momma good. I know, I almost slapped Big Val the first time she ever made it...}

Poring the batter into the pan, after he pondered why in the world he put vinegar in a cheesecake...

Baked and settled, 3 hours after we started!!!

Making the cream cheese icing, YUM!!

All done!

This really is an amazing desert, it has a chocolate crust, red velvet cheesecake and a cream cheese icing. Heaven on a plate!

{Christmas Vacation has started!!!}

I am off of work until January 5th- that is 11 days off of work!!! I was planning on working tomorrow, the 29th and the 30th but due to extra time off that doesn't carry over I will be off for two weeks! We are kicking off this old fashion family Christmas but having a date tonight- dinner and Four Christmas' at our new theaters. 

WAHOOO- V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N!!

{What a difference a year makes...}

Chad and me at the work Holiday party last year, 30 pounds heavier...My face looks SO puffy!

Us this year, looks like I found my waist over the past 365 days...

You have read all about her wedding and all about her Christmas party- now you can read her blog!!! My friend Caroline has started a blog, check it out!

...according to the Neikirk Casa

Creepy Christmas Video

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

{Guess what?}

This blog is about to get a heck of a lot funnier. My handsome fellow is going to start posting! He was voted funniest of not only his high school but mortuary school. Come on now, that is impressive!!!

{May the merry bells keep ringing!}

We had another weekend full of Christmas festivities, or "holiday festivities" to encompass everyone!

On Friday evening we had my work party in Buckhead at the most wonderful restaurant, Brio. It was fun to see everyone from work all dressed up in their cocktail finest!

{Me, Chad and Tony- Tony worked at Porche here in Atlanta. You know that sassy white Porche Kim in the Real Housewives drove, yeah Tony sold it to her, or Big Papa, whatever...}

Saturday I bought Chad a couple of more gifts, so did Charlotte, while he worked. Y'all, the Brooks Brothers outlet had almost everything 40% off, it was BANANAS! It was a nice relaxed Saturday and Saturday night.

Today we had a wonderful Christmas program at church, there was a live "baby Jesus" and EVERYTHING. Chad was fascinated they used a real baby, it was quite funny. We also had interpretive dance, I know Daddy will be sorry he missed that- he is a HUGE fan.

Tonight was my Supper Club Christmas party and this year Delaine hosted. We had a wonderful time and Delaine and Mike have done an amazing job on renovating their home! I always enjoy my time with these girls. As I have posted about before, we have all known each other since High School so there is a lot of history, I always laugh so hard.

{Delaine and Caroline}

{Mandy, Beth and Jayme}

{Me and Rachel}

So it was another wonderful weekend full of Christmas cheer. Only 5 more days of work until Christmas break and only 7 more days of work in 2008!!!

Is anyone else amazed by how much prettier you feel once you brush your teeth???

Tonight we wrapped presents and watched Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas. It is a classic and it is NOW officially Christmas in the Eubanks' house.

{A very merry weekend|

Our weekend in pictures...

Chad is so happy that I am taking his picture at the tree lot!!

Our tree, isn't she BEAUTIFUL!

At the Neikirks White Elephant Christmas party!!

I got a Ped Egg and Chad got a breathalyzer, both amazing gifts.

BFF Katie and Dave

The spread.

Me, Caroline and Katie

Allison, Mandy, Rachel and Jayme

Our tree decorated!

Charlotte got her hair done for the Holiday's!