Christmas 2012...

Bruce and I had a quiet Christmas this year.  Neither girl was able to come, so we were alone - but not completely.  Our good friends, Robin & Steve, invited us to share Christmas dinner with them, their daughter and her husband and his parents.  It was a wonderful meal!!!

After dinner, we all headed to the basement to Karaoke our lungs out!!!!!!!!!!  We always have a blast doing Karaoke at Steve & Robin's.  He has a professional setup and we can embarrass ourselves with quality equipment!

Shyla drew Bruce's name this year and he got a great pair of house slippers, among other things.

My Christmas gift was a little more extensive.  Bruce let me get new solid surface countertops in the kitchen:)
We had recently gotten new flooring and I also changed out my electric cooktop for a gas cooktop.  I love it!!  The lighter surface really brightens up the kitchen.(the old countertops were black!)  Bruce was very generous to let me do this and I love it - and him!!!

More importantly than the material things we received for Christmas were the blessings of friends and family.  We were able to Skype with both kids and were able to watch the grandkids open the gifts we sent them.  When family is so far away, technology makes life a little more wonderful.

Our wish for all of our friends and family in this new year, is for God's blessings to pour down on you.  We love to have visitors, so if you are ever in the area, you are welcome at the Blackketter Arms Hotel!!