Christmas at Sea World

Well folks, once again the infamous sweater, ha. Don't worry I wash it but have worn the heck out of it this season. Some of the pics are really blurry but Sea World during Christmas was so much fun. The fam got together a little before Christmas and stayed on the River Walk with my brother's family and my mother. It wasn't cheap and my mom paid for the hotel stay and all of our dinners, thanks mom.

We had a great time, I think the best time because we pretty much spent all our time together. It was so much fun. We ate great food and walked around and just hung out. I think it was the best Christmas I have had in a long time, although I wish my dad was here.

Every morning I woke up and went running on the river walk and SA has done so much work expanding the river walk, it is so nice now. Fred even went running with me one day, he usually doesn't run, he does Crossfit. It was so funny, we started running and he was at a pretty brisk pace and saying hello to all the people we would pass. I was thinking, oh dear, I am going to die at this pace but I kept up. When we past the 3.5 marker, I looked over and said do you want to go further and then turn around, he looked at me like he was about to die and sweating profusely, ha. So we headed back to the hotel and no more hello's to the people we passed, all I heard was heavy breathing. Half way back he said I could run without him but he didn't stop and we pushed thru and made it back in one piece, ha.

I can run until the cows come home but I have no upper body strength so I know I couldn't do Crossfit, I know I cannot even do a pull up and I don't know when the last time I did a push up.

The weather in SA was so nice, not to cold. The kids always have a great time at Sea World and the lights were amazing.

Me, my mom and my brother with his son, Parker. I wish we could spend more time with my brother and his family but they live near Washington, DC. Christmas is the one time we all get together and I really cherish the time we can spend together.

Don't know what Fred was doing growing a beard and looking like the Unabomber, ha.

What has been happening in the Different household? We are completely done with the remodel of our home and now it is on the market, boo hoo. It is so nice now, I don't want to leave. I love our little cul de sac, because all our neighbors have kids close to Harlowe's age and they all come out and play together and just hang out. It is so nice because I think Harlowe really likes having friends her age to hang out with. Our neighbors are really nice too, I really wouldn't know because Dustin is the social butterfly and he is the one who watches the kids outside and hangs with the neighbors. To my defense though, I am usually working or sleeping.

We have had tons of showings and one low ball offer. I have to admit it I really don't want to move and I am hoping to stay there a little longer. And it has been really nice because Dustin has been doing all the cleaning and staging so I have not had to clean this week, so nice to get a break.