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What's Been Going On

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Kiri and Brian are here for the weekend, and it's snowing. So cozy! The cold, dark days of winter are flying by. It can be rather bleak this time of year, and I am already anxious for spring, but we have so much to be thankful for. Even though we miss being able to spend more time outside, we've been keeping busy with lots of other fun things. Last weekend was my birthday and Behn and I went to Maryland to visit the family. It was a great weekend but all too short. We had a lovely breakfast with Grandma and Grandpa Cathey and Behn and I spent a lot of time catching up with everyone and laughing with them. I love my family so much! Behn and I are also helping out with Navigators, a Bible study for VMI cadets that our church hosts. It's great getting plugged in to our community and spending time doing something other than serving our own interests. It really helps break up the monotony of the work-week to be spiritually boosted on Wednesday nights. Where would we be without C

Staunton

Behn and I just returned from a little getaway in Staunton, VA, which is about 40 miles north of Lexington. We decided to go up there to see our new favorite band, the Fitzmaurice Band play again (we saw them in Nov. at The Purple Fiddle). Then Behn suggested we make the trip a little getaway, since we could not even remember the last time we went somewhere that wasn't to see family. Up scenic route 11 we trekked, and had lunch at the wonderful Mrs. Rowe's Restaurant (thanks for the gift certificate, Mom and Dad Trader). Then, with an afternoon before us, we decided to check out the Museum of Pioneer Culture. The exhibits were quite impressive, and my history-loving husband and I enjoyed learning about the challenges and struggles our European ancestors must have faced when coming to the New World and the Shenandoah Valley. After that we shopped a little bit (taking advantage of some of the stores in Staunton that Lexington does not have...which is just about all of them), and

a new year

Here we are a few weeks into 2010 and I'm finally going to post about the holidays! Christmas: We spent 5 days celebrating Christmas in Ohio, meeting up with my family. All the siblings were present except Isaac and Elizabeth, who we missed a lot! Ohio was lovely. When we first got there, Emily and Seth were staying at Grandma Bixler's house and we stayed there the first night too, until the rest of the family got in. We went to a Christmas Eve service, then back to Grandma's for dinner and cookie decorating. Christmas morning was sweet and relaxing, with the boys making us breakfast. Later in the afternoon, the rest of the family arrived, including lots aunts, uncles, and cousins. Christmas dinner..mmmmm. The next few days seem like a blur. Seth, Emily, Behn and myself stayed at my Uncle Jerry and Aunt Bonnie's house, but spent the waking hours at Grandma's. We spent time ice skating, eating lots of food, playing cards, and just being with people we love but