I cannot believe its already almost the middle of January. I guess its about time to get caught up on the comings and goings of Christmas in the McCollum household. Again sorry for the lack of pictures but by now you should really be used to it :)
I say it all the time, and I will say it again but Jim and I are truly blessed to be surrounded by the most amazing, genuine and supportive friends and family, EVER!!! Over the holidays we were able to spend some time although in my opinion not nearly enough time; with as many of them as possible and it was just another reminder of how lucky we are to have them in our lives
First things first, before we could celebrate the birth of Christ, we had to celebrate the birth of Simpson! Matt Von Stueben and his girlfriend Jackie thru a big ole bash for Jon's 30th bday up at their casa. His birthday happened to fall on Apple Cup Saturday so it was perfect timing for a get together with all of our favorite people! The game did not happen to go our way but as the saying goes win or lose we drink more booze...and that we did. It was a great time (minus the game), with great company, and great memories/stories, that will not be told on this blog ;)
In early December we also had our 4th annual McLaSnyd, {which from here on will be referred to as McLaSnydole, due to the addition of the Cole's: Matt and Ally} xmas party. Ally is Diane's best friend from Auburn and they moved to this side of the state the beginning of last year. They fit in with all of us right away and have been part of our crazy couples crew ever since.>!!!
I say it all the time, and I will say it again but Jim and I are truly blessed to be surrounded by the most amazing, genuine and supportive friends and family, EVER!!! Over the holidays we were able to spend some time although in my opinion not nearly enough time; with as many of them as possible and it was just another reminder of how lucky we are to have them in our lives
First things first, before we could celebrate the birth of Christ, we had to celebrate the birth of Simpson! Matt Von Stueben and his girlfriend Jackie thru a big ole bash for Jon's 30th bday up at their casa. His birthday happened to fall on Apple Cup Saturday so it was perfect timing for a get together with all of our favorite people! The game did not happen to go our way but as the saying goes win or lose we drink more booze...and that we did. It was a great time (minus the game), with great company, and great memories/stories, that will not be told on this blog ;)
In early December we also had our 4th annual McLaSnyd, {which from here on will be referred to as McLaSnydole, due to the addition of the Cole's: Matt and Ally} xmas party. Ally is Diane's best friend from Auburn and they moved to this side of the state the beginning of last year. They fit in with all of us right away and have been part of our crazy couples crew ever since.>!!!
For Christmas eve I had to work and unfortunately was not able to spend time with Jim's family but he went to dinner and had a great time at the white elephant exchange, a tradition that we started last year. For Christmas day we went to an early meal at my parents house and then it was back to work for me. Like I said not nearly enough time with family but thankfully we live in the same city as them and can get together for dinners and functions at other times as well. I got off Christmas Day at 11pm, so I rushed out to meet up with my girls at the Snyder household, for our first annual oec Christmas party. Not everyone was able to attend but I did get to spend some time with Megs, Jamie, Fuller, and Dawn (and Dave and Chris). WE MISSED YOU STONE, LANDIS, and JACQUEE
The day after Christmas Jim and I went to lunch with Jim's best friend John and his wife Sara, at The Onion (our favorite restaurant). As always the food was delish and the company was even better. John and Sara live in CA so getting to spend time with them just the four of us was a gift in itself. Hopefully Jim and I can get down to Cali for a visit again sometime soon. Or even better, they could move closer, so we could all see each other more often (hint,hint)!
New Years Eve I was back at work and but the rest of the McLaSnydole crew headed up to Priest lake. Keith Stamps happily took my place as Jim's new years date and from what I heard everyone had a rocking good time.
New Years Eve I was back at work and but the rest of the McLaSnydole crew headed up to Priest lake. Keith Stamps happily took my place as Jim's new years date and from what I heard everyone had a rocking good time.
At 12:00 we had a mini celebration here at work with hats, horns and sparkling cider, and at 12:01 the phones exploded so that was the end of the celebration and also the reasoning behind why I said I would never go out in downtown Spokane on NYE ever again.
Also in December I have got to spend time with some of my friends who have I known for most my life and don't get to see nearly enough. Chad Koch came into town right before Christmas and I was able to meet up with him, Jon Abt, and Mark Spencer for a quick lunch one day downtown. I also had night out with him, Jim, and my bff Kristen. Chad and I have known each other since before 1st grade, so for those not wanting to do the math, that's around 25 yrs...and I'm not even 30 yet!!!!! I am so lucky to still be able to call him one of my best friends as we have shared so many things throughout our lives together.
As I mentioned my bff is also in town from NYC. Even though we did not get to spend a ton of time together we still got in our sisterly bonding, with sleep overs, manicures, games, dinners, gossip and wine. And we got to catch up with some more old friends at Carly and Katie's 30th birthday. The night started at the Cathay Inn and somehow ended with me getting taken out into a very deep puddle outside the Snyder's, with clearly lots of fun (and drinks) mixed in between the two. Her boyfriend, Marc, whom I love by the way, came into town the last part of December and I finally got to see them both last night before work. Unfortunately, I am heading out to Post Falls after work this morning to take them to the airport, BUT I do have a free flight coming my way soon (thank you southwest rapid rewards) so hopefully it will not be too long that I will have to go with out seeing them.
The seemingly unending stream of friends continued this week, when we got to spend time with another of Jim's high school buddies/college roommates, Jeff Peterson and his girlfriend Yvette. Again I had to work most nights but was able to catch up with him for a couple hours over drinks at the Swinging Doors. It is always great to see Jeff, he is hilarious and so much fun to be around, and I know Jim loves it when he he has someone else to rehash old high school and college stories with.
Speaking of old college stories I will hopefully get the chance to rehash some old stories when our friend Landis comes to town next weekend, and that means most of my Seattle girls will be making the trek back over the mountains to spend time with her as well. So it looks like the celebrating and visiting from friends wont be stopping anytime soon...and I for one could not be more thrilled about it :)
And I think that brings us to present day...which if you made it this far I applaud you. Sorry for the long post but I wanted to make sure not to forget anyone. If we did not see you or have not seen you in a while please know that we think of you often and hope to get together with you soon. I know its a cliche but I honestly don't know what I would do without each and everyone of the people mentioned or those of you near and far away who continually bless our lives. We love you all, and hope your holidays were filled with as much love and friendship as ours were!
Also in December I have got to spend time with some of my friends who have I known for most my life and don't get to see nearly enough. Chad Koch came into town right before Christmas and I was able to meet up with him, Jon Abt, and Mark Spencer for a quick lunch one day downtown. I also had night out with him, Jim, and my bff Kristen. Chad and I have known each other since before 1st grade, so for those not wanting to do the math, that's around 25 yrs...and I'm not even 30 yet!!!!! I am so lucky to still be able to call him one of my best friends as we have shared so many things throughout our lives together.
As I mentioned my bff is also in town from NYC. Even though we did not get to spend a ton of time together we still got in our sisterly bonding, with sleep overs, manicures, games, dinners, gossip and wine. And we got to catch up with some more old friends at Carly and Katie's 30th birthday. The night started at the Cathay Inn and somehow ended with me getting taken out into a very deep puddle outside the Snyder's, with clearly lots of fun (and drinks) mixed in between the two. Her boyfriend, Marc, whom I love by the way, came into town the last part of December and I finally got to see them both last night before work. Unfortunately, I am heading out to Post Falls after work this morning to take them to the airport, BUT I do have a free flight coming my way soon (thank you southwest rapid rewards) so hopefully it will not be too long that I will have to go with out seeing them.
The seemingly unending stream of friends continued this week, when we got to spend time with another of Jim's high school buddies/college roommates, Jeff Peterson and his girlfriend Yvette. Again I had to work most nights but was able to catch up with him for a couple hours over drinks at the Swinging Doors. It is always great to see Jeff, he is hilarious and so much fun to be around, and I know Jim loves it when he he has someone else to rehash old high school and college stories with.
Speaking of old college stories I will hopefully get the chance to rehash some old stories when our friend Landis comes to town next weekend, and that means most of my Seattle girls will be making the trek back over the mountains to spend time with her as well. So it looks like the celebrating and visiting from friends wont be stopping anytime soon...and I for one could not be more thrilled about it :)
And I think that brings us to present day...which if you made it this far I applaud you. Sorry for the long post but I wanted to make sure not to forget anyone. If we did not see you or have not seen you in a while please know that we think of you often and hope to get together with you soon. I know its a cliche but I honestly don't know what I would do without each and everyone of the people mentioned or those of you near and far away who continually bless our lives. We love you all, and hope your holidays were filled with as much love and friendship as ours were!
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