I know many of my posts have started out with this same apology, but I truly am really sorry for being a horrible blogger! When I sat down to write this update I thought a lot had happened since my last post, but unfortunately I can’t seem to remember it!

So, here’s my lame attempt at getting you caught up in our lives. I am really hoping that from here on our updates will be more frequent.

When we last left off it was November, and we we had just gotten back from spending a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend in California. The food and company was glorious as always, and we enjoyed staying up late chatting with Eric’s parents.

Also in November, Sarah and Jason added to our Austin family- they adopted a puppy named Max! Max and Reese are already great friends, and it is fun going to the dog park and running into the Colemans there! Sometimes Max and Reese will find each other before we even realize the Coleman’s are there, it’s weird.

Ok, please read below- I separated each month since I last wrote into it’s own post.

December was a huge month for us- not only was it the holidays, but Eric started a new job! He works at fiveruns (www.fiveruns.com), a start-up company that does something cool dealing with the internet (haha, it is WAY over my head, so ask Eric if you want more details!). He absolutely loves working there, and is learning a lot. Often he is home from work before me, so we are really enjoying the extra time together especially because much of his free time last year was spent working on different entrepreneurial projects.

This year we did Christmas in Austin, so we really got into decorating the house. My sister Samantha made Sarah and I replicas of a “The Twelve Days of Christmas” banner that my parents had while we were growing up, so it was wonderful to put that up in our home. She spent two years making it (she would work on it every morning before work!) so it really meant a lot to me.

Eric and I really went all out this year on gifts for some reason. We didn’t really talk about it, but it just ended up being a big Christmas morning. After we opened gifts at our house we went over to the Coleman’s and opened gifts there and then ate brunch. Later we took both dogs to the dog park where the tower bells were playing Christmas Carols. It was the perfect day. My parents drove down from St. Louis a few days later so we got to extend the Christmas joy even longer.

Eric and I were very boring on New Years. We went to see Juno (very cute) and then came home and were in bed by 11. Haha, we’re so old!

Hmm, I can’t really remember January too well. Eric got the flu, but that’s about all I can think of. Wow, we’re boring.

February is always a big month for us:

1) My Birthday- On Saturday Eric took me to dinner at a nice restaurant downtown. Unfortunately neither one of us were really too thrilled with our meals.
2) Valentine’s Day- we celebrated at The Melting Pot. It was yummy!

In addition, we:
1) Got stone work and landscaping done in the front yard (loyal readers will know the yearly battle I have with my garden- so this was HUGE for us!)
2) Got granite counter tops in the kitchen!

Yep, in a recession, just call The Falcaos. We’ll save the economy with our spending! Luckily when we go to sell the house we will get a return on our investment!

Easter this year was a very exciting time for us:

1) Sarah became a Catholic and I was her sponsor!
2) My Mom came to visit!
3) Amelia had her first of many Easter Egg hunts at our house!