Holiday Recap

Phew! I have been slacking in the blogging department. Jared's 30th birthday, the holidays, Giana, and our new baby boy on the way have made life extremely busy! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year's with friends and family. We were able to travel and spend Christmas in RI with my family. It was a great visit. We were so happy to be able to celebrate my grandpa's 80 birthday while we were there. Also, my sister Ashley got engaged!  We are so excited for her and Jon. It looks like a summer wedding is on the horizon! Woo-hoo!
Mom had the house decorated so beautifully that I wanted to share all her hard work.(See below) My parents have not put lights up outside for the holidays for years; but because Giana was coming they put them up-too cute! Jared and I were excited about my mom's Christmas Eve dinner. Italians have fish on Christmas Eve, so we enjoyed an awesome meal of fish, baccala, shrimp cocktail, snail salad, Italian bread, salad, and the list goes on. Mom and I made some yummy monkey bread for Christmas morning. We all ate ourselves silly-isn't that what the holidays are for? ;) The visit seemed to fly by. We had a wonderful time.
I hope you all had a fun and safe New Year's Eve. We went to an awesome church service and rang in the New Year with friends. Fun times!
I am excited for a new 2013. Although we have seen 2012 to be an extremely difficult year, we have seen the Lord's faithfulness. He has blessed us with a new baby boy who will be here in just 3 months, Jared's new job, a beautiful, new city to live in, and a wonderful church family and friends. We are overwhelmed by His provision and blessings to us. At times I have let certain circumstances cloud my view of God's grace and goodness in our lives. My goal for this year is to not dwell on the negativity but to let it go and to trust in the Lord and His faithfulness. Well, I must get back to the family. I am hearing adorable giggles coming from the living room. ;)

Happy New Year!!

Love, AGM

                                         
                                                        The Engaged Couple: Jon and Ashley

                                                       Mom's Beautiful Decorations