As you can see, we had a great time with my Grandma Crannell and my immediate family this past Christmas. In the picture, you see (from top left) my younger brother David, my dad, my mom, my older brother Brad and (from bottom left) Paul, me, my sister’s fiance Alec, my younger sister Dana, and my brother’s wife Sandy. Then of course there’s my 80 year old Grandma. We all met up at Grandma’s in Pittsburgh for the big day. The day this family picture was taken, we all had gone ice skating in downtown Pittsburgh. There, my sister’s boyfriend, Alec, surprised her by coming all the way from Ohio. He met us on the ice skating rink and proposed to her after skating one time around together. It was so fun that our whole family got to be there for this special time. All the pictures are great too because someone in our family is in the background of every single one. Like this one:
We are so excited for them! I smile every time I think about it (and see this picture!)
Again, we were sooo thankful to get to spend time with family. We got to spend a week and a half with everyone. After Christmas, we drove to Ohio where I also got to catch up with several girlfriends. I also enjoyed seeing Paul and my family continue to get to know one another better. Since we dated and were engaged long distance, they didn’t get to spend much time together. So we’re catching up when we can! Some other highlights of our time with my family include: playing the card game Blink with mom and David, going to Zumba with mom and Dana, dad fixing my laptop, watching movies, playing ping pong, snuggling with my dog Duchess, eating Chipotle with the fam, swimming laps with Grandma, ice skating, Bob Evans with Melinda, coffee with Alisha, dinner with Katie, Dad’s dinners off the grill, visiting with Campbells (family friends), taking Duchess for a walk with Dana, Grandma cheating during the Game of Things, hiking in the woods with mom, Paul, and Dana…. I could probably go on and on. Needless to say, we had a great time – one that we’ll cherish when we’re far away from everyone!
