Year in Review

Merry Christmas!

Christmas in the Nonerick house was pretty quiet this year. Both Ryan and I have been so busy lately that a quiet holiday seemed like the perfect opportunity to rest and relax before the next wave of activity. While we appreciate the time to ourselves, we missed our loved ones. The house was just a little too quiet for our taste.

To cope, Ryan worked like a maniac on our new media room. Enjoy a few pictures from us to you.

Waiting for Santa on Christmas Eve.

Last year, we started a new tradition of walking around Olympic Manor in our neighborhood, which is well known for its Christmas light displays. This year, we didn't have to walk in a foot of snow!

Ryan's new hedgehog ornament. So cute!

Cookies for our holiday cookie exchange with neighbors and a few friends.

Ryan's new "man cave" with new HD TV.
We still need to put in floors, baseboards, and some finishing touches, but it's looking fabulous!

We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday full of good times, good food, and lots of love!

Watery Basement Update

The next week will be a very busy one for the Nonerick house. First, we're hosting a holiday cookie exchange with our neighbors and a few friends. We haven't been super-social lately, so it will be good to interact with people as opposed to work on the house, watch football, etc.

Then, we have workers coming to dig a trench around the inner perimeter of our basement, put in a sump pump, and take care of our water issues. That way, we can move forward on finishing the basement with confidence. We may even be able to put in a real floor to keep our fee warm in the winter time.

After that, we are hosting my work holiday party. The halls are decked (pictures to come), and my inner-Martha has reemerged from crazy Halloween decorations.

Finally, we have a couple events with Ryan's office and perhaps a holiday concert with friends. I think we're going to take time off between Christmas and New Years to veg in our pajamas.