Party like it's Two Thousand Nine!

They came....they saw....they conquered!
New Year's Eve, that is.
We promised that we would get a home in 2008 and have a New Year's Party...and well, we did! It was so much fun.
Here's a little recap of the night...

Just getting warmed up...

Chris and Brianna came over on Wednesday and were here
for a few days to ring in the New Year with us.

Dan and Jessa were the next to arrive...
and the next to last to leave.
So lucky to have such great friends!

The ladies..
Jessa, Me and Brianna.
Ready for the party to start...

Cracking open the 2nd bottle of Champagne...
and it's not even 7pm!

Dan "Vanna White" Gasperino...showing the start of the spread.

Chris and Rich acting tough...
sipping Bourbon.

The parents arrived...
Dad, Me and Mom!

Chris "cleaning up" the 1st spill...

...still cleaning!

Jenn arrived next!
Jenn, Mom and Me!
The ladies in Black.

Danny and Jenn...
here to ring in the New Year!

Rhett and Andy taking Jager Bombs...
YUCK!!!

Brianna and Chris dancing in the kitchen.

No Jessa...it's not Midnight yet...
but you can still kiss Dan.

The Boness Family.

The Boness Family plus 2!

Group Shot.

Ladies shot...
Me, Shauna, Michaela and Erin.

Shauna and Andy...
reliving the housewarming party...
and their 1st night on the stairs...
it's where memories are made!

Getting close to midnight..
Bob and Rebecca just showed up...

Getting the fireworks ready!

Just in time...
Alex and Jenn showed up.
Let the countdown begin.

Rich and Dan helping Rhett get the fireworks over the fence.

Yeah...COUNTDOWN...
5....
4...
3..
2.
1!

Just us!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The 1st kiss of 2009!

And the party goes on....

and on....

and on...

and on....

Yep, and on....

Still trucking on...

DONE DEAL! The party went until the wee hours of morning...and boy did we have FUN! I have to say...2009 started off a little rocky with a bit of the "stomach" flu...but we have recovered nicely in these parts. Chris, Brianna, Dan, Jessa, Rich and I were lucky enough to get to hang out the entire day of the 1st...go to breakfast, watch football and movies, drink some more and just enjoy the quality time with friends...so far 2009 has been GREAT!!!

Rich getting ready to fire up his new Chainsaw for the 1st time!

If you could only see his smile...

Look at those wood chips fly...

The Aerial View provided by Direct TV...
Ok, maybe I did watch too much football yesterday!

Perfection!

So far...so good! We are off to Pullman tomorrow to watch the Cougs and the Dawgs battle for being the best in the state.

Happy New Year's Eve!

They say it's His Birthday!

Well, it's Chris Meyer's too!
Tonight we celebrated Mr. Meyer's 25th Birthday!

The birthday boy with his candles...

and then with his big brother...
Rich and Chris!

Happy Birthday Today!
Happy New Year Tomorrow!

We heart Floormate!

Dirty floors are a thing of the past at our house...
thanks to our new FLOORMATE!

If you don't have one get one, if you don't know what it is...check it out! Dick and Denise got us one for Christmas and we could barely get home before we tried it out!

IT'S AWESOME!
It Vacuums. It Cleans. It Dries.
Plus, it leaves our house smelling fresh and clean.
TWO things that I love!

Rich taking our little "Floorie" on her maiden voyage.

Look at all that NASTY-ness!

Bring on the party...we aren't afraid anymore!
Quote from RCM "No excuses for dirty floors now"

Ho-Ho-Holidays...are coming to an end!

Boness Family Christmas - check!

Stacie and Rich Christmas - check!

Meyer Family Christmas - In Route!

Just on the road...the snow was not a challenge for us!

Arrived at Rich's parents...
Shawn and Rich playing with remote control cars!

Shawn helping Rich in the kitchen.

The Meyer Boys...
Rich, Shawn, and Chris!

The Complete Package of Meyer Boys...
Dick, Shawn, Rich and Chris.

Why don't we smoke some "pinners" and get Whiskey drunk?
Guess you had to be there!

Time for Presents...
Dick opening his.

Surprise...it's a flannel from Richie!

Shawn and Chris opening a joint present...

Four-Low helping me open a present...

Now he's just posing for the camera.

Denise and I with our NEW slippers...
The bear is eating my sweet little bunny,
not that Four-low didn't get some nibbles in too!

Rich and I opening a joint present...

YES! A floor cleaner!
Rich is going to have a blast with that...
wink, wink!

Chris and the GIANT icicle!

Breanna opening some presents...too!

The boys getting the ham ready to slice.

Aren't they pretty...
NICE APRONS Ladies!

Christmas night was a blast...we gorged ourselves with food and drink and then played hours of games...until we literally could not see straight!

It was great...and the FIRST Christmas that Rich and I were able to spend the whole time together! Yeah, OUR FIRST CHRISTMAS!

Amazing...
and we are still in LOVE as ever!
(Maybe just a little tired).

Shawn's antlers on his truck...
here you go Kim...now you can imagine them!

Shawn, Rich and Denise...
with the Antlers!

We had a great time in Kennewick for Christmas day and have successfully completed the TOUR of WASHINGTON - Christmas 2008! We are so lucky to have such amazing families that spoil us and share us!

It's now time to hang out, relax and get ready for New Year's! I mean honestly, how much fun can 2 people have in 1 week! It's amazing how lucky we are!!!