It's a Totally "Tuba"ler Christmas - 12/2014

Before Christmas break starts at the University of Iowa, the tuba players come together on the Pentacrest in front of the Old Capitol building to play Christmas carols. 

These are pictures taken from my office!

Christmas lights at the Graham's 2014

Here's what the outside of our house looks like this year with all of the lights. It's not lights to the extent of Clark on National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation but we like it.  

And he is hard to see, but Carver likes to help decorate too. Gotta check out what is in all of these cool containers!

 

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree

Our first year of having a real Christmas tree. Beautiful frasier fir that we got from the Optimists Club here in IC. (Sorry Becky, no tree farm)

Making cookies at Thanksgiving - Nov. 29, 2014

Some photos and video of decorating cookies with the family. The kids were doing a great job of decorating until they realized hey could eat the frosting and decorations!

Running, and Jumping and Playing - Nov. 29, 2014

Thanksgiving 2014 consisted of the nieces and nephew showing us all the energy they have. They tire me out just watching them!

The Wedding We've Been Anticipating - Nov. 8, 2014

Leah's Wedding... Couldn't wait for this one!  Bart did the mass.  I was honored to be an usherette - which was a LOT more work than I thought it was going to be! I got to see SO many people. Some that I hadn't seen in over 10 years!  There were people that I had met through Leah over the years- her high school classmates, work friends and Holy Name friends. 

We need to have parties like this way more often!

Madison up and back to see the Bishops - Nov. 1, 2014

Found out on Facebook that Chad and Jenny Bishop were moving to Portland,OR. November 1st was going to be their last day in Madison.  So what do I do?  Of course I head up there to see them.  I met Schwake and Tambo at Coopers Tavern on the Square and then surprised Chad and Jenny at The Old Fashioned for lunch.  Had some awesome cheese curds and food then went to Paul's Bar for a drink. Then we went for some coffee at a coffee bar. Finally, it was getting time for me to leave so it was a group selfie and then I was headed back home.