To give you a little background, I tried to leave San Antonio the morning of December 19th, while Milwaukee was getting massive amounts of snow. As I'm sitting on the plane waiting to fly from San Antonio to Dallas, I get a call from American Airlines saying my flight from Dallas to Milwaukee is cancelled and I wouldn't be able to get on a flight to Milwaukee for two more days! The lady advised me to get off of the plane before it took off, so I frantically ran off the plane yelling "I NEED TO GET OFF THIS PLANE!" I was able to get off of the plane, but my luggage didn't. I was told it wouldn't be a problem and it would probably make it to Milwaukee before I would. Because I had to stay an extra night in San Antonio, I got to go to Stefan's Air Force Holiday Formal with him. Although all of my primping items were stuck in my suitcase, we were able to throw something together! We had a lot of fun, but went to sleep early because I had to make my second attempt to get home the next morning.
The next day, everything went smoothly and I arrived back in Milwaukee safely...without my luggage. In fact, they had no idea where my luggage even was. After three days of wearing my friend Emily's jeans and my sister-in-law's shirts, I finally got my luggage back. The night I got it back was extra special because I got to spend it with my three little cousins. We decorated gingerbread houses and had a sleepover- I think I had even more fun than they did! The next morning we woke up and decorated the Christmas tree and then I headed home.
I got to spend the day with Caitie and I tried Wii Fit for the first time- I'm hooked, I need to get one for sure. (Stefan's worried that if we get one, I'll become a full time Yogi and forget all about my real work! :) Stefan arrived that night, and as luck would have it, the airline lost his luggage, too! He had planned ahead, though, so it wasn't a big deal because his luggage showed up the next day.
On Christmas Eve we made the trip up to Stefan's dad's house in Eau Claire. We went to church, ate dinner, opened presents, and had a huge bonfire! It was fantastic. Mary even had the Christmas Carols printed off so we could sing. The next morning came too soon, and we had to head back to Milwaukee for the Fronk family Christmas. We spent that night and the next day with my family. The night of the 26th we went to Oconomowoc to celebrate Stefan's friend's Birthday. We had a great time seeing our friends, me miss them a lot down here.
The next day we headed back up to Eau Claire to hang out with Stefan's dad and Mary, the Steffen family, the Idso grandparents and then finally with Jessica, John, and Carol. It was a great stay in Eau Claire, but it was too quick. After all of the Christmases, we went back to Milwaukee, relaxed with my family, and then got ready to ring in the New Year in Madison.
Once in Madison, we began celebrating immediately. We had a blast and it made us miss Madison even before we left! We got to see my friend Molly's first house- it was super cute and I'm so proud of her for being a homeowner already! We headed home that night, had a great dinner with my parents, played our new game, Blockus, and visited with our friend Beth.
On our last day, I went Bridesmaid dress shopping with my cousin Erica, and we successfully found and ordered some super cute dresses. While we were doing that, Stefan was out buying a new suitcase so that we could get all of our new goodies back home with us. We were ready to go home, have some alone time, and relax for the weekend. On Saturday it was 80 degrees and sunny, the prefect weather to welcome us back!
Thank you to everyone for a wonderful Holiday back in Wisconsin. We had a blast and we can't wait to see all of you again! We will be posting some pictures of our Wisco adventures in a little bit! Much Love and Happy New Years!
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Such a short trip, but amazing how you got to see so many loved ones. Thanks for making time!!!!
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