Weekend in Review

• All I can say is: Ice, Ice, Baby. Friday’s Ice Storm gave us a Howe Family Friday at home together, complete with shoveling and pajamas. Good times.
• We started to hear about the power outages, which affected 60% of our small group (actualy, 58.3%…forgot about the bambinos), and started extending invites. People said how nice we were to open up our home…but really it was just that we love our small group and we love grown up sleepover parties.
• Headed to my soon-to-be-former-company Holiday party. I love Buca di Beppo. Avery had a blast. She loves a party.
• Came home and hung out with Kevin & Leah, our first powerless guests at the Hotel de Howe. 
• Woke up, worked out with Brian and Jillian Michaels (via Exercise TV on demand), and then got a call from Steve and Jenn that they could no longer survive in their home with only the heat from their gas fireplace (to which we responded: DUH! COME OVER!)
• Baby Drew and Baby Avery had their second date. They both slept through the first one…this time, they had dinner together (mommies’ simultaneous nursing session) then played footsies. Pictures to come!
• Jenn is Australian and I’m Pakistani, so when I told Brian that the babies “had dinner together” he said, “Huh. Avery ate at India House and Drew ate at Outback.” 
• Fortunately everyone got their power back that night!
• Had a great time at the NC facilities team party tonight. Talk about a generous bunch. They, once again, served and blessed everyone who came! Not to mention, they are a lot of fun. We wish we could have stayed longer but Avery was grrrrrouchy. She is working on her Grinch impression for Christmas. I think she’s got it down.
• Brian’s mom just got here…she is on Grammy duty while I finish up work this next week and a half. She and Avery will have a blast!
• I have been going to bed late for over a week now and I am tiiiiiiiiiiiiiired. Jillian Michaels will be kicking my butt again at 6:30 tomorrow…hey, as long as it keeps getting smaller instead of bigger, I don’t care how hard she kicks it!

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