AAAAhhh, it's Christmas.

It's officially Christmas time at the Young-Schultz house and we're loving it!  As I'm writing this, I'm baking my first batch of my Grandma Jeanne's famous pumpkin bread and watching our beautiful Christmas tree sparkle.  Trae and I have fond memories of our childhood homes with similar sweet smells and decor ... and it just makes us happy!

Our beautiful Christmas Tree

Misty Brook all lit up. Santa's not missing us!! :)

Everyone know's Santa is a Texas fan!

A little warning to all our friends and family...candles are obviously dangerous- use with caution.  But scented oils are also dangerous to wood!! I love Woodwick candles and scented oils.  A couple weeks ago I found one of my Woodwick oils had leaked out on the table.... and this is what it left:

 It completely stripped the wood!  Guess I'll be learning how to stain after the holidays!!

Next week we have 3 Christmas parties including our Annual Misty Brook Holiday party with all of our friends- we can't wait to celebrate with everyone before going home to our families.

Christmas this year will start in San Antonio with my parents, Grandma and my younger brother, David who is just getting home from a 2.5 year stay in Morocco with the Peace Corps.

Early Christmas morning, we'll head to Glen Rose to celebrate with Trae's family and relax at the ranch for a few days.

Be safe and Merry Christmas!!

Hark hear the Horns!

A big "WOO HOO" to our Texas Longhorns as we're on our way to Pasadena in January for the National Championships against Alabama!!
We had a blast in Arlington rooting on the Horns in Jerryworld.  Before going to the game, Trae insisted we stop in at J. Gilligans pub to grab a few drinks and try their famous "Irish Nachos" featured on the Food Network. 
I accidentally deleted the "before" picture...but obviously it was amazing- check out the "after":

Here's a few other shots of J Gilligans:

 

Zak and Trae celebrating Alabama's win with Alabama Slammers

 

The game was SUPER intense- I thought at times Trae and Milton were going to have a heart attack watching the final moments of the game.  At the end, it was all worth it- but WHEW.. we got our money's worth on that game!!

 

 Right after Thanskgiving weekend, Trae and I went to Sarasota, FL to see my cousin, Christine get married.  I rarely get to see this side of my family since they all live in Indiana & Florida, so it was great to spend time with everyone, and introduce Trae to the Youngs.  The wedding was right on the beach and absolutely beautiful.  It gave Trae and I am opportunity to think of our wedding day, only 7 months from now and get even more excited.  Congratulations, Christy & Michael! We can't wait to have ya'll in Austin in July!!!

 

 

 

Our engagement pictures finally came in this week!  With 300 photos to choose from, we're really happy with the way they turned out and can't wait to share them with everyone soon.

 

Also, this week I set up an alternate wedding website to check for wedding details: www.mywedding.com/traeandcyndi

Check this site periodically for information on blocked hotel info, wedding day details & transportation information.  Holiday weekends in Austin book early, so we're making sure all our loved ones have their information early so EVERYONE can be there. :)