Saturday, December 15, 2012

Jingle Bells!

Hello everyone!

I wanted to share what has been going on with the Carlisles lately.

We have been getting ready for Christmas, and we put up our very first real Christmas tree together! Here are a few pics of our apartment, for those of you who have been asking.

 I love the beautiful roses Scot bought me just because!

 I have never had a stocking before, that's just a tradition we didn't do grow up. It's fun starting new traditions!

My dear friend Jennifer came for tea today, and she brought us coffee mugs. I'm sorry I don't have my pictures hung up yet... someday soon! 


I am enjoying my new job immensely; what a whirlwind! I had lunch at the Blitmore last week for the AZ Bioscience Roadmap luncheon, had lunch at the Phoenix Country Club on Thursday for a legislative reception, and tonight Scot and I are going to our office party dinner at the Ritz Carlton! How exciting. All of a sudden, I'm eating lunch with senators and getting to wear my "power suits" as my mom likes to call them; and I have to dress up every day! I LOVE my job. It suits me perfectly. ;)

Scot finished up classes for good this past week, and he graduates from ASU with his Biochemistry  degree this Friday! I am so proud of my honey. We are excitedly preparing for his family to arrive and for the good times ahead. We get to pick up his sister tonight, it will be great to see her! Scot is also looking for used cars to buy, fix up, and re-sell. We are still waiting to find out about grad school and are in the middle of making some big life decisions that we will be happy to share once we are all decided on everything. 

Other than that, we are still teaching Sunday School together. I took Scot to the Desert Botanical Gardens for the first time, and we recommend that as a great date! You can even go for free like we did if you snag a free cultural pass from the public library (ask at the front desk). We look forward to spending Christmas with family in Colorado this year, and I cannot wait to go play in the snow and make my first snowman. 

I hope everyone else is enjoying the holiday season as well! Cheers to you and to a great 2013!