Love, The Walkers

Family Christmas picture, 2009.

[Thanks, Jacob Slaton!]

To talk is only wise when the things on your mind fit in words. But don't force them to.

Saturday night, Elliott played with Beau Jennings and friends at Union Hall.

Our friend Wynn Walent opened the show. I suggest everyone visit his myspace page and listen to the song "Eating the Ocean."

We had to brave a blizzard on the way home from the show. I haven't seen that much snow (or walked a mile in it) in a long time. Thankfully, the snow has stopped now and we should be able to make our flight back to Little Rock this afternoon (providing no delays out of Chicago).

We can't wait to see our families.

I'm just gonna keep on waiting, underneath the mistletoe

We will be celebrating with our families Christmas morning, but we like to make a little time to celebrate as a family, as our family, too. Yesterday morning we made coffee and coffee cake, opened stockings, and exchanged gifts. It felt like Christmas morning.

until it's Christmas in the room

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We went a little DIY on our Christmas cards this year. Which is funny, because we are not usually the crafty kind of people (sometimesIwish). But, after a fruitless search for non-cheesy, affordable, Christmas cards, Elliott offered to design a simple card and use his little Print Gocco machine to print them. We took a quick picture in a photobooth (thanks to Lakeside Lounge) and made a few copies. 50 addresses later, my hand hurts.