Dear Lily and Sam,
I was so excited to get the phone call from your mommy this morning telling me that Lily had chosen my gramma-name!!! I love being Gigi! Uncle Brother and Aunt Bethany and Aunt Steph all said that's really close to G-ma which is what they wanted you to call me, so they think I should end up being G-ma, but I like Gigi better! Maybe you will call Grampa R. G-pa . . .Gigi goes well with G-pa, don't you think?
Today I was sick like you guys have been sick lately. I don't think I got it from you, but I have a stuffy-runny nose and scratchy throat and a cough. I don't like being sick! It makes me very whiney!! But we went to a wedding today for some friends from church. It was a very pretty wedding their colors were red and black, very Christmas-y. But they took too much time taking pictures so the beginning of the reception was boring! I wished I could be home taking a nap. Instead I'm just going to go to bed early and sleep in tomorrow morning! I hope you are feeling better by now, and that I don't stay sick very long.
Will Daddy be working for New Year's Eve this year? I think I remember mom telling me that he would have Christmas off but not New Year's. We don't have any plans for New Year's Eve yet - - and the way I feel, I doubt I will stay up until midnight to welcome in 2012! Usually we have or go to a party for New Year's Eve, but this year Uncle Brother and Aunt Bethany will be in the Adirondacks (they are crazy about hiking right now) and we just haven't made any plans for partying! Maybe we will start our next jigsaw puzzle - or maybe I will sew or cross-stitch into the New Year.
In 2012, we will be visiting you in Germany. Not right away, more like in summer time. I am very excited to get everyone a passport and come to see your house and the town you are living in! It seems very pretty in your mom & dad's pictures - but I just can't wait to come and see it all for myself!
Also in 2012, G-pa and I will be remodeling our kitchen! This is very exciting for us because our kitchen is too small and most of the cupboards don't even stay closed any more. I don't know what we will do first, but I will take pictures of it all so you can see the difference. I'm looking forward to using a big hammer and taking down the wall between the kitchen and the dining room . . . that will be really fun and it's something I wanted to do ever since we moved to this house.
Well, I said that I was going to be early, so I'm going to get my teeth brushed and hop in my bed (I'm already in my jammies). I love you very very much! Happy New Year!
love,
Gigi
Hi Gigi! Thanks for the letter :o) Sammy and I are still feeling a little under the weather, but our diapers are back to normal and we just have the sniffles/coughs. And snot. Momma still puts us to bed a little early but things are starting to get normal again. Momma's still sick, but she's only giving herself one more "sick day" because she wants to go to base on Monday for groceries and mail. We haven't been out of the house since Christmas Eve! Everyone could use some fresh air! Yes, Daddy gets to be with Momma on New Year's Eve. They bought a bottle of champagne to enjoy by the fire... maybe watch a movie. He has to work New Year's day. And then one more day, and then he has two days off, and then after that he starts working evenings which will be nice cause we'll get to see him every day during the day, even on the days he works! Tonight I keep hearing the premature fireworks going off in Otterberg and I say "boom" cause Momma's trying to get me not to be scared. We'll see if I sleep through it all. Love you Gigi! Talk to you soon!
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