November slowed down with the house, but not with our social lives. November 7th was Matt's an my 3rd wedding anniversary. He was so sweet, he surprised me with a dozen red roses delivered to our house, and told me to be ready to go out at 7:00pm. He asked my mom secretly to babysit Emilee, and when he got home from work, he took me to a surprise location dinner. We ate at the Pomona Mining Company, with a beautiful view of the valley below. I'm such a lucky girl!
Close to our anniversary though, is Matt's 30th birthday, on November 9th. I had been planning to throw him a surprise party on November 10th, and have his best friends from out of state fly in to spend the weekend with us. On his actual birthday, our friends Nick and Katie and I took him out to dinner to the Melting Pot as a decoy. Everyone else he invited gracefully declined (he had no idea it was because of his party the next day).
During dinner, I stayed in touch with our friends who were flying in. I left our home's side door unlocked for them to come in, and when we got home from dinner, you can imagine the surprise on Matt's face to see his friends from Iowa and Oregon sitting on our couch! He thought THAT was his birthday surprise.
The next day, our friends took Matt out as planned, so that a few of our friends and I could start setting up the house for the party. There were a few hiccups, along the way, but we got the surprise we had hoped for! It was a fun party, and great way to also show off our newly finished home. After the party, we took the time before Thanksgiving to finally relax in our new home.
Thanksgiving we spent at my parent's house, and had a wonderful time! The next day, we packed up and drove up north to Porterville to spend Thanksgiving with Matt's Aunt, Uncle and cousins. We had a wonderful time introducing Emilee to Matt's side of the family.
December has been busy as well, and we are looking forward to Christmas, a trip to Colorado, and the New Year. All that to come in my next post! Have a Merry Christmas everyone!!
Love,
The Ott Family
