CHRISTMAS DAY

Christmas day we headed up to Grandma and Grandpa's house and joined Great Grandma, Nana, and the Makowskys'. The boys had a ton of fun opening presents and playing with their new toys. We were so excited to get a picture of the entire family (we're not sure how it happened, perhaps a Christmas miracle), but it's amazing that we were all looking forward and smiling.

CHRISTMAS MORNING

Santa was extremely generous to Ryan- he must have been a very good little boy this year. As you can see, all that gift unwrapping can be exhausting.

CHRISTMAS EVE

Christmas Eve was spent & enjoyed at Uncle Joe and Aunt Tracey's home with Robyn and Marissa, the DiPalmas', Walkers', and Novys'. The kids were all so excited to see Santa come around on the fire truck and to open presents. When we got home Ryan left Santa a note and milk/cookies.

GIANTS 34, PANTHERS 28 FINAL IN OVERTIME!

The NFC road to the Super Bowl will run through the Meadowlands because the Giants did what they had to do against frigid, swirling wind -- run the ball. The Giants clinched the top seed in the NFC as I clinched my back all night. Earlier in the day I injured a muscle in my back and could barely walk, yet alone stand up straight. I wasn't going to pass up this game with Seals, Marc, Lou, Drew, and Jon so against better judgment I went to the game.


The night went something like this: met at the Blarney and I barely made it out (strangers thought I was going to throw up from drinking, but it was only pain that was doubling me over), went to the game and barely made it onto the bus, from the bus barely made it inside the stadium, security got me a golf cart and new seats (handicap), Marc and I sat in the lower level while everyone else was in the regular seats (3rd level), started to leave at the half, dead guy took my golf cart, second golf cart ride took me back to the gate, then "small yellow bus" took us all to the car (they thought I was mentally challenged, only reason they took us), listened to the greatest game of the year in the car on the way home!

Thanks for all the help that night guys, that is one game I'll remember for awhile...
(VIDEO: Brandon Jacobs 1st half TD run, last play I saw that night.)