Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Happy New Year from Breck! And Nelli!


Mom said a lot's happened in The Empty Nesterhood since she blogged last....
Here's just a glimpse!

Happy New Year from Breck! And Nelli!

Welcome to the Breck and Nelli Show! Our 2023 recap is brought to you by the letter "B" -- Biggs, Breakfast, Bacon, Balls and Birds! And Birds! And More Birds!

Abbie started nursing school. Dad got Global -- Upgrades for everyone! Mom & Dad skied Angel Fire with the Parrishes and Thompsons. So. Much. Snow. -31degrees. Caramel Bars. Avoid Amarillo and scissors on I-27. Arborgeddon. Limbs everywhere. No power for days, so we kept Mom warm. Biggsest Super Bowl Party! Lauren Daigle at the Rodeo with Leslie, Jess, and Milk Punch! Mom & Dad skied Park City with the girls and two BFs. Breck barked all night. Catan, Murder Mystery, Java Cow! Dad stuck in a snowbank! ZTA Mom's Weekend. Big Red up on blocks. Easter at Didi's! Abbie got a bigger tattoo. Mom moved Kait to Fairfax. Civil engineering internship. Then UR for Abbie's Graduation. With Honors!?!? Google the speaker! Dogwood blossoms for Granny Sue. Lilac Fest. That's not red velvet. Goodbye Cook Street. Hello, Goler House! Dad drank Bud Light. Cheap beer for the win! Weekend with Kait in Fairfax. Farmer's Market, NRA Museum, Smithsonian, Monuments, and DAR! Visiting Bill Tolar at Arlington. Bought some dirt in Angel Fire. Abbie got Mr. Joy's guitar pick. Angel Fire with Kait and lots of friends! Dad played golf. Mom hit balls. Lots of adventures! Hiking to our dirt, Disc Golf, Caramel Bars, Venison Creole. July 4th party! Step away from the Jell-O shots. Robin says the quiet parts out loud. Dad has golf handicap now. Bought more dirt in Angel Fire. Zeke chews things. Kait got spoiled at Kate's house. Austin was Africa hot. Mom floated every day. Abbie went to a Sabers Game. Kait is a junior! Astros game with Abbie and the BF. #LiveLikeNelli Opening Weekend. New friends and old. The BF brought his Dad. Breck picked the BF. So. Many. Dove. Mom walked the Boston 3-Day. Cody! Lacee! Abbie joined in for a day! Porta Potty Shortage. Pink Santa! We know him! More Doves! Mom won't stop rowing. Mike & Max taught Mom about chicken roping. Kait turned 21! Mom & Dad celebrated 26 in Angel Fire! Doves, Doves, Doves. Hope Lodge. TSDF Gala was a night in Vegas! Kait got rear-ended. Abbie's apartment had a ghost. Kait home for ACL and Dad's Birthday Weekend. Tanya Tucker, Shania Twain, and JP's Pancakes. More Doves! Abbie got a job in Austin! Astros didn't win. Kait's internship for next summer is in Charlotte, NC. The Tiaras discovered Pledge the Pink! Ann Camden, Golf Cart Parade, Flamingos EVERYWHERE! No deer for Mom. Abbie sleeps so deep Mom called the police! Mom gave Dad the COVID. Mom got Cheesy at VT. She's a Flipper! Bake Shop! Mimi & Pa rode with Dad in the Jaguar. Squeeze! Upgrades for everyone! Jim's on Main, Susan B. Anthony's Grave, Dinner with the Smiths! Abbie Graduated! She & Mom made a Cannonball Run home! Christmas Story House in Cleveland. You'll shoot your eye out! World's Largest Fork. Jones Family Christmas in Gail. Murdoch was a cow! Biggsest Christmas Party! Gifts for Dell Children's! Christmas lights, Amy's Ice Cream and Cousin / Uncle Jeff's concert at LT Corner Pub. Mimi & Pa came for Christmas. Dad gave Mom the flu. Rice in the First Responders Bowl! Texas State fans drained the beer. New Year's Eve with the Thompsons!!

We ask you to pray for Aunt M'Lys' full recovery! Never forget, "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is work within us, to him be glory in the church and Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever!" Ephesians 3:20-21

Love, Breck, Nelli! & Co.

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