Christmas Break (and everything else)

Whew, I have made it through and I am home now! The past few weeks have been a whirlwind, and I really don't have the time or patience to explain everything I have been up to! The basics: Thanksgiving, last week of classes, finals. The fillers: Volleyball games, football games, parents visiting, Amy's Ice Cream, hanging out with high school friends, all day study sessions, lots of Christmas Lights, eating out as much as possible, freezing cold, ridiculous 80 degree weather, tests, tests, projects, more tests, and surviving my first semester of college!

I am just going to put in some pictures, because I really don't know how to explain everything that has been up, nor do I remember everything I have done!

My friends and I began attending some of the volleyball games, my roommate Sephra and Eric are in the top photo, and my friends from the Visionaries are in the second photo. 

The Visionaries also had movie night in Calloway House, we are all throwing up the "V" sign in this picture!

It's been very cold and rainy, Sephra, Eric, Andrew, and I have been layering up and grabbing the umbrellas!

I FINALLY got to take a picture with Andrew at the Thanksgiving Football Game! My family came up for the game and we had a great time beating Texas Tech!

Over the break I got to catch up with my friends from high school. It was so great seeing everyone again, and I especially loved seeing my biffles once more :)

This is my MechE friend, Ashley! We went to one of the super packed TA sessions for chemistry, we actually had to sit on the stairs bc there were not enough seats!

^our attitude towards studying for finals. (Yes Twerk is written all over that page courtesy of me)

There weren't many photos of finals week, but basically all I did was study in my room all day. But when I got home I saw Marshall, Colton, and Alan (not pictured) at the high school Christmas concert!

I took James to see my sister's play at the high school, I am not sure if he knows I took this picture :)

This is me trying to be artsy, but really I just wanted to say the whole clan of Denninggtons, Brokkens, Smiths, and Rollings went to Santas Wonderland in College Station, enemy territory, and stood in line 4 HOURS to see lights!

James and I also went to a Rockets game! Rockets vs Mavs, we unfortunately lost :/

Lots of Mexican train was played at my Aunt's house on Christmas Eve!

My parents, James, and I attended the Alamlo Bowl! Texas vs. Oregon, final score 30-7 Oregon. Hook'em!

That sums things up pretty well, I am on the road back from the game right now (New Years Eve), then I will leave for a Leadership Camp in the next week and back to school! 

-Katie

Christmas!

I know, I know, I have heard it from all my grandparents that I haven't posted in awhile, I was just busy with finishing off school and starting winter break! But all that info will be in another post sometime later...I hope.
But today is CHRISTMAS! It has finally come, all the anticipation, decoration, and preparation has all paid off. We began the festivities with my Grandma Laredo flying into Houston and going with us to my Tia's house on Christmas Eve. Both of my cousins, Ashley and Matthew, were able to be with us, so we had almost the whole family together! We played lots of mexican train, ate too many empanadas, opened presents and enjoyed each other's company. We didn't get home until close to midnight, at which point we had to partake in the Dennington Family Tradition of reading A Night Before Christmas. (More like Midnight please let me go to sleep Before Christmas). As always my dad read the story to my sister and I, while we sat in my bed. As exhausted as I was, I wouldn't not want to hear that story read aloud, and I am glad we continued the tradition once more.
This morning we, (AKA Jennifer), woke us all up at 7:30am to begin opening gifts! I think everyone thoroughly enjoyed all of their presents, I know I did! We ate a quick breakfast, then off at 9am for 10am mass, because of course you have to get to mass early...or so we thought. We arrived to the church and not a single light was on inside the building, but there were about 10 elderly people sitting there in the dark. The church didn't get too packed as 10'oclock approached, so we assume most people went to one of the three mass times on Christmas Eve. After mass, we went to my Grandma Cal's house and opened more presents, played frisbee (OH SHOOT, I left my frisbee there dang it), and ate homemade raviolis! It was a great christmas filled with lots of family and eating and I wouldn't trade it for the world!
-Katie