Christmas Vacation

Wow, I am a bad blogger. I am publicly shaming myself. I am going to do some major posting in the next couple days to make up for it, and this post is going to be crazy long. First things first, right after my last post I received an offer for a job. Yes, a big girl, real attorney job. I was shocked. You see, when I was looking for my second job in law school I went through 18 interviews. Yes folks, 18!! In the end I got one of the best law school jobs ever, a clerkship with the County, and loved every minute of it. But it was tough getting there. I knew it was going to be harder, it is a really bad economy and all but one of my friends are still looking. I was just really lucky and blessed, Santa gave me a job for Christmas! I will be working for a mid-west home improvement store out of Wisconsin, but I will be representing them in Iowa and Nebraska. I will be doing a post on all of that and our big move to Wisconsin tomorrow....so stay turned!!

Now on to the Holiday... We had a big Christmas! I went home the weekend before Christmas, because I knew I would be starting a new job and getting busy. Matt came Tuesday in anticipation of the storm, and what a storm it was! Dad, Matt, and Riley scoped, Snow Blowed, and used the Rhino for three straight mornings to clear snow.. There was so much!


Kajewski's


Matt and Old Man Lukee Boy (as Matt Calls him) We love Lukee Boy's old man faces that he makes.. he is like Benjamin Button... yelling at kids for turning around in his driveway and stuff) WE LOVE YOU LUKEE BOY!!

Our usual Christmas tradition is that we head to Mass in Ida Grove at 4 and have dinner and gifts after. Well, we allowed Dad to convince us to attempt to go to IG. We couldn't see on Main Street, and he finally turned around on 59 and instead we attended Mass at 10 in Holstein. I love Christmas Eve Mass, the music, the snow, everyone looks good.. but late Christmas Eve Mass was even better because it basically was church with a two-drink minimum. (What it was Christmas Eve!!) We had our usual Christmas Eve Dinner; Beef Tenderloin, Crab Legs, Home-made Twice-baked potatoes, beans green, scalloped corn...and what am I forgetting.. Oh Cocktails! I love Christmas Eve dinner, it is so yummy... That Debbie and T.C. put on a mean feast. I will be repeating that menu when Matt and I are old enough to have our own Xmas Eve. Until that time arrives, I will let the old people do the work.


Debbie sets a mean table... So Pretty!

Lillian and Lukee Boy enjoyed Christmas. Lilly danced to all the Christmas music, and started to speak in tongues when she received her shopping cart from Queenie and Thaddeus. Don't mind Jamie's behind in the video, but try listening to Lillian. She is so excited she was speaking gibberish and chasing her tail like a puppy!




Christmas Day we usually head to Sioux City but stayed home due to the snow. We played with all of our new toys, Clare and I went sledding behind the Rhino, and Debbie made some mean Stuffed Shells, again..so good! We also had a "Baby It's Cold Outside Contest." After being snowed in for the third day you get pretty bored. So we had a sing off between mom and dad and Matt and I on the Christmas Classic, Baby It's Cold Outside. I am totally posting this video, and it will probably get me disinherited, but it is a compliment to my padres coolness. They are pretty fun and this video is proof of one of the many swinging times we have at the Cosgrove home. Matt and I were funny, but mom and dad totally won. Plus I am not posting ours because I look like 300lbs due to all of the holiday food, but mom and dad put Dean Martin to shame! If you think this is good, you should see them do Babs and Diamond on "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," Now that is a classic..(Quality kind of stinks, but I had it on the wrong setting, but still comical)



Saturday the roads were okay for us to head to Algona. It took us about an hour longer, but we had to break free of Holstein. We had an equally fabulous time at the Kajewski Christmas. More good food, great gifts, and fun had by all. Matt and I took the kids to look at Christmas Lights, and we found some good ones, but we were a little disappointed in Algona.. they really need to step it up..


Dayne, Nolan, Hailey, and Abrym getting ready to go look at lights

Oh and don't worry, the hulk hands were a hit! I know that when I have children I am totally going to get payback. But the boys had a blast with them. And don't worry no children or animals were harmed in the process of filming this video...





All in all it was a great Christmas. I swear I gained back all the law school weight I got off of me, thank you holidays! We got sweet gifts, specifically a humidifier, and I actually enjoyed the snow. I hope you all enjoyed the videos and here is a picture montage so you can get the full effect of the Cosgrove/Kajewski Christmas Extravaganza.


Clare and Matt, Can you feel the love? I can.


Dad and Lukee Boy


Cosgrove Kids and Spouses


Matt enjoying his new Snow Boots and a Cocktail, he's all mine ladies, keep your hands off.


Story Time with Queenie and Lilly


Kajewski Kids and Spouses Jess, Chris, Matt, Blaine, and Mo (missing Jo :(..somebody has to work and god knows we're way too lazy!)


Terri and Mike with the Kids..


Lillian Making me Pretty with Clare's Make-up, we are hot!


Whitmer Love


Let's hear for the Boys!