Nothing like getting Christmas cards out just as I'm leaving town for a week :) I posted my letter here (click on it to get a bigger view), along with some of the pictures that correspond with my news. And check out my Dubai adventures below. Here's wishing you a very merry Christmas and a blessed 2009!! January - I volunteered with Big Brothers/Big Sisters and was matched with my 9 year old "sister" Talaisha: March - Quinton Daniel Rude arrived on 3/24. I got to spend a weekend with him and got in some quality nap time: May - girls' weekend in Phoenix: May - Dana and Ryan's wedding in Minneapolis: July - 5 year reunion weekend in Milwaukee: August - fun in the Dells with Meg, Dan, and Quinn: October - visiting the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville: October - Sister (plus Quinn!) weekend at Dana's in Minneapolis: November - Thanksgiving at Dana's: December - fun at a Marquette game: