Thursday, December 25, 2008

Maria's 2nd Christmas

I hadn't noticed how long it's been since I've posted. It's been a very crazy month in the Oppelt/Sundin household. Work has been very busy. I was in DC earlier in the month for our company meeting. It was great getting to see all my coworkers face-to-face. They're so much fun - I wish that I could see them more often! I also have a new supervisor who is amazing:)

Chad recently spent a week in the cities training for his new job. He also got to meet a ton of people and learn a little more about what he's doing at Ecolab. He also recently got his territory assignment. He'll be covering towns from Ashland, WI to Fargo, ND and Big Lake to Int'l Falls. Needless to say, I got him a satellite radio for Christmas. He'll be doing a lot of driving!

Now that we're settled in to our new house, we've had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with friends. We love entertaining in our new home and hope to continue to host some great events at our house!

December has also brought two surgeries to our family. My grandma had a hip replacement in early December. She is living in a rehabilitation center now where she gets PT every day. She got to come home for the day today, and we hope that she may be home for good next week! Her center has a lot of fun events for her and we even celebrated Christmas Mass there, so she'll probably actually miss it when she leaves!
My dad also had back surgery last week. The procedure went well, but recovery took a little longer than expected. He had some kidney trouble and had to stay for a few extra days, but he was in good spirits because one of his best friends was recovering from surgery in the room next to him. Very ironic situation! He is home now, though, and seems to be doing well. His full recovery is supposed to last 6 weeks.

Christmas has been a very exciting time for us, especially now that Maria somewhat knows what is happening. She loved opening all of her presents (and lots of ours) and had a good time meeting Santa. She left milk and cookies for him and even woke up an hour earlier than normal this morning. It was as if she knew it was a different day! I can only imagine what next year will be like. She had a great time, as did we all.