- The {Inaugural} Christmas Letter: 2018 -

I always look forward to retrieving the mail during the month of December, because there's something special and magical and just ...so fun! about opening up everyone's family Christmas cards.  The well wishes written on the cards seems to bring a warm Christmas cheer into our home, and seeing the smiles and joy in people's photos is so heartwarming. I especially love when a typed-up letter of sorts falls out of the envelope.  Life is busy and full of a lot of hustle and bustle -- especially during the holiday season -- and it's nice to sit down and read about what's really going on in someone's life. ...You know, to have more to digest than the typical path-crossing-at-Schucks-or-Target that is, "Hi, how are you!" followed by, "Oh, great, how about you?" followed by both parties walking away briskly and going about their business. <-- All of this busyness is why I decided to add that little bit of extra love to our family's card this year.  And so, *ahem*...

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A {bellowing}  H E L L O  from the other side…

We hope this blurb finds you well!  It’s wild to think it’s Christmastime again; another year up and another year down, another 365 days of dreamin’ big and livin’ large in the Fleming abode.  This past year was the best year!

The first week of January 2018 brought us bambino numero dos, and life has been hop! hop! hopping! ever since.  Our Scarlett Clare is a beautiful blend of sweet and sassy: a spitfire in the making for sure.  Her world revolves around her big sister, and vice versa, too.  They really are the perfect duo, and we absolutely love their love.  It’s totally true what they say:  sisters make the best friends!

In August, we broke ground on a shiny new HOUSE!  We elected Brian as the general contractor, and so – as you can just imagine – every piece of the project [so far] has been well planned and perfectly executed.  As he was busy working on walls and roof this month, Harper was busy adorning each stud with a large “H” via a fat blue Sharpie.  [She loves to scribe/scribble all the letters and is working hard at perfecting her name, but her favorite letter is, of course, allllways H!]  Overall, the girls and I are just hanging on for the ride – usually at home in survival mode while Daddy works evenings and weekends at the new pad.  Of course, we trust that it will all be worth it in the end and are already pretty pumped for move-in day!  Click on over to our blog to follow the progress with #ourforevahome!

Lastly!  A couple weeks ago as we were decorating the house for Christmas, the glass ornament we bought six+ years ago on our honeymoon slipped off the tree and shattered into a thousand pieces on the floor.  Delicate Hawaiian seashells and fake blue sand and a little piece of my heart gone in the .blink. of an eye!  I was so sure this was just foreshadowing the beginning of the infamous “seven year itch” [#happybelatedanni, Brian!], but no! Nooope. Not the case here.  We are truly living our very best lives and are confident that the best is yet to come!

And so!  Without further ado, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy, and holy 2019!  Know of our love and prayers for you both now and in the coming new year… Of course, we always count you – our beloved friends and family – among our greatest blessings!

All our love,  

Brian, Bridget, Harper & Scarlett 

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Merry Christmas, dear, sweet friends of ours!!! You are so very loved.