a fortune cookie come true.

On our way to dinner tonight I asked Austin what the best Christmas present he ever received was. His answer: A Go-Cart. Every Christmas Eve I think about the year my family went out to dinner the night before Christmas to the only open restaurant we could find -- Chinese. At the end of our meal I received a fortune cookie that read, "You will soon receive something you have always wanted." Is there any better fortune to get on Christmas Eve?! I think not. Sure enough, the next morning I woke up and Santa did not dissapoint. My fortune came true! I was so excited to open the big present waiting for me...a cash register! Yes, a real cash register. An eight-year-old girl's most desired gift. It was on my wish list for years. I dreamed of being a cashier at a grocery store. Yes, I set my goals high. So I can honestly say, the best Christmas gift I ever got was a "real, live cash register" as I used to call it.

We wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and hope you will soon receive something you have always wanted.

Love,
the Little's

uneventful halloween...

i have realized austin and i are not really into the whole halloween thing..we haven't dressed up once since we have been married, let alone even when we were dating. halloween has come and gone...and we didn't do a single thing. actually, austin did manage to carve a pumpkin for a contest at work (his team lost, but he got a starbucks gift card out of it! tis the season for caramel apple cider!) so last night instead of attending halloween parties or passing out candy like most normal people do, we went out and enjoyed dinner at one of our favorites...cheesecake factory. and we felt really bad for the little boy that was sitting at the table next to us with his family during prime trick-or-treating time...he didn't seem too bothered by it. pretty much downed his entire club sandwich all on his own.

next holiday on the calendar will make up for our lack of celebrating halloween:

1st annual Bluth/Little Thanksgiving dinner!!