New Year's Dinner

Mom always makes us a special dinner for New Year's Day. This year we decided on King Crab legs. Emily hadn't ever had them before, so she was a brave soul and gave them a shot. Apparently she didn't care for them ((Shock!)) but that wasn't a problem for me or Chuck as we consumed all that was left! Paired with the delicious Ste. Chappelle Soft Huckleberry wine I'd found made it perfect. It was a great day for the start of a New Year, spending time with my Parents, Chuck and Emily. I think I even won a few hands at hearts.

New Year's

Chuck, Emily and me went out to the Balcony for our New Years eve festivities. It was a lot of fun. We celebrated with drinks and friends and even some dancing. When the countdown hit we were on the dance floor and the balloons came down on top of us. It was a lot of fun!

Earlier in the week I went out with Andrej, Aida and Chelsie. Always a good time with my Boise besties; thought I'd throw in that picture here.

BSU vs U of I Basketball

We all know how the BSU vs U of I thing ends... right?! Actually, it was a REALLY close game. It started off crazy with tons of people trying to get last minute tickets. Emily and I couldn't get over how the will call woman was just yelling out last names and people were walking up and getting their tickets- she wasn't checking ID or anything! I'm fairly certain some people walked away with tickets that were not theirs.
Then the game started and all I remember is that in the end BSU only won by one point. I was actually nervous for just a bit in the last half. Apparently a famous baseball player was spotted at the game, "A-rod?". I don't know. It was nice of Mom to get the tickets for Dad, Chuck, Emily and me to enjoy the game together.

Ice Skating and Shopping

After Christmas you'd think there'd be time to relax and lounge around- not with Emily here! haha :) Just kidding, we had time to relax, but we also kept very busy and did a lot of fun things in Boise.

We went to Idaho Ice world and went ice skating. Chuck needed some extra pushing.

Then somehow Emily and I snuck away for a bit and got some shopping in at the outlet mall. The hats were a steal- but I think Emily won out hands down for the more stylish hat!

Christmas Day

It was a very nice Christmas. Spending time with my family is probably the most important thing to me. And spending time with them over the Christmas Holiday is always exceptionally wonderful.

This was one of my favorite pictures this Christmas.


What really topped of this Christmas was that Emily was here to enjoy it with us. Very special and wonderful. I'm looking forward to many more Christmas holidays with her around!

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve is always a big celebration and extended family get together at the Dunne's home. Everyone brings something to eat and tradition has it that Chuck and me are responsible for the corona. One of the most looked forward to traditions is having Santa come and hand out gifts to the children...er... apparently the adults too!


My Mom and Dad took a picture with Santa this year and it was just too cute not to share. After the food and Santa craziness subsides, there's more to come! Time for the annual pinata! This tradition is currently kept alive by my cousin Cameron. This year he made a Mario from the Mario Bros. The picture below is of Sophie (My cousin Matt's second daughter) after giving him a good whack!

Holiday Traveling to Boise

Yeah, Yeah- I go to Boise all the time. But this Christmas, WOW was the airport BUSY! I've never seen so many people in the luggage claim area. There were flights from Sacramento, Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis and Oakland. They all arrived sometime after 11pm on the 23rd of December. It was crazy, but there was a sense of happiness in the air. So many people looking forward to spending time with their family and loved ones over the Christmas holiday.