Work Party

The work party was so fun that we attended on Friday night. With all that has gone on this past year, everyone was ready to let loose and have a good time! I think everyone was still recovering on Monday. The party was held at The Pacific Club which is a private club our president belongs to. It is a beautiful building. As you can see from the pictures it was a good time had by all.

I really enjoyed the dinner served. Never trust someone when you ask them if you have something stuck in your teeth! hehehe

The room was decorated so nice, it was fun to get all fancied up and not have to pay for it =0

This is Austin with us, I work with him and he also is our neighbor.

Another co-worker, Sean and I were having a very interesting conversation about this book.

Lucas and Lexy

Here are a few pictures of my parents trip to Kentucky. I miss these kids so much and I can't believe how fast they are growing.

Nana and her angels.

Here come's the sun, (do do do do)

That title is from a song for those who didn't know. Haha. Press the title if you don't believe me! The last three days have been pretty gloomy, I loved it! Today there are tons of fluffy scattered

clouds and lots of sun. It's still cold out!

Well this is what I see for 8 hours at work. I do have a nice view compared to most people, so I cant complain.

These are sitting on my counter,

at my desk, in front of my face!

Pure torture.

:::Just say no, just say no:::

The presents are just for looks,

I checked already. =(

Some remnants of a holiday party

Thor got some special treats last night from the store. They were only 50 cents each, so he got two new toys. Took a minute for him to decide which one he wanted to play with first.

Hope everyone had a wonderful night, and have a great day! It's almost Friday!

BTW, have you seent hat Christmas day countdown at the top =/ getting really close!

Another weekend gone

These last two days have gone super fast for me. I loved the rain yesterday, and have been enjoying the cooler weather. Lots of events coming up! This Friday is my work party, we always have a good time at that. But this year will be very different without all my girls =( We use to fill an entire table and it felt like it was just our party. I will poor some for my home girls when we're there. Love you girls! Then on Saturday I get to see my good friend who is coming to visit her family from New York. Cant wait to hang out and really catch up.

We have been able to have a few fires at home which has really saved us from turning on the heater! I'm holding out as long as possible, yes... I know, I'm cheap. I have only crossed two things off my shopping list!! Five more to go, I think.

Joe and I are counting down till we leave for our road trip to Oregon/Washington for the week of New Years. We will get to see our good friends and spend New Years Eve with them, which we haven't been able to do in a long time. We are going to stay at the Skamania Lodge in Stevensen Washington, it's a beautiful place and we are all hoping for snow!

Almost hump day, I meant to do this post in the morning =/ whoops! Like I said, these days have been going really fast for me!

Here are a couple pic's of us enjoying the fire at home last night. My little cuddle bugs!

Fun Family Weekend

My Aunt is doing well after her surgery. I am excited to go visit her soon! Thank you all again for your prayers.
Well what an awesome weekend I had with my brother visiting and our trip to Disneyland. It was really crowded that day but we still had a great time hanging out. There were six of us, my Aunt Sheryl, Aunt Tammy, my parents, my brother and I. We got to go on a lot of the rides but I think our favorite one was the last one we did which was Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters! We were all a bit competitive with it but still had so much fun. I honestly don't think I will ever get tired of going to Disneyland no matter how old I get.

I love this picture of the castle, it was actually a reflection in the pond below. Thanks Aunt Sheryl for the idea! The 2nd picture is on It's a Small World and then my brother with the light up Mickey ears that helped us keep track of each other!!

My brother left for Kentucky Monday and my parents just left for Kentucky today for a visit. This will be a very different Christmas this year, I will really miss having the kids around and watching them get excited for presents. I will also miss having my little sister Lizzi around this year too, she will be in Africa working with WYWAM, I am so proud of her!
14 days people! that's all there is till Christmas!! I have been able to cross off one present from our list =/ I always think "next year I will be done with plenty of time to spare" but the next year comes and goes and I am still shopping last minute. Well good luck to you all who are in my shoes, and extra luck in the parking lot!!

I found some pictures I thought I was missing! My Aunt Tammy, Mom and Dad. Then there is my brother, me and Aunt Sheryl. OH! and the last one is the best fries we had ever had! YUM!

Update

My Aunt Maude got through her surgery last night, everything went as planned. Thank you for your prayers. Now for recovery. God bless America Aunt Maude!!

(something we say to each other).

Prayer request

My dear Aunt Maude had a bit of an accident yesterday and broke her hip. She will be going in to surgery this morning to have a screw put in. It was a clean break, which I hear is a "good" thing. I am not sure what time her surgery will be at today, but please say a prayer for her and the doctors performing the surgery. I love her so much!

Happy December 1st!

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving, I sure did!! I got to see my family and two of my best friends over the long weekend. I was lucky enough to join Liz and her family and some other friends on her search for her wedding dress. Which was a total success btw! It was so much fun!

I am really excited for this week, my brother is coming down for a visit from Kentucky. I wish his entire family was coming with him but this time he will be traveling solo. But I am still super excited to have him to myself for a little while.

This is the last week before Joe takes his CBEST test, he will be taking it this Saturday at 8am. I am nervous for him but have total faith in his test taking abilities, he is an awesome test taker. After he passes this test he will start applying to the two schools, then more waiting. I am not so good at the waiting thing =/

24 more days of shopping left, let the countdown begin.