Tuesday

I seriously love this guy to pieces. He's currently walking around me and rubbing his head all over my legs. Cutest kitty ever. We've been through a lot together. I adopted him from the streets when I moved in with a boyfriend back in the fall of 2002 I think it was? When we broke up I was told to take a cat as I packed my things and there was no question that this guy was coming with me. Since then we've moved all over the town together but we are definitely the happiest where we are now. :) I swear we have some sort of mental connection because he always seems to know when I'm not feeling too well and when I lived at home he would magically appear at my outside bedroom door the second I'd get home (which was usually about 2am back then). My parents even love him because he's truly part of our little family. <3



Super old pic but it's a great shot of his pretty face.







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Sleep tight.

I feel a private blog post coming soon but not tonight. All of my creatures are asleep so I'm going to head in that direction.




Tuesday has been sleeping under the tree the past few nights. He's too cute.
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Awesome surprise!!!

My hubby had this for me when I got home. <3



Love love love.
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"It's Christmas in California...."

I finally had some time this weekend to get on the real computer. :) Here are some photos of our new Christmas look for the season. I didn't have to buy anything new because we are pretty stocked up on our Christmas items. That's not to say that I won't be buying anymore though. ;)

This year I'm merging the Halloween decorations with Christmas to create a Nightmare Before Christmas vibe without having to have jack heads all over the place. I love the movie but was looking for a way to create a more adult looking Nightmare theme.

I love it! I will post more photos when I add more to the house. Time to shower so I can meet Rachel for some ChristmasTime coffee. :)

"It's Christmas in California
And it's hard to ignore that it feels like summer all the time
But I'll take a west coast winter to remove my splinters

It's good to be alive
It's good to be alive"

I love having our tree and fireplace lit. It makes the living-room so cozy. I love the twinkling white lights. I'm not a fan of colored lights on the tree. I'm a neat freak about certain things and the colors look messy to me.

Lazy morning...

Hanging with Maxwell staring at the fire and tree. Better get ready for the movie date with my girls.
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What a night!

The party was a success and I think I definitely redeemed myself (I came down with a really bad flu at our Halloween party so this was our redo.) My dip was a hit and the poppers vanished as well. The boys had a dart tournament and the girls played some Tetris Party and just reminisced about the old days. I've known some of these girls since jr. high. :] It's cool to have friends that you've grown up with because it's hilarious sharing stories about the crazy/goofy things we used to do.

Here are some pics from
last night.






Love how I managed to catch brad dead center in the mirror. I didn't even notice that until after I took it.






Max was a cuddle monster last night while Molly did not stop playing fetch all night.












The firepit was nice and toasty.



We were party animals last night.


By the end of the night we were exhausted.



I stayed up and cleaned the mess in the kitchen and I could tell a good time was had by all.






They passed out while I cleaned the kitchen. Haha
Time to get ready for some more fun with friends today/night!
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Who's ready to party?

I am. :]



Dip is done.



Drink station is ready.



The Christmas tree is up! The Halloween tree is lit in the dining area too. It's starting to feel like the holidays! Friends should be here soon! Yay.
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Fun times and more to come!

Last night we had some fun with our friends.



Right now we are getting ready for the big party happening at our place tonight. It seems like we have a party every month these days but this one is extra special because Treena is in town!



Look at all the homegrown jalapeños we grew this year! This is like the third round and each time we get about this many peppers. Brad is going to make some amazing poppers tonight!



Fire-pit area is ready.....



Molly is ready..



And so is Tuesday. I'm excited for tonight!
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Most Disturbing Movie

Seriously. Horrible. Thanks to Treena for putting it on. Bleh!!!!
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Family time was great!

Max passed out from his Thanksgiving Ceasar's meal. Haha



My cute little mamma. :)
Now it's time to hang with our family of friends. <3


Waiting for Brad in the car. Off we go!
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Happy Thanksgiving!

Off to Thanksgiving number 1! When you are married you split your time between both families. Actually, we've always done that so it's really when you're dating OR married. :) Anyway, I'm ready for some yummy food!!!
















Leaving the first round of family goodness!






Brad's sweet parents and Grandma. She's so adorable. She always goes on and on about how pretty I am and today she said I look like a movie star. Hehe






Off to spend time with my parents!



<3 my owl necklace. I love owl jewelry.

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Silly FourSquare

Every time my profile is loading it says I'm still in Paris. Oddly I had a dream I was there last night searching for a backpack I lost on the metro. Weird. I was exhausted when I woke up.
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Heading off to dinner!

Cracking up while trying to take a lovey dovey pic.






This girl is addicted to these little tennis balls.






Just look at that baby face.



Ok. Off to celebrate our friend's birthday at BJ's.

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