Archive for November, 2009

Thanksgiving 3

November 30, 2009

The tail end of Thanksgiving 2 (the actual Thanksgiving Day) involved the girls eating pumpkin pie, pumpkin mousse, apple pie, and ice cream while drinking gorgeous pomegranate champagnes and playing Apples to Apples.  The boys played old-school video games.  I couldn’t get over how pretty those drinks were and will insist on them being my birthday drink this year since they look very Valentine’s Day.

Last night marked the official end to our five day romp of constant Thanksgiving funThe best part of this is that I can finally start Mad Men Season 2 which I’ve wanted to watch since Wednesday but wasn’t able to because I was surrounded by non-watchers.

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Thanksgiving 2

November 29, 2009

Thanksgiving is still going…..tonight is Sushi (Sick of Leftovers) and Christmas Decoration Party/Thanksgiving Day 5.

But back on Day 2…….

Choni didn’t trust the brown eggs to perform the same as white eggs….interesting:

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Surprise Cement Mixers:

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Great surprise when SD got off work so early she made it in time to eat with us!   She was the recipient of a surprise Cement Mixer as well. I have yet to try one..someday.

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Should have gotten pics of all the food:

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Thanksgiving 1

November 28, 2009

Our Thanksgiving is still going strong.  It all started way back on Thanksgiving Eve when we had several BFFs over for Thanksgiving prep which included several walks to Priscilla’s (where PA and I were given free drinks from the “baristo”), Trader Joe’s, and Robano’s for a delicious pizza.  We patted ourselves on the back for how quickly we agreed on the toppings jalapeño and pepperoni.  We all play so well with others.  Probably due to the Priscilla’s stop on top of an Indie tea at 1pm, I didn’t fall asleep till after at least 5am (my last documented look at the clock).  Unfortunately, I had promised pumpkin waffles at 10am Thanksgiving morning, so CF woke me up at 9:40am like an excited kid on Christmas morning.  It wasn’t exactly like that….but he did wake me up and he was excited.  : ) After another walk to Priscilla’s, I took J and SR with me to cat sit Dasher & Grace for an hour.

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Dasher getting loved on:

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SR’s crown is from her birthday party in July and she never remembers to take it with her.  Either that or she hates it.

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It was modified for the current holiday and worn with commitment.

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After cat-sitting, we played some frisbee in the park before heading home to begin the interior, cozy, home-style fun.

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More to come, but now for Thanksgiving Day 4.

Pomegranate Champagne

November 27, 2009

We had a super great Thanksgiving and the three-day-long affair is still going with tonight’s pajama/leftover party.  I’m running on 7 hours sleep for the last two nights so I only have the energy to post a single photo. : )  This is the delicious drink the girls used to cap off the night while playing Apples to Apples.  More to come….

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Old Purple Flowers Snapshots

November 26, 2009

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More Old Pics

November 25, 2009

On a hike in Hawaii during our honeymoon, with my film Minolta which I still have but haven’t touched in years:

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A year later in Hawaii, I walked by these people:

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Noah, Chace, and Emma when they were itty-bittier:

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I can’t explain this because apparently it may be classified.  But that’s silly:

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This guy was parked outside J’s grandma’s house in Iowa.  He apparently backed up on top of the car behind him then proceeded to die.

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Old Cat Pics

November 24, 2009

When looking for pics of my dad for his birthday blog, I came across a bunch of other snapshots from years ago I want to share.

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Poor little Oliver, he just wants to play.

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Sneaky.

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Oliver used to hide under the rug.

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Kit used to hide behind the shower curtain.

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