It's beginning to look like Christmas!

I know I'm early - a week but I couldn't help it this year because I am in a house that I can call my own - I'm loving the holidays!!




Just a little reindeer here!




Santa pillows & owls!!




And a new wreath for the door! Actually I need to spice this up a little - but it's all very fun :)

Blackout!

It's pretty odd sitting at your desk and hearing the power start going out all over the building...and then soon figuring out it was bigger then just your building. The blackout last night was pretty interesting..I can say one thing I live 4 miles away from work and it took me about an hour to get home! And the other thing I did see was at the grocery store I was standing there buying some water & the guy next to me had 2 large bottles of rum and two boxes of condoms....stay classy!

It was kind of nice to have the quiet in the house and our iPad came in handy since we watched two movies on there I had downloaded previously!

Here's Odin...really into the Source Code!!

Power is back and life is back to "normal" :)

It's late/early

I have to go to bed - must be up in 3.5 hours.....long day tomorrow traveling.




I wish I could sleeping like this :)
Nite!

SF!

I know it was last weekend but I spent a fun girl's weekend (4 annual I believe) in SF....it was a fun & beautiful weekend.....

Hooray! I'm in SF in a princess dress



We actually made it over to Treasure Island for a flea market & I had never seen the city from this angle...it was actually very cool.

We love SF - all the colors & friends and sites to see....

SF!

Packing up....getting ready for my yearly girl's trip to San Francisco with Colette & Eloise! It's quite fun & gives me a chance to take some great shots on the camera!!

I'm glad to go and have some fun....photos to come!

Round Up at Disney!

Really...what do 3 adults with no kids do but go to Disney on a Saturday for fun? Even better...two of them claim it was their birthdays so they can get lots of attention from the castmembers!

Look the birthday boy & girl!

But, then again we all like to dress up too!

I mean...snow white bows....FTW!

We did manage to get some rides in & got really good at the Fast Passing!

Just a few pics..but at the end of the day we had a good time - and came home with stories & many photos!

Things to remember when you go: there will be lines, remember to fast pass, if you eat at the Blue Bayou remember you paying for the ambience not the food, and remember it's the happiest place on Earth!!

Where is the happiest place on Earth?

....well I am getting ready this morning to go there....for the 4th time this summer. I guess that is what happens when you get the 4 trip Disneyland ticket that expires in 10 days!

How quickly a lazy, lounging weekend goes by so quickly...

Back to real life today...editing photos from La Quinta this weekend I realized...we really do get really good use out of the Stylus 8010 camera that we bought a few years ago for our Hawaii trip...it has had it's wear & tear and probably we will be in need of  new one soon...but it's really provided lots of fun photos!

On of several attempt to get a underwater face photo - this Chuck with my hair.

This is about the closest we could get - oh well.

In the pool - lounging.

Oh well at the end it was alot of fun...and we had a great time with Tammy & Chuck....

It was 110 degrees outside when we took this photo...and yes I am still wearing a sweater!

Good Morning Heat!!

It's the early afternoon & I wonder how it would be waking up every morning to just leisurely eat breakfast and start gathering up some drinks and go to the pool - oh and it's 100 degrees already :) I do love it here for the weekend it's so relaxing

Location:La Quinta,United States

Just a quick note...

....almost out the door for a weekend in the sun but I ran into this garland & I think that my next missions is to try to figure out how to make this...it shouldn't be that hard right?? (Pan to me sitting with a pile of papers and stapler marks all over my hands...)

Bicycle

I know that I have a perfectly fine bicycle and honestly I know I don't use it has much as I should and it's cute & pink...though I just saw this photo and I honestly was thinking wouldn't it be cool if when I got out to use my bike that it would look like this? Flowers & everything?

How sweet :)

Drinks anyone?

Maybe because I am on the countdown to going to Palm Springs for a weekend of hanging with friends, playing old school card games, lounging by the pool & having drinks….but I have fun & fruity drinks on the mind. I’m excited to get out of town for a couple of days….so what else to do but look up some new drink recipes and try them out….

Key Lime and Coconut Caipirinha

Kobe Punch

Swamp Water

 

 

 

Pog Punch

 

 

 

Swamp Water
1 1/2 cups vodka
1 cup Midori
2 cups sour mix (Lemon-X)
2 cups pineapple juice
1 cup Sprite

Mix all ingredients together. Drizzle grenadine on the top and serve with plastic alligators

Kobe Punch
1 oz. lemon-infused Cîroc Vodka
1 oz. mango rum
2 oz. pineapple juice
2 oz. cranberry juice

Mix ingredients together and serve in a glass tumbler, over ice. Garnish with a pineapple slice and a cherry.

Pog Punch
1 1/2 parts SKYY Infusions Pineapple
1 1/2 parts fresh-squeezed orange juice
1 part guava puree

In an ice-filled shaker combine all ingredients, shake, and strain into ice-filled scorpion bowl. Garnish with a floating orchid and pineapple. Accessorize with straws.

Key Lime and Coconut Caipirinha
2 oz. Cabana Cachaça
1 tbsp. shredded coconut
1 tbsp. granulated sugar
1 lime, quartered
Crushed ice

Muddle lime with coconut and sugar. Add Cabana Cachaça, shake, and pour over ice