wailing, belting, singing ~ happy!

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Last night was Akasha’s 28th birthday! We went over to her Mom’s house for some dinner and karaoke. And everyone sang: We sang karaoke for about 4 hours. Seriously. We had such a blast!

And this is just one reason I heart my boyfriend so much…

rory rory rory rory
~

*for more pictures, click on a photo

short little christmas trip

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I didn’t take enough pictures (what has happened to me!?) of my trip home for the holiday, but I sure did have a good time…

I arrived on Saturday night and finished my shopping at the great big Arden Fair mall in Sacramento.

Sunday was our family Christmas gathering at my biggest brother’s house. He and his fiance, Joanne have been working hard on remodeling and it is really looking wonderful! He also cooked a yummy dinner.

My nephew Colin is now 14! And I got him the CD “The Very Best of Deep Purple”. This, for the boy who said “Simba” as one of his first words. No more baby. He’s a full-fledged teenager who plays guitar and avoids talking (with his very deep voice I might add).

My other brother was there too, too briefly. And also joining us were Aunt Pam and Uncle Richard.

Christmas Eve day I got a manicure and pedicure. Mmmm. Later, we opened stockings and I fell asleep with an unopened present on my lap. I was surely winding down and finally getting some rest.

On Christmas Day, Mom, Dad and I woke up leisurely, ate some breakfast and headed to the mountains for a 1/2 day of skiing. It was the most gorgeous, clear day and we had a fabulous time! I think a new tradition may have been started, ’cause there were no lines and it was perfect.

When we returned we had some dinner and then opened packages. Fun!

I am now back in LA for a day at work, Akasha’s karaoke birthday tomorrow and then my brother and my other nephew, Forrest will arrive for New Year’s Eve!

Good to be home with my R and my cat.

Here are a series of the few pictures I took:

Heading to the top After Skiing we don't look alike at all, no not us lights on tree

a new favorite

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I am just beginning to reconnect in cyberspace after leaving it alone for 4 whole days.

And while I was gone, I received a lovely email from my Snow Bunny MD friend, Erica, with my new favorite quote.

Relationships are not entitlements, they are blessings.

Amen!

And that is how I feel about all of you…

dear mr. claus

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I heart these prints…

lions tree

I also love the website “etsy.com” where everything is handmade!

meaningful gifts

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I really like to give gifts, but I don’t like to give useless gifts of “stuff”.

I’m the person who looks at a wedding registry and won’t buy something that doesn’t “look like the person I’m buying it for”. Now, of course, the person I’m buying it for picked everything out, but there is always something that just feels right to me and that’s what I buy…

For Christmas I also love to give things that can be used. For example, last year I bought R an espresso machine because I knew he would use it and it would help save him dollars and cents. And he loved it. And he uses it every day. And still talks about what a good gift it was. So, see, that wasn’t a romantic gift, per se, but it was perfect.

And now I come to this year’s list…

Mom
Dad
R
2 brothers
R’s parents (especially because they feed me every Sunday!)

I think I really might have the hardest list ever! And there are only 4 days before I go away to the North, so I must have gifts for R and his parents by Friday.

I’m dying here. What do I get people who don’t need any “stuff”? H.E.L.P M.E

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