Thankgiving fun with the family

My sister Angela and her family came for a visit before Thanksgiving. Of course when my parents knew my sister was coming they decided to come too. Then my mom and dad stayed for a crazy day of Black Friday Shopping. The madness started at 4am for us. My mom is an animal like that!

Game time fun! The Foosball table got lots of use, as you can see.

We made some crafts. Here is Jacob and Jessica with their turkeys.

Here are the kids beating up Jim....they were having so much fun dog piling.

Here we are with our Oreo turkeys! Yummy! Lucas even had fun making his.

Grandpa and the kids. We had a great time together and I'm glad they all came to visit.

Cali wedding

I attended the Sacramento wedding of one of my best friends from college. Congrats Kellie and Chris!
Here was Kellie and Chris walking down the isle. The wedding and reception were beautiful. I was so glad I was there to be apart of their big day!

Kellie and I have been friends for over 10 years. We met in college and loved playing pool. I'm so happy for her!

As always my darling husband, who is always up for a trip.

Frustration

We all have them in life....bad days that make us feel frustrated. Mine is today! I'd take a picture but I can not find my camera anywhere. If I were to take a picture it would be of the holes that were put in my bedroom bathroom and guest room in the basement. I found a leak in my basement bedroom. Of course I found it a few days before my family is coming to visit....I think that's a law of the universe. Apparently there are no leaking pipes....the actual floor of my shower is leaking. Not sure how this happens...but it does! So I will be having my house riped apart and fixed while my family is here. Worse things could happen....but I hope they don't!
Someday when I'm perfect things like this will not even make me flinch! I'm not sure how many "somedays" there will have to be in my life to get me to this point.
On a happier note....my family is coming to visit!!!!! Hooray! I better go search for my camera so I can capture my cute niece and nephews for my next post!

Night of Murder and Intrigue

We went to a murder mystery game lastnight. It was fun and there were some great costumes! Jim went as Dr. Death and I was A Femme Fatale, Mata Hari. So here we are in our costumes. I also made eye ball cupcakes...why do they always look better in the pictures?

Our New House

I have been promising pictures of the house and finally got around to it. Our yard, sadly, is still dirt and will be for longer than I would like.

This is the view from the front door. The living room and dining room.

This is the view from the porch door in the dining room looking into the kitchen, livingroom and the front room.

This is our bedroom! ;)

This is our TV room in the basement. Where every football game on TV is recorded...seriously...pick a team! JK


I love our house...and it's fun to be a grownup and be able to hang things on the walls and decorate. It was worth all the building troubles. Now that it is getting colder here I am LOVING the garage. It takes some of the sting out of winter. I didn't show the 3 other bedrooms...they are ready to occupy (come visit) but nothing exciting!

Tagged

I got tagged from Jim's sister Holly....here it goes!
Answer the questions with one word (or a little more) and then tag three people.
1. Where is your cellphone? close by
2. Your significant other? so fun
3. Your hair? brown
4. Your mother? inspirational
5. Your Father? great man
6. Your favorite thing? time with Jim
7. Your dream last night? none
8. Your favorite drink? water
9. Your dream goal? forever family
10. The room you’re in? kitchen
11. Your hobby? exercise/reading
12. Your fear? losing a family member
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? California..haha
14. What you’re not? inflexible
15. Muffins? blueberry
16. One of your wishlist item? XM radio
17. Where you grew up? Calgary, Canada
18. Last thing you did? clean
19. What are you wearing? sweatpants & t-shirt
20. Favorite gadget? i-pod
21. Your pets? no thank you
22. Your computer? needs repair
23. Your mood? chill
24. Missing someone? nieces and nephews
25. Your Car? love it!
26. Something you’re not wearing? jewelry
27. Favorite store? Ann Taylor Loft
28. Like someone? JIM
29. Favorite color? French blue, pink, brown
30. When was the last time you laughed? last night
31.When was the last time you cried? last week

I tag Becky, Lynnley, Audi

Europe

Blogging has taken a back seat to moving in and traveling....so I really can't feel bad about that. I still need to post pictures of the house but I was holding out for a yard that may not happen this year. Is it really so much to ask for?

Jim I I got back a few days ago from a trip with some of his family to Europe. We went with his parents, his sister and her husband and his other brother. We flew into Munich, Germany and stayed there for a few days. I didn't know what to expect but it was really green with pretty countryside. ex
This was our visit to a Nazi prison camp. It was depressing to be there and crazy to think that horrible things like that can happen.

Next we drove to Switzerland and visited a couple of castles. The drive there was incredible because there were waterfalls for hours of the drive. Jim's brother Rob took a billion photos and I don't have them yet but it was breathtaking. We also rode up a gondola to the top of the alps. It was freezing to everyone but Jim. He made us walk around outside and explore caves. I managed to put snow down his back without repercussions...that's amazing. His hair did freeze while we hiked to the top of the mountain. It was the cloudiest day but they did blow away for a few minutes and we looked out at the blue sky with clouds below us.

We had to wait to walk to one castle because the cows with bells around their necks were coming through town. Don't ask me....but lederhosen (spelling???) are great. I tried to buy Jim some.



Jim LOVES driving in Italy because all the rules are just suggestions and it is madness there in the streets. We did get to stop for places because we were in a car. We drove through Liechtenstein, which is it's own country. Then we stopped in Milan for a few hours to go into the Duomo (Cathedral). It was amazing and I actually ran into someone I knew there. Crazy!



We also stopped at Pisa after Milan on our way to Florence.

Florence

I was so sad in Florence cause I didn't buy a purse at the market...it's not right!
After Florence we went to Rome...we stopped in Portofino and Sienna on our way to Rome.


I always love traveling and Italy is an amazing place to visit with all the history and ruins. So many beautiful sites and I feel very blessed to be able to go.