Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
Took the week off work - the captions (and images - tell the tale) - well, except for the Thanksgiving meals that we had on Tuesday night and Thursday since I never took my phone out for those. Assume family gatherings and turkey consumed š Run #1 on Tuesday on the 56 trail - 5... Continue Reading →
This was the week of parties. It started out Tuesday when I took my department at work out to lunch at Pacifica Del Mar. A friend of mine recently bought into theĀ restaurantĀ and has turned it into a really lovely spot. Been hearing so many good reviews and was finally able to have a good excuse... Continue Reading →
OK, well, just one since I don't have time for much more, but this seems to The Color right now. When I put events or meetings in my calendar I use a color coded system to organize them by the type of event. Purple happens to be the color I assigned for "Party"... Continue Reading →
It's a tree ornament AND a state of life! Another old classic, though not as old as the mouse. This one has been around ever since we started using white lights in a tree - which I think is pretty much when my parents bought the first fake tree we owned and my mom and... Continue Reading →
A twitter friend is posting daily photos with short descriptions of the ornaments on her tree and I thought I would copy that. Though maybe not daily and probably as add ons to regular posts š Yes, the inside is done, and boxes are put back away. The first batch of jello Spritz cookies are... Continue Reading →
I've started a tradition a few years ago of baking cookies and bringing them into work during the month of December. My next door neighbor sometimes also has aĀ neighborhoodĀ cookie exchange party. Last year I was a cookie elf bringing treat plates to Renee & Eve and Renee & Quyen (yes, the two couples in my... Continue Reading →
Over the San Diego bay last night, there was a bit of a..shall we say...premature ignition....of Every. Single. Firework set to explode for their 4th of July show. Check out this post on the snafu, complete with a couple of utterly hysterical videos on Grist I do believe this is as close you will ever... Continue Reading →
More to come later, but we are truly a goofy bunch as proven by these candid shots The Boyfriend (and I) took:
You know the ones. People who don't do a stitch of Christmas shopping until the days of December begin with a '2'. It was just a horrible combination of time + money availability not lining up until after the 15th of the month. Then because my company is so generous with the holiday time off,... Continue Reading →
Thanks to my new camera that actually captures the light display rather decently (except for the odd purple glow in the backyard with all the multi-colored lights surrounding it) - here is the 2011 edition of my Griswold-like yard. As always, this was put up in one day. This year my eager helper was Renee... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 