EXTRAVAGANZA {the lost thanksgiving post}

EXTRAVAGANZA!

{october, november, & december}

and the lost thanksgiving post...

let me start by saying,
i hate change.
i'm not good at it.
i'm emotional about it.
bipolar up and down emotional about it.

b/c i like things neat and tidy, with a predictable routine.

but when it's over,
i'm better for it.
so...
we signed the deed to our first home.
and moved in the next day.
but the weekend before we drove to chico.
for sean's 10 yr high school reunion.

where brennan stole a piece of cake.
not at the reunion.
at the park.

read here.

and the weather changed to fall.
sean turned 29.
we moved.
and made it ours.
mainly by children puking on the carpet.
and spilling charcoal.
thank you dyson :)

my computer finally got fixed.

halloween got rained out.

in november,

george w. came.

i bought his book for my father in law for christmas.

but not that day.

and max learned to crawl.

i almost burnt tammy's house down with the dang rum wieners.

it was terrifying.

went home for thanksgiving.

never posted about it.

 leftover pumpkins on good ol' highway 92, and tres for dinner.

 max creamed dad with mashed potatoes.

 she had him at hello.

 went out with my friends from high school.

where we almost inherited a red bull refrigerator.

i would have taken it 10 years ago.

and drove around with it in my car.

really, it would have stayed in my backseat.

promise.

oh how i miss my ghetto little civic.

may it rest in peace.

just didn't seem as appealing now.

the fridge.

still funny.

man, i love those girls.

 dad bought a free-range hormone free cage free turkey.

a lot of free's.

but it wasn't free.

tasted fantastic.

but that's b/c of dad.

and my basting, HA!

 ham rolls and baked brie.

shrimp.

  all of the crazies at one table.

 poppers.

 classic chocolate turkey.

we used to hoard ours as kids.

adam always bit the head off first.

i think...

 took the kids to see santa at talbots with grandma and grandpa and great grandma joi.

 it went awesome for max.

 then we celebrated my birthday at the House of Prime Rib.

with beach blanket after.

adam knew snow white from high school.

so our seats were slammin'.

prime rib, baked potatoe loaded, cream of spinach, pudding bread.

shirley temple.

then kelsey moved to india.

i turned 28.

kelsey got engaged in india.

you didn't know?

now you do :)

the christmas season began.

the grinch was on my shoulder.
we got into our groove.

 and christmas came and went again.

and here we are again.

new year.

new goals.

new memories laying ahead.

oh the places we will go...

...
if you forgot to link up last week with the hustle and bustle of christmas,
here's your lucky day!
to win a prize!
from rod works!
and 5 more prizes!
from i don't know where.
well,
from the 6 lovely ladies.
but mine's from rod works.
just sayin...
so if you forgot to link up,
LINK UP!
twice.
last week's and this week's.
two links.
one for each post.
last week's and this week's.
and we'll count it.
b/c maybe you forgot.
or maybe you were sick.
or maybe you were santa's little helper.
or maybe you just didn't want to win.
but that doesn't make sense.
so link up this weekend.
the post you may have forgotten last week.
and the post for this week.
so you can win!
you have until monday.
and follow the 6 lovely ladies.
so you can have a bonus entry :)
to win!!!
TA-DA!
...

WALL-E won both times.

i think we're snowed in.
and without any eggs.
can you make pancakes without eggs?
bieber wants them.
and i'm pretty sure it's a better option than the twix bar he really wanted for breakfast.
i hope i can make yogurt sound exciting.
and maybe a fruit bar.
did i really just write a post this week about organic???
the yogurt is organic.
dr. once was scout master took my car b/c his couldn't get out.
the roads are covered.
no snow plows to be seen.
can't imagine what the morning commute looked like today.
i've wrestled the remote from bieber twice to sneak a peek at the news,
but WALL-E has won both times.
when do i shovel when the snow won't stop?
shovel now, and let it build up again?
shovel when it's all done?
it looks like it's done in my picture.
but it's not.
i think i heard it won't be done until saturday.
which makes me think i should shovel now.
and then later.
and then later again.
or....
just stay inside:)
and watch it all float down.
fluffy.
white.
beautiful.
snow.
sideways snow.
ski down my street snow.
hot chocolate for breakfast snow.
there's an idea!
no eggs needed for that.

magic.

leftovers.

the leftovers have been handled.

time to run the dishwasher again.

...

do you organic?

what do you organic?

i egg.

beef.

yogurt.

soon to milk.

a little cheese.

and sometimes vegetable.

spinach yes.

dirt in the center to prove it.

i chipotle.

and i five guys.

which counteracts it all.

is it like the time i told my dad that i could feel my car running better when i filled up at chevron with techron?

i hope not.

i hope it's not all in my head.

my tongue tells me it's not.

did food inc. brainwash me,

or am i just doing what i can where i can?

maybe a little of both...

christmas {a photo gallery}

 then one foggy christmas eve...

 

christmas morning.

   the only picture of me.

awesome.
i was taking it for kelsey.
she sent the shirt from india.
max slept through half of christmas morning b/c we were out late looking at lights.
brennan thought all of her toys were his toys.
he never ate.
the entire day.
b/c he wanted to play with toys.
i loved it.
except when he woke up screaming in the middle of the night b/c he was starving.
quesadilla.
milk.
back to bed.
...
i packed everything up in my color coordinated christmas bins last night.
except the tree.
it gets to stay up until new year's.
or until the kids demolish it.
whichever comes first.
i'm tired now :)

 the end.

must be.

and there's another pile in the garage to fill another recycle can.

must be the day after christmas.

01 days left.

is it christmas yet???