the past week in photo form:

lunch with the family at greens:

dinner with my family at zuni:

finishing decorative touches around the house…..

over-extending myself in the kitchen…..

last minute wrapping…

-Christmas Eve dinner at my parents (too busy to take pics! sooo sad!)

-Christmas Day with the hubbie’s family

-Day after Christmas–family portraits taken at the beach…..

- dinner at my house with husband’s family (made two soups)

-made it to 100 posts on this blog!!!   (thank you for all your kind words & support!  It’s been fun!)

and……a lot of other stuff happened too…but we finally have some down time….and I have three new magazines to devour.

more soon….

-mail the rest of the xmas cards (yes,done)-sleep in! (Saturday-not really/Sunday-yes!)

-make a dessert? (made blueberry muffins from a Donna Hay cookbook)

-post a recipe (hold your horses- i’ll do that in a sec)

-figure out which cookies to make for xmas (umm good ones? gingerbread ones?)

-take some photos (well yes of course, but here are a few more)

-finish laundry (3 loads down, two more to go)

-wrap xmas presents (almost done)

-squeeze cats (yes- but maybe more before bed)

-buy xmas presents for the dudes in the family (one dude down, three dudes to go)

-have a cocktail (i’ll get on that now)

-go to grandmas house for lunch/dinner on Saturday (yes and here’s proof)

-watch the season finale of Dexter (done! wow! I will miss you, dex!)

- go to Target (yup! what a zoo! frightening!)

-watch some Flight of the Conchords (watched 3 episodes)

-straighten up craft room (doing so now)

-work out (yes! feeling the burn, baby!)

Not on the list:

-went to Borders

-made a yummy Potato Leek Soup with croutons (recipe soon)

Now, it’s time to finish straightening up my craft room, wrap some presents with a cocktail, post a recipe, take care of laundry and unwind….. Happy Sunday everyone.

Started off this past weekend with a bang (food wise).

I had a long Lunch at Slanted Door with co-workers:

Dinner with friends at Zuppa:

Made another Pumpkin Loaf (this time I added pecans!)

I did some Christmas decorating around the house on Saturday:

Stayed up late (2:30AM) because I got the cleaning bug! I wished that happened more…

Got some excellent makeup from a wonderful friend!

Went out to coffee with the hubby.

Spent time warming up in the sun with my kitties. So cold lately!

Drove into Half Moon Bay for drinks with family. Saw a wonderful sunset!

We had crab!

I’m exhausted. This weekend was supposed to be the calm before the storm! Every other weekend for the next month is gonna be PACKED with holiday activities!

Time to recharge my battery….

This weekend I:

drank some coffee with my hubby:

caught up on my catalogs:

had a good friend sleepover & this is the breakfast i made for us this morning:

reorganized craft room & hung more stuff up on the walls:

found some prettie flowers blooming in the front yard:

decided not to rake leaves:

-went to a birthday party (neighbor turned 10) Met some new neighbors & saw the most amazing apple tree

-trimmed the roses in the back yard

-went to target & whole foods

-made a yummy dinner of salmon, roasted yams, roasted delicata squash & a green salad with almond slices and avocados

-watched Knocked Up (again, cuz my friend hadn’t seen it)

- bought the latest issue of Donna Hay

-went to Daiso with a friend & bought some cute stuff

-thought about watercoloring

-put together b-day prezzies for friends

….contemplating doing the NaBloPoMo next month…..

so where’s my vacation photos? well… I went through all 700 and narrowed down 370 that i love. I spent all Friday night doing so. I know i should edit them even more….How could anyone sit through looking at 370 pictures??? But how could I not include photos i find so dear? I’m the worst at editing!

the weekend was spent catching up on sleep (at least TRYING to). I keep waking up when it’s dark outside. THANKS JET-LAG! Saturday I woke up at 7AM. Sunday I woke up at 6am. Today I woke up at 5:38AM. What’s with that?? Although… it’s actually nice to watch the sun come up. I never get the chance to do that. I don’t know my house well at that time of day. It’s fun to experience. My sleep usually comes before watching the trees light up with the sun.

glimpse of my weekend:

-we watched Knocked Up on dvd

-short trip to Ikea for planters

-grocery shopping for Red Sox game on Sunday

-bought a bundt cake mold & made my first bundt cake.

-caught up on all the mail from being away

-made grilled cheese & tomato soup

-helped Casey to get better (he’s sick)

-made part of my halloween costume

-straightened up the house for company

-decorated the mantle in the living room for Halloween (pictures above)

-relaxed & enjoyed being home

After spending 10 days away, I hope to take things easier and enjoy all the things I have.

weekend included:

• a trip to SF to assistant photographing a wedding
• dinner with the neighbors (twice)
• playing with my new camera
• having coffee with a new, delightful friend!
• eating Indian food, Gyros, Falafel, Chinese food all from our favorite places in the Bay Area
• organizing & straightening of the garage/laundry room
• shopping for fabric for the couch & chairs
• making chocolate/almond biscotti
• enjoying the last few days of summer..but daydreaming about layering clothes
• compiling all of my clothes to donate to goodwill
• thinking about all of the soups that i’m going to make soon
• playing “name that tune” with the neighbors on our back porch
• packing (mentally) for our upcoming trip
• Oh! and last thursday we saw Patton Oswalt & Brian Posehn at Cobb’s on Thursday (so funny my throat hurt from laughing!)