Maybe Next Time

Eric=MEGA SUPER HUGE STEELER FAN...Super Bowl Party @ our house! Neighbor Mary is a huge Packers fan=tons of trash-talking between the two. HILARIOUS!! Add some ribs, delicious treats, chips, salsa, soda, and other family and friends and you get a very fun Super Bowl Party. Too bad Eric's team didn't win. He owes Mary a case of beer!

Love & Friends

As Kala does more and more with her friends, I am reminded of friends from my childhood. The best friends I had and STILL have are Krysta, Sara, & Jennifer. I'm very grateful I had such great friends growing up, especially since they were good friends who always had my back and were a good influence on me (can't say I was for them!). Even though one lives in Texas and another in New Mexico, we still chat like we live by each other. I'm very lucky that Jennifer now lives back in Fresno and I get to see her! I'm grateful Mahkala has a great group of friends (Sara, Sarah, Kassidy, and Megan) who are so sweet, friendly, thoughtful, and (knock on wood!) good influences. They call themselves Cinqo and are so adorable when they get together. Recently, they met at Megan's house before the school Valentine's Day Dance. The pic is from my iPhone, so it's not the best quality, but they are adorable.

What a whirlwind of a weekend...anniversary dinner and night away on Friday night and big Super Bowl party yesterday. Eric is handling the loss pretty well! We had a great time on Friday night. It'll be 3 years on Wednesday and I'm very lucky to have Eric as my husband. I'm not going to get all gushy and stuff, but I LOVE YOU ERIC!

Stepping Stone for Eric

Tonight is the Winter Formal for Clovis North. Taylor decided to go with a group of friends, which began a whirlwind of limos, dresses, necklaces, shoes, bracelets, hair, make-up, and ,yes, thong shopping. Easy for me, but let's just say Eric was approaching a new stepping stone in his life. He dealt with it quite well and he only shed a few tears! It was a lot of fun to plan the whole thing and we've never seen Taylor so excited for a school event before (especially one that involves wearing a dress and heels). They went off in a limo for dinner, then to the school for the dance. It should be a fun night! Kala is already planning what she'll wear next year.

Quick Getaway

Mahkala and I did a quick daytrip to San Francisco yesterday. We <3 S.F. I remember taking trips every year, if not multiple times, with my mom for shopping, sighseeing, etc. We did a little shopping at our favorite 7-story mall then met up with my sister, Sally, and niece, Emily. We went to the aquarium. It took us an hour to find each other and parking. This is why I'll never live in S.F., L.A., or N.Y. Fun cities to visit but not so fun to live in (my opinion). We had tons of fun and enjoyed seeing Sally & Emily. (no pics at the mall...we were too busy shopping!!!)

Snow Day

Not that I was the queen of posts over my three-week vacation, but I wanted to get one more post in before I head back to work :( I don't want vacation to end!!! I go back Monday. I know every holiday between now and the last day of school!! Here are some fun pics from our trip up to the snow. It was early waking up at 7 am, but it was a lot of fun and totally worth it.

Merry Christmas 2010

Christmas pic overload ahead*****

Overview-
Christmas Eve: Dinner at our house w/some of my siblings. Very yummy ham and we had a lot of fun. Christmas eve PJ's, movie, "Twas the Night Before Christmas" reading by Eric, go to sleep!!

Christmas AM: Kala yelling, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!!" at 6:58 am (she had been up since 4 am), opening tons of gifts, Kala saying, "I'm going to pee...I'm going to pee...I might throw up," as she opened her new Mac laptop from Santa, Santa brought Eric a new BBQ and tons of Steelers stuff, Santa brought me a cute new jacket and a new Coach purse! Breakfast-nap-rest--start again at 12 pm when Taylor came home...opened more gifts. Taylor loved her new Mac from Santa. Taylor also got an iHome, a Snuggie, and tons of band stuff. Kala got Uggs, a Snuggie, and gymnastics stuff. We opened all the gifts under the tree: DVDs, boots, Uggs, and sweats for me, Eric got a billion Steelers things (BBQ tools, beenies, shirts, jersies, etc), Taylor got more band stuff, movies, and Dr. Pepper from the dogs, Kala got a leotard, clothes, make up kit, and Root Beer from the dogs. Brownie and Soy Sauce got a bone and toy in their stocking (which was destroyed by dinner). There is a pic of Brownie cuddling his toy before he destroyed it.

Christmas Night-Went to dad's for more gifts. Taylor received a Kindle which she wanted, Kala got a bright purple beam which she LOVES (I'm sure I'll do some routines on it too!), and Eric and I received dinner for 2 at the Elderberry House in Oakhurst...a very nice restaurant. We are planning on using it for our anniversary and booking a room too (Oh la la).

We had a fabulous Christmas!! And yes Eric was still adding lights up until Christmas Eve.