Seems like it's been forever.....

Well it seems like it has been forever since I updated our blog. The last day I updated this was my last day at Unisource. It was a shock, a big shock... but I have been lucky enough to find a job that I really like, if not a bit more than the one I had at Unisource. It is odd being at a new place after 8 years at one place, but in the end I think it will be for the best. I hope all works out at my new company, and that I can stay and grow a bit inside of it. I loved the people at Unisource...but the company is not the place that I wanted it to be, and really I think the atmosphere of the place was wearing on me.

So a new year this has been in dead... I am sure I will update as the months go on and tell all about my new things going on at my new place. Which happens to be 15 mins. from my house :). Thanks a bunch to you my friends and family who supported me through a crazy week.. and gave me all the support I could ask for.

I do have new pictures, and I will upload soon. Keith and I went to celebrate the new job about 3 times. Once at Skates for lunch and shopping, and then for a romantic dinner at Bing Crosby's. We just enjoyed a wonderful weekend filled with great dates. Saturday we went to Emeryville for some shopping at Bay St. and then San Francisco to walk around the ferry building, a nearby art booths and had lunch and people watched as the march for the end of the war passed by. We then bought some movies and came home and watched them. Sunday we met with Chris and Julie for lunch....it was a lot of fun. We went to one place and then changed our mind and left to go to another :), it was a fun double date :). Then Keith and I went shopping for home stuff, and new boots for me. It was a great weekend.

I also did my first wedding of the year on the 20th, and it turned out lovely. The weather here has been AMAZING. (Al Gore is shaking his head somewhere).

Anyhow I will update more later.. and I will post pictures soon!!

Global warming??

So I keep saying I think Al Gore is onto something. The weather is just....just... odd!! It will be freezing cold one day (I mean freezing like 20's) and then be warm the next. Over the weekend it was so warm Keith and I were in t-shirts and fine, not normal Jan. northern CA weather. Everytime I see something like that I think of Al Gore and his global warming... it seems to make sense because the weather sure isn't! I mean did everyone see the Patriots game over the weekend, It was SUNNY! I don't know how many are football fans but most times the Patriots win because it is snowing in the playoffs and most teams are not used to that!! The announcers kept saying it felt like a September day. I had to think Al Gore was somewhere going "I told you so."

Yesterday was one of those days. I went into SF to meet some clients--and then a friend..and I am telling you it was LOVELY outside!! I had to stop and take a picture of the Golden Gate Bridge (a million times). I can't help but just want to soak it up, the clear skys and the lovely atmosphere of the city. I heart SF... now let me show my bragging with pictures.

The lovely Golden Gate Bridge... See how clear this is...

Again...
A view of SF from the Bridge outlook
Some details..
This is in the presidio which is a old army base where they have turned it over to the city, several weddings are in this area, this is a nearby building.

Again my lovely bridge from a little trail near the outlook point.




sigh..so pretty

The Sony Metreon in Sf where we went New Years Eve for shopping...
Devan taking shots of Patron...
Picking out Tattoos....
Getting a Tattoo...

A few drinks in...
At the begining.. I hate taking pics with a person with insane white teeth and freakin long eyelashes! Devan looking at Shoes in SF
The new mall in SF we went to new years eve...
dinner and drinks we had at the new mall

This is a commen look in our kitchen these days...
Two fav things...this book and chocolate bars...a good look!!
A lovely day in SF the day that Nat and I went
Photo op...
Eli and Natalie re-acting the Jr. prom pose...

Natalie the Raider Fan...
Christmas day...everything is so much more serious over bean dip...
Natalie and her Mom shopping...
My sweetheart bowling

Natalie and Eli....

Vacation in Recap....

So I didn't take as many notes, pictures over vacation as I had intended to take...but I did take some. To my vacation I going to make a list of highlights from the almost two weeks I had off (think top tenish list here). To give a brief recap I had the week of Christmas until the third of Jan. off... it was paradise. We didn't have any going away planned just wanted to spend the time with friends and family. Natalie came in and spent several days with us which was truely a highlight. Devan came in also for about 5 days and to spend new years with us. As much as I would love to say it was relaxing it really was not....what it was busy and fun but I wouldn't change it. There are some pictures here of things on the top ten list...some are just pictures. I hope you had a wonderful time with you and your family.....here we go.

1. Well first off before going on vacation I did bake something for week 4 of the holiday season. It got entered into baking contest at work ..AND I WON!! Yes... I WON. My prize was a $25 gc to Target and bragging rights. I made Chocolate Bars, which Natalie can vouch to they are pretty darn good.... she lived on them when she was here.

2.Shopping RIGHT before Christmas. Natalie came in and we were keeping her a secret from her family so she could surprise them... so we decided to get lost shopping at a mall away from Concord and get some last minute things done. Funny moments shopping for a 49er shirt for Natalie, if you know Natalie is a Raider fan....well she was going to surprise Conrad at the 49er game and bought a shirt to wear for it. AND trying on leather helmets in the store for picture taking.

3. While Natalie was here I think I saw Starbucks more than I have ever seen it in my life. Lots of peppermint hot chocolates for me.

4. Marshmellow fight Christmas Eve... Keith and I went over to Lynda's for the traditional Christmas Eve get together. Chris and Julie and the girls were there now that they are back from FL for good. Chris got a marshmellow launcher. Yes a launcher that fires out mini marshmellows... Chris and marshmellows don't mix, Natalie knows this all to well. Well when the launcher gave up the handfuls of marshmellows didn't... we were just throwing them at each other! I got Malia (their oldest daughter) to gather up the ones on the ground for me so we could tag team him. Keith and I had a really fun time with that.

5. Watching Must Love Dogs with Natalie.

6. Finally convincing Devyn to come over for Christmas dinner and getting her a little tipsy on Champange cocktails.

7. Cooking a successful Christmas dinner for the family, I'm getting over my fear of cooking for people.

8. Going to bowling with Natalie, Eli, and Keith....and actually doing okay. Then going to Crogans and taking pictures of beer pong..and evidence ;).

9. Getting just about everything I asked for from everyone for Christmas...including lots of Cd's...Little T learns to share book, Sex in the City Season Two (this completes my set), a coach wallet, boots, sweater, giftcards, perfume, eyeshadow, lip gloss....It was a good Christmas!

10. Getting Devan tipsy on his trip, and watching him become a drunk dialer.

11. Taking Devan to get his tattoo.

12. Going into the city several times over the vacation.

13. Doing wedding #29 on the 30th to finish off another wedding season.

14. "Last Night" Dance invented by Natalie.

15. A drunk man who sat down with us in Berkeley and sent us all into depression ...but gave us lots of laughs after. Especially since Devyn hates her space invaded and he kept touching her leg and sitting too close.

16. Seeing Keith get tipsy when he has never really gotten that way in the 9 years I have known him.

17. OH how could I forget, buying Keith a book he wanted for Christmas and it is addicting. Natalie and I found ourselves reading it over chocolate bars...

18. Watching Devan have to wrap his phone oh so right so it would charge (it was having an issue charging) and seeing him and Keith work every way possible to get it going.

ALL in all a wonderful Christmas, and a great start to the new year.

Happy New Year!!

We are back to the world of the working :(, we had a wonderful vacation at home. We had some special people come visit with us over the holidays and that made it fun. Now we are back to the lonely two of us :). Wanted to wish everyone a very happy new year! I can't wait to see what 2007 brings to all of us!!!

I will post some pictures from the week and a half off when I have some time, hopefully tomorrow... check back soon.

In the meantime here is a really fun website I found http://www.esty.com Enjoy!