turkey day

What an amazing Thanksgiving weekend it has been; relaxing, fun, and wonderful! Thanksgiving was nice and relaxing, Curt's fam came here so we were able to just hang around home. My Top 5 for Thanksgiving Day:

1. Of course, being with loved ones. That's always the best part of any holiday.

2. Eating my weight in food. 

3. Preparing the delicious feast in our great new kitchen.

4. Watching everyone play the Wii. Yep, even Brad and Grandma Eva. So there we are, playing Wii Sports, when Curt's 90 year old grandma comes downstairs. She sees us playing Wii Bowling and says, "Oh, I've played this." Of course we're all thinking she's talking about real bowling. Oh no, she's played the Wii before! And the best part... (don't hate me Stace) she wasted Staci. She was amazing! I just laughed and laughed laughed. Ok back to the list.

5. We put up our little christmas tree that night, it was great.

The rest of the weekend was filled with yummy food, making goodies, watching christmas movies, decorating, and playing Lego Star Wars with Stace. Thanks again for coming over Stace, it was good times. I hope you all had a fabulous Turkey Day!

thanks & giving

Thanksgiving is upon us. I love Thanksgiving, it's such a stress free holiday. It's just so wonderful to get together with people you love, eat lots of yummy food, nap, eat more yummy food, relax and get geared up for Christmas. In fact, the only thing I don't like about Thanksgiving is the fact that the Cowboys play every stinking year. Bleh. Being this time of thanks and giving, I have been thinking of all the wonderful things I have in my life and my list goes a little something like this:

-wonderful friends and family who love me (especially Curtis)

-adorable dogs who think that I'm the most amazing person

-living in a great community and country

-being able to buy a Mt. Dew whenever I want

-always having enough food to eat (usually more than enough)

-having a nice, warm, safe house

-being able to go to Disneyland often

-the package of christmas tree peeps waiting in the cupboard. mmmm.

-fuzzy slippers

-fantastic christmas movies like Elf, Christmas Vacation & Mixed Nuts

-having a vehicle to take me where I want to go

-working with people I enjoy

-being able to throw parties whenever I want

-guitar hero (and other awesome video games)

-music. music. music.

-hoodies

My list could go on and on, I'm so blessed and have so much to be thankful for. I think everybody should make a "thankful list", it's good for you. So with that said, make yourself some hot cocoa or apple cider, make your "thankful list" and then watch A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. 

kitchen remodel

We did it! And now we're back to the land of the living! Of course, I'm talking about our kitchen remodel. For the past two weeks or so it totally consumed Curt and I. We did find little bits of time here and there for sleeping and eating, but not much. We have been wanting to remodel our kitchen since before we got married (almost six years) and now it's finally done. Things I know for sure: (1) If you can make it through home remodeling with your spouse and still like each other when it's over that's a pretty good relationship indicator that things are going well, (2) In the event of a home remodel project, your house will completely look like rubbish, especially the parts that aren't even being worked on, and (3) Home remodeling is like having a baby. While you're going through it you're stressed, anxious, on edge, exhausted all the time, sometimes you may even feel sick, and you always think "what have i gotten myself into?" which is often followed by an explicit (even if it's only to yourself). But when it's all over and done with, it was absolutely worth it and the next time a remodel is hanging in the air, you grab it without a single hesitation. 

Curt and I video documented our remodel as we progressed through the stages. So without further a do, I give you the kitchen remodel of 2008 (aka The Final Frontier).

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 5

Episode 6

halloween carnival

The Halloween Carnival was good times! We had a great turn out and everybody enjoyed themselves. Thanks to all of you who made it so much fun! Here are some pics from the photo booth. Enjoy.

Luckily, Action 3 News was at this momentous event and caught a lot of great footage. For more exclusive coverage of the carnival click here. Action 3 News.