Happy Holidays!

Yup, it's that time of year again. Already?!

Thanksgiving was nice this year... we hosted
a huge meal for about 12 of our friends and
2 dogs (4 dogs total, running in and out of the
house, barking and what not). It was actually
NOT as stressful as I anticipated. Craig and I
did all the shopping a few days prior and prepped
as much as possible beforehand. Sooo, on the
day of feasting, we got to sleep in a little then
get everything ready in a relaxed manner. And,
we got to have some adult concoctions whilst
doing so, laughing AND kissing the whole time.
Then, after everyone helped with the clean-up,
packed up their to-go plates and said their
goodbyes, I got to hit the sack early.

It was awesome.

bacon wrapped dates on my celery stalk plate...

some of my best pals, cheesez....

Craig and our stalk of brussels sprouts...

Little tiny Lea's huge plate of food...

I was also gifted the most amazing bird house (that will never
make it outside because it's so incredible, I'm not letting ANY
bird shit all over it) by our dear friend Joffe. It really does deserve
it's own post, but here is a blurry pic of the inside...

Say Cheese!

So, believe it or not, the time of year to take our Holiday
Family Photo is just around the corner.  For the past few
years, we have strived to send out original, yet fun cards
to our friends and family during the holiday season... just
to let them all know we're thinking of them. Here are a
few photos we've used on past cards... what do you think?

As you can see, we love to include our animals in our photos.
I guess we're sentimental like that. Or just plain bat-shit crazy.
You know, we're all a little crazy, right. Right?

But I digress.

Anyhow, this year I decided to try out Shutterfly for our family's
photo needs. I like that they have a number of options to choose
from...I like choice. And, if you plan on having a holiday shindig,
you can also choose from their selection of invitations.  I've been
perusing through the cards all afternoon, trying to decide on this
years big winner. Still haven't made the final decision, but I'll
be sure to share it with you!

If you're interested in receiving a good chunk of
free holiday cards of your own, go here.
That's right, free.

Happy New Year... like 2 weeks late!

Glad it's over... you?

We had a busy few weeks there for a while...

Finalgled our annual holiday family photo:

It was a trial because we had a loner camera (sadly, mine
was broken when I dropped it RIGHT on the lens) and had
to wrangle the chickens AND Bombay... we did it... yes we did.

We  got a new family member,Lola... very sweet
and lots of energy. We got super lucky with her!

Hope everyone had a lovely holiday season!

What's going on?!

not a lot, i tell you.

unless you count:

cheesballs and crackers

neti pots

hot apple cider

chocolate truffles

turkey day leftovers

bad tv

christmas tree decorating

sitting around looking at
said christmas tree

some favorites

of mine lately are:

1. Homemade apple cider... yum.

2. Re-connecting with this old girl... stay tuned!

3. Using the excuse "It's the holidays!" to eat what-
ever the hell I want.

4. A very Wham! christmas.


5. HAM.


wham! ham! wham! ham! wham! ham!

Happy Monday~ the "I WANT THIS" edition.

Yes, the time of the year to think of (yourself) others and
the things they need (want) is creeping upon us (already?!).

In case any of you were wondering, here's a little list of
the things I need (want). Feel free to pick out something
for yourself..

1. This shotgun shell thermos.


2. To "run into" my (other) hot, Scottish boyfriend and
my (other) hot, older boyfriends while filing in N.M. ,
Ewan McGregor and George Clooney... this version of them:


3. Homemade grilled cheese sandwiches... like, 100 of them.


See, I'm fairly easy to please...