The finer things in life

After watching 3 hours of HGTV and feeling sorry for myself that I don't have a professionally decorated and clean HOUSE, I decided to drown my sorrows with the always reliable Diet Coke. As I reached to grab the usual glass from my door less kitchen cabinet I remembered some advice a very wise and classy lady once shared with me.

"Liz, you need to enjoy the finer things in life like drinking Diet Coke in a wine glass."

Well I don't have any wine glasses but I do have some glass goblets so cheers to the finer things in life!

How many pics did I take over christmas? That would be zero.

So Danny and I had a really fun Christmas and New Year's. For Christmas we went to Kennewick to see my family. Washington had a HUGE snow storm but we lucked out and were able to fly in and out of Spokane with little delay. It was really fun having a white Christmas. We ate lots of good food, went shopping and ice skating, and HUNG OUT WITH FRIENDS. It was so fun to see my good friends from high school and college. Thanks to everyone for taking the time to hang out!

We flew back to Palo Alto to work two days and then we left again to spend 5 days in Utah for New Years. Utah is always a good time and we enjoy spending time with the family. My personal fav was going to Main Street Park City and seeing Jon and Kara from Jon & Kate Plus Eight. I just love Park City it is so fun. I highly recommend it to anyone that hasn't had the chance to visit. We also were able to go SKIING at Sundance with some of Danny's siblings and it was so FUN. I'm so glad we went even if it was only for 2 hours. I also was able to get together with my former lunch crew. It was such a blast getting together with the girls. I could've chatted for days! I miss you girls so much! Danny and I went on a Date Night with our friends to Happy Sumo (miss it so much!) and loved chatting at their new house.

All in all it was a great Christmas and New Years. This year I feel especially grateful for our FRIENDS! I am so glad we were able to hang out with a few of our friends . We miss you all! Please come visit!!

Now comes the worst part of the year. I don't have a day off work until Memorial Day! Blah!

I am sufficiently traumatized...thank you volkswagon

Below are the children Danny and I had just to get a VW Routan. If you can't tell....Willie is the child that looks like me. Scary!

Bobo the baby

Combover Willie

We may be paying someone else to have our children. Visit the RoutanBabyMaker3000 here to scare yourself .

The Christmas Festivities Continue!

So 2 weekends ago we decided to take a trip down Christmas Tree Lane aka Foulton Street in PA. The residents on this street have been decorating since the 1940s. It all started with all the houses getting matching Christmas Trees to put outside and it grew from there. If you move onto the street you actually have to agree to the Christmas Tree Lane contract. After driving down the street Danny and I have decided this is where we want to live when we strike it rich. I loved it because it reminds me of Christmas with the Kranks. "Free Frosty!".

All the trees lined up.

Cutest house ever!

I think next year we are going to get a group together and watch Christmas with the Kranks, then walk Christmas Tree Lane with hot coco and carol!

It's Christmas Time!!!!

Last Saturday Danny had to take the CFA exam and he didn't tell me know long it was going to take so I sat around waiting for him to come home. Finally I was able to find the test itinerary online and discovered it was 8am-5pm! I was a little ticked he didn't clarify it was an all day event so when he got home he had to make it up to me by taking me to see a Christmas dance production called "Behold the Light" at the Oakland Temple. For those of you who know Danny he hates dance productions with a passion, especially the Nutcracker (which I love) so this was a big step for him. When we got there he was in an extremely bad mood but about 5 minutes into the show he totally cheered up (he must have felt the spirit). Anyways, I thought it was 1,000 times worse than seeing the Nutcracker but Danny surprisingly enjoyed it and loved seeing the lights at the temple. The temple is so pretty!


Maybe if I can convince him to go to the Nutcracker he won't hate it anymore!

Thanksgiving

Danny and I went to Utah for Thanksgiving this year. It was a little crazy getting there but we were so glad we were able to fly. We had good times with the family playing games, eating food and shopping. Danny especially enjoyed play video games with his bros. These are a few of the family pics we took while we were there and the only pictures I have from Thanksgiving.


Hopefully when we come for New Year's we will be able to see our friends! We miss you!

Better late than never

My trip to the Chicago office.

The cool roof top lounge