Well Happy Post- Thanksgiving to everyone! We had a nice relaxing weekend. I was a bit sick but nothing too bad, mainly tired and sneezy. It was a good excuse to take a nap after the turkey!!

Friday we put up our Christmas lights. That was a lot of fun since it was all new. We were also able to do my mom's house in 30 minutes then did grandmas and stayed for leftover turkey.

The best part of the weekend was last night though! We had family over for dinner and we lit the pot belly stove for the first time!!



I also did a little bit of decorating on the inside....



So almost ready for Christmas, all the cards are addressed and ready to go, most of the shopping is done and all are wrapped. Just need to start planning the Christmas Eve menu!

Grandma sent me this picture of my birthday cake from last weekend. Wasn't it pretty? My mom and grandma picked little pink roses and other flowers from her yard and decorated it themselves :)

Great weekend!!! Gen and I met up for our annual birthday spa day. We went to Burke-Williams and had the Savannah's Surrender massage..... oh heavenly! We met up with Nancy in Santa Monica, I bought one Christmas gift (about half way done now!) and had some lunch. It was just such a relaxing day!

Well I ordered our Christmas cards today, started some wrapping last night and am just plain old getting in the mood! It will be nice to be home for the whole season although I will miss seeing London all dressed up for Christmas!

I had the best birthday weekend ever! I went shopping Friday night with my mom and grandma and had a leisurely day with my wonderful husband on Saturday (he even went out at 6 am to buy breakfast fixin's!) He took me to Smitty's in Pasadena for dinner, which I HIGHLY recommend, yummy corn bread!! On Sunday we were leisurely again (think that's what made the weekend so wonderful!), then had dinner with the family on Sunday night. The big treat was my mom's vegetable beef soup and she also had Renee (the woman who made our wedding cake) make my birthday cake!!! Can't imagine a better birthday!

Well tomorrow is another big one, the big 33. 33 isn't that bad I guess. The horror of turning 30 has worn off and 35 is still 2 years away. I'm not very stressed about it this year. Being home to celebrate helps alot too!!! Last year Jamie took me out to dinner for my birthday but it was on my home leave, sometime in October. Not quite the same! Well it should be a lovely weekend, nothing but dinner tomorrow and sunday so the rest is unplanned. I can lay around and watch my new Little House on the Prairie box set if I want to (Season 9 wow!) or I can go for a hike or just anything!!!!

WOW! Pigs are flying! My grandma and grandpa have gotten themselves cell phones! First grandpa gets his very first credit card of his life a couple months ago and now this.... What's next? A Ferrari?