A Few of My Favorite Things

In honor of this joyous time of year, and the fact that I don't write a lot about me, I decided to write down just a "few of my favorite things." Can't you just hear Julie Andrews singing along with me while we twirl around on flower-topped hills?

• My family
• Goodnight kisses
• Hairspray - (not the movie or play). The more the better!
• Chocolate-covered strawberries
• Hot showers
• Reading a good book
• Autumn
• Target - I can always find something I "need" there
• Mineral Foundation
• A clean house
• Movies - I love watching movies - mostly at the theater but I'll take cuddling up on the couch with popcorn and a blanket too. There are some movies that no matter how many times I have seen them I can still watch them over and over: Back to the Future, You've Got Mail, French Kiss, Christmas Story, The Notebook
• Summer rain
• Spending time with great friends

San Francisco

Aaron and I decided this year for Christmas we wanted a get-away with just the two of us. The place? 4 fun-filled days in San Francisco. We had so much fun together. For four days it was a non-stop sight-seeing, picture taking, eating, football cheering, trolley riding, shopping, fun time. The first night in San Francisco we bought tickets to see "Wicked" for the second time. I absolutely love this play and could see it again and again - well, I guess this year we actually did! But it was fabulous! We also got to go to a 49ers game while we were there. That was a blast. We boarded the Candlestick express bus and off we went. The bus was packed full of 49ers fans- I mean standing room only. On the way to Candlestick Park, the bus stopped suddenly and I, in my panic, grabbed the thigh of the teenage boy sitting next to me and squeezed for quite some time until my mind caught up with my actions and I realized what I was doing. I was soooo embarrassed and I think he was too. I told Aaron what I did and we couldn't stop laughing - I think Aaron was a little jealous! The game was so much fun. Nothing like 49er fans. We had fun high-fiving the fans around us and watching the team win the Arizona Cardinals 24-3. Go 9ers!

The rest of the time was spent catching trolley's to take us around town. We went to Pier 39 and walked through the shops, ate lots of yummy seafood - clam chowder in a soup bowl - YUMMY! and watched the Sea lions lounge around. The time went by so quick but Aaron and I had a great time being together. We can't wait to do it again.

Enjoying our Starbucks peppermint hot chocolate while we waited for the trolley.

Mmmm.... Clam chowder in a bread bowl.

Fred's Diner. Aaron got the "Hot Mama" burger

After all the walking we did in 4 days, this picture is about how we felt when we were done.

"All I want for Christmas is the Earth and Sky"

Friday was Abbi's Christmas dance recital and she did AWESOME! I love watching her up on stage and always get a little teary-eyed because I am so proud of her. She did a great job and all her hard work paid off. They were also able to perform their dance at the Festival of Trees. Way to go Abbi - You looked great!

Christmas Craft

While reading one of the many blogs I follow, I came across this fun and easy craft and decided I needed to try it out. So off to the dollar store to get my ornaments and then to my mom's house where I met up with my mom and sisters. After about an hour of laughing, talking, and crafting this is how mine turned out.

I really liked how it turned out but the one thing I would change is to buy better ornaments. The ones from the dollar store are pretty flimsy in that the tops of them break easily which means they fall off the hanger. I think I'll wait for some great after Christmas sales to score on some better ornaments. But, in the meantime, I will enjoy my ornament wreath.