Monday, December 22, 2008

Happy Christmas Eve!

Well, we got all our wrapping done last night. Mark likes to wrap more than I do really. It's nice to have it all under the tree.

I think I mentioned that this year we did NOT get a real tree....which I was SO happy about because I think that: (A) real trees are too expensive; (B) they're too much trouble since you have to water them; (C) their needles are annoying. But anyway, just due to lack of time Mark didn't press it this year so he "allowed" my olllllld tired 6ft fakey to go up. I personally am okay with it even though it's pretty small. I elevated it by using a box so that helps. Here's an idea of what we're working with here:



Tonight we'll be at Vineyard's Christmas Eve Service, Mark will be playing with the worship team as well. We're thinking we'll actually go eat some mexican food too after, IF our favorite is open. Some friends from church - their daughters are having a birthday party for Jesus. So we'll be going by their house for a bit as well.


I'll leave you with a pic from some of the ladies of Accounting in our cheesey hats from yesterday:



Happy Christmas Eve to You!!

Saturday, December 13, 2008

A Sleepy Saturday

I'm typing this as I think about a nice, hour long winter's nap. The problem is that it will turn into 2 hours and I'll wake up in my own drool feeling groggy and wishing I hadn't taken a nap at all.

It's the month of December so I figured I should post something. Here's some pics from our Vegas trip - this is our room at the Signature MGM Grand - LOVED this place.






It had a resort feel and was just wonderful all around. A perfect place to relax! A non-gaming hotel so we didn't have to hear the noisy machines day and night. :)

Here are a few more:






At The Venetian.....





I'm sort of realizing we need a new camera because unless all is still and the moment is just right, some pics turn out kind of fuzzy.

We basically took in all the sights we could, and ate at all the recommended buffets. The Spice Merchant and Bellagio had to have been the two best mega-buffets. I can't even count how many alaskan crab legs Mark ate that week. And we met two Brits while eating at the Bellagio that were HILARIOUS. I could have sat and listened to them talk for hours. They were so enamored with our right to bear arms, so they told us they had spent an afternoon at a shooting range.

It was great, I want to go back. There is the "ick" side to Vegas, but if you choose not to focus on it it's all good.

Last but not least, here are some pics from the Cirque Beatles Show, "Love."