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So, I got contacts this past week! I have to go back to the eye doctor on Tuesday for a follow-up visit, but I love them! I kind of wonder what took me so long. Now my new prescription glasses just need to show up so I can stop going back and forth from my new prescription contacts to my old prescription glasses!

 

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Let.s see if this works!!

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Christmas Cheer

I woke up this morning to ice on my car.



For those playing the home game, I live in California. For those who think California doesn't get cold, HA! Last winter was my first time parking in the uncovered parking section. We're only given one covered parking spot, and when the boy got his new car, my "old" car was relegated to the boonies of the parking lot where there aren't covered spaces.



This ice scraper? I bought it on Amazon.com, because none of the stores or gas stations I went to in search of an ice scraper sold any. LOL. :)

In other news, we did some holiday decorating at the office.



This is Herman. He looks a little sad, lol.



This is my desk. I have a lot of work to do, lol. I also apparently celebrate Easter year round, but people kept bringing candy in to share, and that's the only bowl we had. I also need to take an updated picture because we wrapped the lights in some garland and it looks a lot better. :D

Happy Holidays! :D

Viva Las... Dallas?

That man of mine is a sneaky, sneaky guy.

Last weekend, we headed out for a long weekend to Las Vegas. Or so I thought. I was all ready to stick $20 in a slot machine and magically win enough money to get me out of credit card debt! I wasn't looking forward to going to Vegas, but we cashed in some miles and some hotel points and were getting basically a free trip. When we talked about where to go, I couldn't think of where I wanted to go, so we just decided on Vegas.

Snow-Capped Rockies. :D

Because of the miles we cashed in, our flight to Vegas was extended a bit since we had to fly from San Francisco to Denver, and Denver to Las Vegas. We arrived in Denver a few minutes early, grabbed lunch at their little food court thing, and made our way to our gate. I was updating Facebook the whole time, and people kept asking me where I was going. We arrived at our gate, but J kept walking.

ME: "Hey, our gate is right here."
HIM: "No, no... we're down here."
ME: "Ummm.. I'm pretty sure that sign right there says LAS VEGAS." *pointing*
HIM: *keeps on walking*

I caught up with him, and he handed me my boarding pass. I looked at it, and it said we were flying to Dallas/Fort Worth! WHAT?!

ME: "Wait, what? Does anybody know?!"

It turns out everyone knew ... except for me. LOL

Cowboys Stadium, from the air

We had a great time! We didn't do much Thursday night when we got in. We ate breakfast at Cracker Barrel Friday morning before spending the morning/early afternoon hanging out at the hotel. Then we met up with my sister and hung out with her for a couple hours before going to dinner with my parents to Boston's.

Saturday was Friend-a-palooza. We slept in, hit up Le Peep for breakfast because I'd never been, killed a little time, then went to hang out with my bestie and her family.  I can't believe how big her kids have gotten. Crazypants!  Then we went to On the Border to hang out with my friends and some friends of friends.

My Girls :D

After dinner, we headed to Pete's Dueling Piano Bar. It was a super fun place to go, but when we got there, it was standing room only, and I kinda felt like I was in people's way.  I think next time I'm in town, we need to plan better so we can score a table or bar stools along the little counter thing they have. It's easier loosen up so I can dance like an idiot and not care if I have a place to set my drink down. ;) After a couple hours at Pete's, my girls (sans Stacy who had to run after dinner), Joe, and I went next door to Cafe Brazil to hang out for just a little while longer. In case you wondered, their Banana Chocolate Chip cake is DELICIOUS. It was sooo nice to see everyone again!! I kind of didn't want it to end. lol.

We headed back to the hotel, slept in, grabbed lunch, and headed to The Knitting Fairy Studio, where I hung out with a couple of my knitting pals and knit for two hours. I would've stayed the extra hour they were open, but we had plans to go to mom's for dinner, so we left to do that. We had a lovely dinner with my family, and then we watched Cabin in the Woods, which was funny and gross and "WTF?!" all at the same time.  Then we headed back to the hotel, went to sleep, woke up and headed for the airport to go home!

We came home to the Giants winning the Pennant and moving on to the World Series! Go Giants! :D We were even lucky enough to stop for dinner in San Francisco, eat, and get back on BART before all the people at the game descended on us.

It was a super fun weekend, and I was delighted by the surprise! :D :D

Happy October!!

Welcome to my favorite month of the year! :D Here are some things I love about October:

1) It's my birthday month!
2) It's the birthday month for a lot of people I like a whole bunch.
3) Halloween!
4) Fall... it never seems like fall until October comes around. Even if I do live in a place with few seasons. ;)
5) Did I mention my birthday?
6) It's the only month of the year that starts with an O.
7) October's birthstone is Opal, which starts with O like October. (it's also Pink Tourmaline, but eh...
8) According to Wikipedia, it's National Pizza Month!
9) It's also SIDS Awareness Month, which I didn't know, but am always aware of this month anyway. :(
10) Did I mention my birthday? :D

Happy Left-Handers' Day!

Who knew there was such a thing? :)

Well, as a fellow Leftie, Happy Lefthanders' day! :)  ANd look! YOu can get your favorite leftie some stuff. LOL

Yes, I am easily amused. :)

I'll Miss You, Chick-Fil-A

I has a sad.

I'll no longer be able to visit Chick-Fil-A, because I don't appreciate their support of anti-gay rights. Now, I'm not a very political person, especially on this blog I barely use, but this issue enrages me. I've seen some social-media friends, and I'm not calling anybody out because it's been more than one, posting about how people/companies who support gay rights & are pulling their support from Chick-Fil-A are squashing the free speech entitled to people/companies who do NOT support gay rights.

I don't agree.

I feel that Chick-Fil-A, or their president, or any other person or company can say and support whatever they want. They can vote with their wallet by supporting groups that they choose. I may not agree, and in this case, I whole-heartedly don't, but they have the right to support the causes and organizations they choose. But I also have the same right to vote with my wallet, to stop patronizing an establishment who supports a cause I do not believe in. And so do other companies.

That is MY right, as an AMERICAN.

In the not too distant past, members of my family would not have been able to marry due to the color of their skin. I don't see why, in this day and age, in 2012 and beyond, we can deny TWO PEOPLE WHO LOVE EACH OTHER, the right to marry their partner, their best friend.

People tout the institution of marriage, but as a daughter of divorced parents, all I have to say to that is: REALLY?!  Straight, heterosexual, male & female, man & woman couples get married and divorced at the drop of a hat. Where's the institution in that? I've also witnessed comments about "traditional marriage", and again, I say: REALLY?!  What happened to "in sickness, and in health" and "'til death do us part"???

My impact on Chick-Fil-A will be miniscule because since moving to CA, I can't very easily go to Chick-Fil-A. The closest one is relatively new, and about 2 hours away. The last time I was there was for my birthday last year. But it's been a regular stop on my trips back home to Dallas, and next time I go home, I won't be going there. :( And I refuse to give my hard-earned money to people who will turn around and give it to a cause or a group that I do not believe in.

I'll miss you, chicken minis & waffle fries.