I haven't written in about six weeks, mostly because of the trouble I had been having with posting pictures recently. The process became not-as-easy-to-do as it once was, so it turned me off from blogging for a bit. You know how much I love to take pictures & post them for the world to see, and having that ability taken away from me left me annoyed. Therefore, I pouted a little and refrained from posting. In addition, I had been toying with the idea of moving my blog to tumblr (another blog hosting site), and had been researching the switch. Either I'm not interweb-savvy enough to figure it out, or it can't be done, but I gathered that I wouldn't be able to merge this blog with a new one on tumblr, so this blog (that has held years of posts) would cease to exist. The thought broke my heart too much to follow through with, so I decided to just stay put, and change the look of my blog - hence the pink disco balls.
So, here we are, back in the saddle. Pictures have been working, for now, so I'm crossing my fingers that things will stay that way ... and let's catch up.
Halloween came & went, and it was a blast - as always. We decorated the house and scoured the neighborhood for candy with Z that night. His costume choice this year? A special forces guy. Yeah, that's right, I have a 9-year old badass wannabe.
My friend (who also happens to be my boss) Amber, decided we should dress up at the office this year. I went as Coach Sue Sylvester from Glee, she was Ron Weasley from Harry Potter, and our leasing manager was a penguin.
Cool sidenote: I'm a Pinterest junkie, like most 30-something women in the world, and I made something that I found on that site. A little treat for Z's class ... witch hat cookies.
So, HA! I can finally wear this badge loud & proud ...
November brought some long-anticipated cooler weather, and bunches of birthdays & anniversaries. My Dad turned 65, and we indulged ourselves on PF Changs to celebrate his achievement. Thanksgiving arrived and we again indulged ourselves in the usual turkey-day fare. It was every bit as scrumptious as it's been every year since I was a kid, maybe even a little more so because we hadn't been eating much meat or gluten in the weeks prior. The very next day was "black Friday" for the rest of the world, but in our little world, it was Aaron's birthday. For the first time in 11 years, he didn't have to be at work on the day after Thanksgiving, and that, in itself, made his entire day. To make things a little sweeter, my family, Ken, and I all pitched in to buy him his dream gift -- a Kindle Fire. He had been drooling over these little marvels of technology for a few months, but he was always on the fence about e-readers. We went ahead and decided FOR him, and nudged him into the future of books. He was ecstatic, and has been spending lots of time exploring his new toy. I have become a widow to the Kindle Fire, but hey, that's ok with me. I love to see him so happy. I'm guessing these Kindle Fires are a hot commodity this Christmas, because it took an act of God to actually get one from Best Buy ... they were hidden quite well, padlocked in a cage, located near the ceiling ...
Next thing I knew, December was here, and what does that mean? I turned another year older. Welcome, 37. I don't feel like I should be getting acquainted with you yet, but hey, not much I can do to stop it. We had a small gathering at our house to celebrate, and Aaron made a recipe out of one of my favorite cookbooks:
(Yes, I'm still bitter about that show ending, and I must still indulge my inner mobster-wife. Long live Carmela!)
I picked out a recipe called Spaghetti Pie, found all the ingredients, then Aaron brought it all to life for us to enjoy. Here's a picture of Aaron's creation, below the picture from the book:
Impressive, no? It was delicious, and enjoyed with crusty bread & butter, as well as lots of laughs. It doesn't get much better, if you ask me.
Most recently, we have erected the giant Lawson Christmas tree, and have been enjoying it thoroughly on a daily basis. This year was the first in a few years that we didn't want to set the thing on fire while trying to put it back together. Decorating it was fun, and full of excitement and Christmas hope, as it should be every year.
(excuse the messy coffee table, por favor)
And that pretty much catches us up. Z is doing great in school, and was recently invited to a summer camp based on his academic performance & testing scores. Soccer is over, and we're enjoying having our Saturdays back, though we haven't done a whole lot with them so far. The cars have behaved themselves for the past few weeks (*knock on wood*), and our jobs are plodding along swimmingly.
Now that I know I can post pictures once again, I vow to blog more regularly. I'm very excited about Christmas coming, I just can't believe it's only 14 days away. Time flies when you're old, er, having fun. Hope all has been well with all of you, and I'll be back ... soon!!
Love & peace.
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