End of 2007

Well the year is over and it has been a good one in many ways like getting married :o) but it was also a sad in one, we lost Brenda. We will always remember her though and will continue on in our hearts in 2008. I'm sure she'll be there at my next triathlon :o) more on that later.



Rocky and I are hosting a small gathering with Olivia, Jeanette, Phil, the two of us and of course the puppies. So off I go to enjoy a lot of yummy food and good

I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe New Years 2008.

Christmas here and gone

Christmas came and went and it left me about one size bigger in my pants...haa, haa. We had a wonderful time with Rocky's family although I did miss seeing my parents :o(

Friday Rocky and I had last minute shopping to do for each other so we split up. He went shopping in the Berkely/Emeryville are and I headed out to Walnut Creek. I dropped my car off to get the oil change and then went on a shopping mission. I managed to get it all done, get the oil changed and run one more errand and get the heck out of there before it got any crazier at the mall. I met up with Rocky at the Pyramid Brewery in Berkeley for lunch and then we headed back home to wrap more presents and relax.

Saturday we took the doggies to Pt. Isabel and went on a nice long walk then as we always do we gave the doggies a bath and then headed home. I spent the rest of the day cleaning the house and doing laundry. In the evening Rocky and I had dinner at a new Salvadorean restaurant we found in Berkeley, Plantano. It was super yummy.

We spent Sunday afternoon at Rocky's uncle/aunts house in Concord. We had lots of yummy food and great laughs. We did a white elephant gift exchange and Rocky and I came away with Caranium Turbo Edition and I got a bracelet. Not too bad, we love the Cranium game and are hoping to play it on New Year's :o) We got home fairly early since this was a lunch party so we spent the rest of the day relaxing and being in a food coma.

Monday I didn't do much but lounge around til the afternoon and then made my jalapeno thingies for dinner at my brother/sister-in-laws house. We headed out around 5 with the doggies and headed to Daly City. My brother and sister -in-law had made a nice spread of food :o) more food for our bellies. We had another nice evening with family, ate and another white elephant gift exchange. This time we came away with a gift card and a grilling cook book :o)

Tuesday was the major food coma day. I haven't had a chance to take part in the Reyes Family Christmas Day Brunch because usually by the time I get back into town they are done with breakfast this year since I stayed in town I was able to eat all the yummy food. Rocky's mom and dad made steaks, several types of omelets, fried rice, bagels, english muffins, mimosas and bloody mary's....holy smokes...lots of food but all very good. I tried a little of everything and afterwards passed out on the couch with the doggies for a nice long nap. Later in the afternoon we played Turbo Cranium which wasn't so turbo, it seemed like it took forever to finish the game which we actually didn't finish since it was then time for dinner. Yes, dinner. More yummy food and more stuffing of the belly which really really put me in a coma. So we headed home and I passed out feeling a bit icky :o(

Wednesday I wasn't feeling so great so I really did NOTHING. THe doggies and I slept, watched T.V., slept some more and just relaxed. I've had a bad headache for a few days and a few bloody noses :o( I think the heater being on so much and the icky weather is really messing up my sinuses. I'm hoping it goes away soon.

Yesterday and today I've spent the day running errands, hitting the stores for those holiday sales since I had a gift card and some shopping cash :o) I've also been cooking and trying out new recipes. Hubby has been working so the doggies and I have been trying to stay busy til he is off this weekend.

We are hosting New Year's here at our house on Monday which we are looking forward too. There will be 6 of us, so it'll be mellow but I'm sure we'll have a great time.

All in all the Christmas vacation has been good, fun and very relaxing. I really needed the break and will be nice and refreshed to go back to work next week. Now if the weather would just get better I'd be much happier.

Have a great weekend!

1 more day

til Santa arrives :o)

hope everyone is having a great break, boo, hoo for those that had to work today. I am about to go cook up some jalapeno thingies for the Christams Eve dinner at my sister-in-laws house...yummers!

on a happy note..

..... HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEENU!

Grinch Police

Today is my last day of work and I don't return til next Thursday, woohoo! But this morning the Danville Police were being Grinch's and pulled me over. My vacation starts with nice big fat $321 ticket :o(

I come up Crow Canyon from 680 to Danville and the speed limit is 40mph all they way through except for one SMALL section that is 25mph because of a school there. I am ALWAYS really really careful going through there because I know the cops hang out there just like they do on Sycamore Valley Road because of schools and because a couple of years ago they had a few kids killed there :o( so I totally understand why they are so strict. Sometimes though it's hard to come off that pedal quick enough and drop from 40-25 because in that area you are either going downhill or your just on a steady uphill and then all of a sudden you hit the yellow flashing lights for the school. Well this morning I didn't slow down to 25 which I knew and then I ran the yellow light, cop said it was because I wasn't going the speed limit and if I had been then I would have gotten the red light and had to stop. Anywho, he pulled me over because he said I ran the red light....WHUTTT??? No I didn't! I fully admit to going 35 and not 25 and I fully admit that I ran the yellow light but I DID NOT run a red light :o( I think my tail may not have been all the way in the crosswalk when the light turned red so I'm thinking that's why he said I ran the red. I dunno, gonna have to go back and read the darn driving book. He said that since I do have a clean record I can go to school, YAY, and it won't go on my record. Yeah, cause that's what I want to do, attend driving school :o( I guess the good thing is he only gave me the ticket for the red light and not for speeding but I'm still sad cause I've had no tickets in SO LONG!

I gotta say though that he was a very friendly cop and not a jerk. He told me that they are cracking down in that area and if I drive there everyday that I should be very cautious not only cause they are there but because it is a school zone. Then he wished me a happy Christmas. I'd be a lot happier if you tore up the ticket and gave me a warning :o) no luck!

Punk Rock Pooch

Can you tell that they aren't enjoying this? hee, hee :o)

Last night was a mellow night at home. I made some pasta for dinner and aftewards we just relaxed. It's been crazy at work for both of us and we have a few busy evenings this week so it was nice to just hang out.

It's POURING today so it's a pretty icky day and I'm sure happy I'm not out on the road. People try to be super cautious when it's raining and instead end of driving like morons and almost cause or cause accidents. I hate driving in the raining. This morning on 580 it was raining pretty hard but visibility was still good but some guy driving next to me, in the fast lane, was driving at like 40 mph glued to his steering wheel like he couldn't see and was weaving in and out of the lane :o( I was next to him and had to floor it to drive past him before he ended up hitting me. First of all what the heck are you doing in the fast lane? and second of all if you are that scared to drive maybe you should ride BART. Urrrggghhhhh!