Happy Holidays!

Still recovering...

We drove down to San Diego with my mom on Christmas night. We didn't want her to drive back alone. Plus we wanted to get away like we were going on a "real" trip. It's been nice here, but cold. Today we went to the San Diego Zoo & people were dressed like they were in the mountains! Scarves, knitted beanies, puffy snow jackets. Crazy stuff. We had a great time, of course! We didn't get to see the new baby panda, but we did get to see its parents. So adorable. She & I will head back to Orange County tomorrow on the AmTrak. She's so excited about that. We will visit great-grandma this weekend since she was in Arizona with the cousins for Christmas. Jeri & Dee will be there as well. Should be fun!

We're Wishing You a Great Day!

Merry, Merry Christmas to all of our family & friends! We hope that you all are safe, healthy & happy on this special day. This morning has been a very happy day for Melia & I as Tutu & Granny were able to spend it with us. So as your Christmas day moves on, we hope that you're able to spend it with the ones you love. HAPPY CHRISTMAS!

Ok. Many of you have asked in amazement & curiosity if I cut my hair. The answer is YES! I chopped the heck out of it! And I LOVE it! I went for the A-Bob do. The Posh Spice do. Actually, it was Rihanna's hair do at the VMAs that really got me wanting to cut it. It was so scary, but I haven't regretted it yet! It takes me about 5 minutes to do in the morning. The only weird thing is, I can't put my hair in a pony-tail. Melia loved it so much, she wanted her hair the same way. So we got her hair cut last weekend. She looks so adorable! Thanks for all the compliments on it. It's nice to know that I didn't make a bad decision.
Love to you all! 5 more days til Xmas...are YOU ready?!

One more week to go!

We hope you all had a great weekend! One more to go before the "Big" day! We went to see "Alvin & the Chipmunks" on Sat. How cute! We highly recommend it. This will be my last week working and then will be off until January 2, 2008. How great is that?! Well, I hope your shopping is complete & if not, you've got one more week. I just finished last night! Phew! Have a wonderful week!

Christmas Tree

Last night we purchased our first Christmas tree for our place. It's beautiful & smells delicious! Thank you to Liz & Kelly for all their help. New memories & traditions are one of our goals from this moment on. I'd say this is a great start.

Almost Friday!

Hope this finds you all healthy & happy! It's such a great time of year - I just love it! Lots of changes going on, but I'm thinking we're gonna be just fine. Tomorrow night kicks off the 1st Xmas party of the season. I'm definitely looking forward to it, seeing it will be spent with fun people! Have a great time, whatever you do!

1st week of December

As we enter the 1st week of December, I'm relieved that I'm actually prepared & ready for the "Big" day...or at least I think I am. I have so much to be thankful for & am looking forward to the most famous birthday of the year! Last week, my brother graduated & was sworn in to the South Bend Fire Dept in Indiana & I am so proud of him. I'm grateful that his life is turning around for all of them. They deserve it. See local news footage by clicking on the Firefighter R. Kakalia link under Favorite Links.
We all have our health, a roof over our head & great family & friends. What more can you ask for? Enjoy the last month of the year & don't be afraid to get into the holiday spirit! It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Christmas ready!

We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, where ever you decided to spend it. We had our turkey over at David's sister's home & it was great! Even though we are still in the month of November, Christmas spirit is underway! It's a very exciting time of year & I'm pretty much done with shopping. WOW! I impress myself sometimes. We did brave "Black Friday," but found it wasn't too bad since we started at 9 a.m. after the crazies were gone. Phew! Have a wonderful last week of November!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Today is a day set aside to give thanks to everything & everyone that we appreciate. But shouldn't we ALWAYS show our thanks whenever we have the chance? I know that with all that is going on in our lives, I am so very thankful for several things. My health, my family, my friends, my fantastic job, a roof over my head & food on the table. Yea, it scrapes the surface of being a little deep & corny, but hey, that's just me keepin' it real. Everyday I'm reminded of how lucky I truly am to have been blessed with all that I have. It's just up to me to keep it in tact as well as I possibly can. Things happen for a reason & everything that we experience is what helps shape the people we become. So on this day of "thanks," I just want all of you to know that we love you & truly appreciate all you have brought to our lives...big & small, bad & good, up & down. We're truly grateful to have you in our lives! HAPPY THANKGIVING!

Turkey Monday!

Hope all is well & healthy during these holidays. We're both trying to get over a this annoying, lingering cough, but still truckin' along. Can't believe the weekend is already over. Let's see, what did we do? Did some Christmas shopping, went to Nordstrom's perfume party, painted at Color Me Mine, saw "Fred Claus," rollerblading (Melia) & went to a Tea Party for Melia's friend's birthday. Phew! I think we need another day to recover. Thankfully, this will be a short week with Thanksgiving in just 4 days. Where does the time go? Thanks for participating in our Thanksgiving survey. We will be going to a relative's house for dinner this year. Enjoy your Monday!

Been down and out...

Hey all! Today is the first day back to work. I've been sick with the flu since Monday morning. Needless, to say, I didn't get my flu shot this year. I'll think twice next time. I can count on one hand, how many times I've been sick like that. I wouldn't wish it upon anyone. Well, our anniversary weekend was great & it was exciting just to reconnect. We enjoyed our time together. This weekend is a weekend of birthday parties. I tell ya. Having kids? NEVER a dull day/weekend!

Almost the weekend!

Today will be the first "official" posting on the fruity blog. How exciting! It's so addicting. If you've seen the blog within the last 24hrs, you'll notice that it's changed several times. Trial and error I guess. Anyway, as we get closer to the weekend, I can't help but add to my list of things to do. Isn't it true that there's NEVER enough time in the day? Saturday is our 6th year wedding anniversary. WOW! Can't believe it's been that long already. We'll probably enjoy a nice, quiet dinner and before you know it, Monday will be here.