12.25.2011

Christmas Eve

Here are some Christmas Eve pictures! We enjoyed our traditional shrimp/seafood feast and opened all our presents.







Me-about to be 30, Justin-27, Solomon 98 (in dog years) All 3 kiddos under one roof!




I got a bunch of goodies; coffee pot, Blu-Ray DVD player, my Vera Wang-Lovestruck perfume, clothes, jewelry, gift cards, kitchen stuff, and my iphone cover!  (my update day is not until my b-day)

Now, I'm packed and heading out to ring in my 30th birthday and 2012! Be back in the new year...bon voyage!


12.24.2011

Merry Christmas

Posing for Christmas card pictures is a lot of work with a 71.4 pound love. Here are some cute bloopers and the last picture was my actual card.
Mom, you're choking me!

Iloveyouiloveyouiloveyouiloveyou (that's what he was saying in his head)

Blue eyes, white lights, mom has messy hair

And we're both focused!

Merry Christmas from Kristy and Zane!

12.23.2011

Snail mail birthday happy!


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Just got a little early birthday happy from my fab4 college girls. The super cute gold Anne Kiel initial pendant. Thank you SO much Sarah, Beth, Natalie and Abigail!  I love it and love you all.  

12.20.2011

Christmas Quiz

I've been  consumed with the  curve balls of life... and Christmas is a few days away so I'm linking up to my sister and taking her Christmas Quiz.


1. Eggnog or hot chocolate?Neither
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just set them under the tree?Santa still wraps presents.  My momma is good!
3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?white on both4. Do you hang mistletoe?I've never had mistletoe or been kissed under it!
5. When do you put your decorations up?The weekend after Thanksgiving.
6. What is your favorite holiday dish?My mom makes a wonderful Christmas Eve meal....it's secret-seafood! Oh, and snicker doodle cookies like my Oma used to make. I still love them!
7. Favorite holiday memory as a child?When I thought the trampoline was a pool and my parents looked horrified because I wanted a pool. Also, getting a Nintendo.  I have the pictures to prove it!
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?I found out how and where my mom hid the presents when I was 26.  No lie. I believed until I was like 12.
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?We always open all our gifts on Christmas Eve...maybe this is a Catholic thing? Or a NY thing? I don't know. Seems normal to me and awkward to others.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
I have a white tree with white lights that I refer to as the fun tree. It's decorated in all turquoise, hot pink, purple, lime green, bright and full.  Then, I have a 9 foot tree that has white lights and red/gold/silver ornaments very traditional with a German tree topper.
11. Snow! Love it or dread it?Love it on a school day. Hate it on the weekend.

12. Can you ice skate?
YES I had a pair when I was younger and I can skate too!
13. Do you remember your favorite gift?Nintendo

14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you?
Being with family and keeping up traditions.

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert?
Snicker doodle cookies or Mary's desserts, they are all yummy!

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?

Eating my moms special seafood meal, driving around after church looking at the lights, oh...and I am a big fan of stocking presents.
17. What tops your tree?a German tree topper





18. Which do you prefer: giving or receiving?I LOVE giving. I love seeing peoples reactions when they open the gifts that I picked out for them. I hate to open presents in front of people.
19. Candy canes: yuck or yum?Yum, especially the old melt in your mouth ones!

20. Favorite Christmas show?
Elf, Home Alone

21. Saddest Christmas song?Ava Maria
22. What’s your favorite Christmas song?It's odd that my saddest and favorite are the same.  I also have great memories of my little brother singing "Grandma got run over by a reindeer" so that one is pretty special too!!

12.10.2011

Ryan Gosling--typography!

Can't help but giggle as I drink my morning coffee.   This typography trend is pretty funny!

Sister, this one made me laugh SO hard--thought of you!

12.09.2011

Flash back Friday

Me and Ootie
Cheesecake Factory fall 2006

12.08.2011

Life!

So, by now you should have noticed something missing on my blog.  I really don't think I can explain. I have a million feelings and thoughts but zero words. That's where Pinterest comes in, it knows every.single.thing.in.life. These quotes about sum up the past year of my life. My old life...
 


....and, I am excited!

11.27.2011

Thanksgiving funnies



This picture is funny for multiple reasons.  Stare at it.  Did you notice the big orb between me and mom? Maybe somebody was with me in spirit? Who knows...it didn't show up in any of the other pictures.
Did you notice the nice lamp shade hat my mom is wearing? Ha!  
I look awful, but wanted to share anyways!

11.22.2011

11.17.2011

TGIF

So ready to see my college girls! All 5 of us haven't been together in over 2 years. We're reuniting because Stunner is back in the states!
We used to lay around in college and watch 90210.


Meet my housewives! haha! Love you girls!

11.15.2011

Pinterest Interest

Here are some things I HAVE inspired me on Pinterest.

First up, the sucker tree.  Or, in my case, the blow pop tree. I made this for a friend who turned 30, so "30 blows"  and I tied balloons to the tree as well.  It was just something for fun!  



I made these last week and they were delish! I had to get them out of the house so I took some to my moms, brought some to school and gave some to a friend! Everyone said they were great...and they are SO easy!
I'm making these as a cute little thank you for my room moms. I am slipping a little card inside! 

and this is to make my friends laugh.  When I get my iphone in 44 days but who is counting I will do stupid stuff like this!

 I got bangles like this...because it was definitely love at first sight!

Lastly, I learned how to take a regular picture and make it look like an artsy painting with photo shop! 

So, have you done any fabulous pins lately? What inspires you?

11.14.2011

The Big 3-0 continued...

Well, I didn't upload them in the correct order but you get the idea! We had a great night celebrating at the Bunganut!
 Us

 High school friends
 Girlfriends

 sisters
 Darts
 Mother/Daughter

 My favorite...because I was laughing so hard I choked and peed!


 Cake in the face while playing darts