And a whirlwind one!! So it is two days since Christmas, and even though we didn't go anywhere, this is the first chance I have had to sit and relax a little! The kids are rockin' away on guitar hero, and the hubby is at work. I am finally getting around to uploading pictures from the new camera to the computer, and to the 8g jump drive my wonderful hubby.. oopss I mean fabulous Santa gave me in my stocking!!, so I don't bog down the pc with pictures I am guessing! I may even post a few here! And you may start to tell that I am more of a landscape kind of picture person. I love taking of people too, but just don't think I am that good yet. So I will stick to scenic's right now!! By the way, did I mention I love my new camera?!?! LOL!!!

Oh My Gosh, almost forgot, We got a new car!! A Honda Odyssey! Loovvee It! I guess I may have already mentioned it, buy hey, what do you expect?! I got an awesome tri-pod to, so tomorrow when they hubby is off work again, we plan on taking some family pics with the new mini to send to family, I will definitely post some here!

Christmas was awesome as always. Much like everyone else in the country, ours was not as extravagant as past Christmas mornings, but we were together, that is what matters. The kids did still get a ton of stuff, so that made Hubby and I happy, even though we couldn't do more for each other, but Hello! We did just buy a car!! :) We miss the family like crazy, and were still dissapointed that we couldn't make it to Cali for the holidays, but we were able to talk to them so that is good enough! They know they are on our minds, and we are on theirs.

We did have some good friends stop by. Reid, Fred and Cindy, and Cindy's two sons. It is always wonderful when they can all come by, or when we all get together anywhere. Just chillin with good friends is always a treat! Even got Reid to partake in the guitar hero epedimic!!! It was great!

Fred's b-day is coming up quickly, and I think we are going to chillax! Out at his place with a good fire, and good friends! Last year we did the big blow-out thing, this year it will be more intimate!! I can't wait!

We did Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve this year, and to be quite honest, I was absolutely surprised and amazed that my dad and step-mom and her mom actually came over to spend it with us! I was flat out ecstatic actually! I cook a ham, and all the fixin's, even pies! We ate and opened presents! It was something I have wanted and needed ever since moving here. I truley hope that this was the start of a tradition. I could do that every year, really! I have always loved family getting together for special things like that!

Speaking of which, they are actually doing Christmas with Sandra's family today, wow, good thing I remembered!! :)



(She is a teenager what can I say, this was the most excitement we got out of her!)

Here's the rules:
1) Choose the 4th folder where you store your pictures on your computer
2) Select the 4th picture in the folder
3) Explain the picture
4) Tag 4 people to do the same
NO CHEATING! (cropping, editing, etc!)

Here's my pic


So I guess my secret is out. Yes I have tattoo's. No more pretending to be one of the norm!! This is a picture of my back tatt in progress. Originally I had just the colored butterfly you see near the top of my back. I had that one done about 5 years ago or so, in California. There is a whole story behind just that one alone. Anywho, about two years ago, I started doing some studying just in my spare time of different religious beliefs, not just religious but spiritual and such. I came across the Tree of Life that now adorns the upper portion of my back. I then started to envision this beautiful work of art. With the meaning behind the butterfly itself, the Tree of Life, Water and Reflections, a beautiful idea emerged. Along with all of the changes and loss my family and I particularly, have experienced in the last 4 years, this tattoo has very deep meaning to me, very deep!

P.S. It looks awesome with color!!


Well, now I am supposed to Tag 4 other people. But I only have a few people's blogs anyway, and two of them have already done this. Another person I have never talked to. So I will tag my Very very good friend Reid!!

Have fun!

Been playing like crazy!! Here are a few pics of just random things!!





The star on top of our tree.. been playing with different exposures and such.

Just a random ornament

And the boys!

Wow, even with high speed satellite internet, these pics take forever to upload!! So I will have to post more later!!

Ok, I know it is early, but hubby new I wanted it so bad that he let me open it when it got here! So here is my early Christmas present, and something I have wanted for a long time!



Is it not beautiful!? :) I will post pictures I took with it soon!

I just looked at my blog, to check on the post I just did, and noticed my Feedjit has listed someone visiting my page from San Luis Obispo. Hmm, my aunt possibly?? :) Wonder if she is stalking me? **laughing my bum off!**

Well, guess we will never know!

Well, I really wanted to and had planned on sitting at the computer tonight and blogging to my hearts content. Alas, now that I am here, and have had numerous things come up, I am thinking I am just to exhausted. I am still kind of sick, been another sneezy day. I finished cooking dinner, and now have to go fold clothes the hubby said he was going to do. Also have to get the kiddo's in the shower and ready for bed. So it is almost 8 pm and I still have about 2 hours worth of things to do, think I will just have to wait to blog more in depth! :(

P.S. I really really really can't wait for my Christmas present to get here!!! :)

Love to all!