Tranquility??? 330/35

I had an appointment, for the first time today, at the Salon at Wine and Roses to get my hair done. When I got there, I was informed that Abby was running a little behind and would I mind waiting in the "Tranquility Room" I'm sure I had a dumb look on my face because the little cheerleader at the front desk went on to explain the Tranquility Room to me. I think she lost me at tranquility. This is concept I am clearly not familiar with. At all.
Tranquility
–noun
quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity
Hahahahahaahaha!!! If she had told me they were going to inject me into a pin ball machine full of chaos, stress and noise I would have known exactly what to do. This quiet calm thing was foreign to me. But I like to think of myself as an adventurer so I followed her to a cozy room with big plush chairs and a crackling fireplace. She then pointed out the tea, water and homemade granola to snack on. (Really??? Homemade granola?? Who has this kind of time??)
Luckily for me I am an antisocial little creature so I always bring a book to my hair appointment so I can read the time away. Next thing I know I was curled up next to the fire in a divine chair with a cup of chai tea.
When Abby showed up to bring me to the salon I actually considered skipping my hair appointment and giving this "Tranquility" thing a little more of my time. Then I caught a glimpse of my mop in the window reflection and knew if I wanted to look presentable I better go.

Case of the Monday's 329/36

Today I absolutely had a case of the mondays. I had about zero motivation to do anything. I would have been perfectly happy wasting the day away doing nothing. Unfortunately, I had to work.

Sunday Sweets 328/37

Awwwww, I have some of the sweetest, cutest boys in the world...at least while they are asleep.

2 Loco and Four Loko 327/38

Heavy drinking and watching movies is kind of Mine and Cody's "thing" We are big fans of hitting up the liquor store on the corner and then smuggling some delicious little treat into the movie. There are perks to being tipsy during the movie. Scary movies will scare the crap out of you, funny movies make you laugh til you pee your pants and action movies get you pumped full of adreniline til you want to puke (well basically it enhances your bodily functions it seems). Imagine our delight when we found that the liquor store on the corner has yet to pull the Four Loko's from thier shelves. I have been hearing all kinds of delightful things about this drink. It is caffeine and 12% alcohol per serving. *giggle* Lets just say that Tangled is a funny movie. Tangled while pumped full of Four Loko is ridiculous. I lost count of the number of times I heard Cody snorting while laughing.

Kid (goat) Rock 326/39

I only wish I would have posted the video. It was that impressive.

Today, Cody, mom and I went up to Sacramento to check out where Jen and Alex have run off to. They have a cute little apartment in downtown Sac. Cody of course found the guitar within seconds of arriving and proceeded to put on a little concert. I don't understand why more people don't appreciate the fine talents of the Thompson clan.

Happy Thanksgiving!!! 325/40

Strangely enough, I did not take any pictures for the Holiday. Instead, I focused on relaxing with my hubby and doing a whole bunch of nothing. It was divine. We got up and went to Mi Ranchito and enjoyed a yummy mexican food breakfast. Then we headed back to Lodi to go see Love and Other Drugs. (Jake Gyllenhall *drool*) We ended our evening with dinner at Travis' parents house.
Later that night Cody came over and we watched movies at the house.
It was the first time we have ever stayed home and relaxed the day away on Thanksgiving. I have to say I loved it.

You know you are in dowtntown Stockton 324/41

How do you *know* you are in downtown stockton? When people actually pee in the elevator in the parking garage. I think its a bit difficult to see in the picture, but I was rushing to get in the only working elevator when I noticed that it smelled like urine. I looked around and saw a puddle in the corner and a trail running down the wall. I can not imagine how Stockton made the top of the most miserable places to live list.

No Picture 323/42

Today was a busy busy day at work. I never even had a chance to think about a picture. Have I mentioned I am really looking forward to having a 4 day weekend?

Training for Turkey 322/43

Momo is training for this thursday. He wants to make sure he can get in enough sleep to be ready to eat a big meal and go back to sleep. It's not easy to get in shape for Thanksgiving.

Curtains??? 321/44

Curtains! Yep, I am actually this boring. I am posting about curtains. I never thought I'd see the day.
So here we have it, the great exciting post about curtains! Well, I had been contemplating what to do with the wall behind our bed for quite some time now. It has a window in the center of it, the only window in our room. I believe that the room was designed to have our bed on the opposite wall, but I have never been one to do things like it was intended. So I was trying to come up with something to finish off the wall, but not cover up the window. It seemed like the curtains were a given, yet I resisted (procrastinated) for months. I kept thinking there had to be a better solution. Finally, I decided to just buy some curtains and hang them up. If I ended up hating them, I could always take them down and start over. So here we have it. I realize that without being able to see the complete picture it's a little hard to imagine, but they actually turned out pretty well. When I put all the pillows back on our bed it looks somewhat like the window and curtains frame our bed.
p.s. Yes I realize that I hung the curtains over the top of the window, I did that on purpose. If you hate it, say so.

Dress Shopping Round II 320/45

I took pictures today, but unfortunately, I can not post them. It is top secret!
I went dress shopping for the other wedding I am going to be in next spring, Kevin and Liz!!!
Liz, her sisters, mom and friend Katie and I all went to modesto to try on more bridesmaid dresses. I have to be honest, I was quite pleased with how much easier this time went. When I was last at Davids Bridal while shopping for dresses for Jens wedding it was not great. I think it helped that Liz is having a much less formal wedding and there is a bigger variety in shorter length dresses that are more casual.
Miraculously enough, we found a dress that we all loved and looked good on all body types. As for the two remaining bridesmaids that werent there, guess you are getting whatever we want!

No Picture today 319/46

I was slacking off and didn't do a whole lot after work today and thus had nothing to take a picture of.

These shoes rule 318/47

These shoes suck!
These shoes cost $300 fucking dollars. Lets Get em!!!

If you don't know about the Kelly Shoes Video, you must youtube it right now. In fact, here is the link. Watch it, understand why I am the way I am.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCF3ywukQYA

These are actually shoes from the Bridal Shop where I am getting my dress for Jen's wedding. I believe these are the shoes we will be wearing, or similar. Hooray for me finally getting fitted for my dress!!!!

Debo 317/48

If you have never seen the movie "Friday" you will have no clue what this post is about. For those of you that have not been living under a rock, you should get the reference.

Greg and I played a little joke on Ne today. We got him pretty damn good and as a result had to kiss his arse to try to get him to not hate us. So we fixed Debo for him. He had somehow broken the pedal doomaflatchie and it needed to be welded so we could squeeze in a few more rides before winter. When I say "we" fixed the bike, I really mean that I stood around texting Ne and watching Greg. Then I rode Debo, barefoot, around the neighborhood, cause I'm super classy like that.

Self Portrait 316/49

I never planned on using a nude self portrait as my photo of the day, but it turns out it was the only picture I took. I was laying in bed playing with my iPhone and this is what I came up with, besides when do I turn down a chance to post a semi nude picture of myself???

Dinner 315/50

I let the crab marinate all day in some yummy sweet italian dressing. It turned out so so so good!!! I decided to do a mini crab feed for Travis and I so I made a salad and a little dish of pasta and cut up some french bread to go with our crab. Clearly the fact that I busted out such a great meal means that I have done my wifely duties for the month and we can go back to just making reservations for dinner.

I have Crabs 314/51

I got them from my dad. Awkward, yes I know, but it's true. I have crabs and they are tucked away in the fridge marinating for my dinner tomorrow night.
Thanks for going crabbing papa and thanks for bringing them over. I can't wait to get cracking!

A look into the past 313/52

Last night while celebrating Grandmas birthday at Aunt Debbies we had an impromptu walk down memory lane. After just about everyone had left, Aunt Debbie, Tonya, Catrina, Chloe, JD and I sat down in the floor and started going thru Grandma Monks cedar chest. It was incredible, emotional, funny and I loved every single second of it. I snapped a few pictures of some of the pictures that she kept in there. I think my favorite picture is the one of her and grandpa. Arent they gorgeous? I also happen to think those 2 little girls in the other picture are quite stunning. Clearly this is a family full of hotties.
The best part of the entire chest....reading Grandmas writings. She was such a gifted and talented writer, not to mention FUNNY!!! Again, just another trait that runs in our family.
Hopefully, we will be able to get all of this stuff scanned and create a keepsake book for everyone in the family. I know how much it would mean to me and I'm sure everyone else feels the same.

Happy Birthday Grandma 312/53

Happy Birthday to my beautiful Grandma!!!

Tonight the family got together for a yummy dinner at Aunt Debbies house to celebrate Grandma. A night with my crazy family is always fun.

Heres to many many more Grandma!!!

Not Fair 311/54

This is my friend Greg, doing what he does best. This man can eat more than anyone I have ever known in my life. It is actually kind of legendary among our friends. In fact one day at work after eating a feast he said "I'm full" I actually wrote it on the calendar. It's that rare. I would just like to point out that I think it is completely and utterly unfair that he can eat as much as he wants, whenever he wants and has never counted a calorie in his entire life and yet he NEVER gains a freaking pound. I on the other hand, have actually gained weight from just watching him eat!!!

P.S. I still love you even if I hate you a little bit, Hulk.

Snuggler 310/55

This was the face I woke up to this morning. I think this dog is a professional snuggler. He is only happy if he is pressed up against you, under the blankets and cuddling.

Fall 309/56

Fall is here. Love Love Love!!!

Pomegranate 308/57

Today was a first for me. The first time I attempted to eat a pomegranate.
I have to be honest, I don't "get it." For the amount of time it took me to pick out all those teeny little seeds and the amount of actual food I consumed, it was a highly wasted effort. Tasty, but so not worth the time.

Cake=Marijuana 307/58

Jen and Alex invited me to go wedding cake tasting with them on this rainy sunday. I personally can't think of many other ways I'd rather spend a sunday, unless it involves alcohol, than sampling lots of yummy cake. Unfortunately, cake is a quite similar to marijuana for me. Please allow me to explain.

Marijuana is a gateway drug. No one just wakes up one morning with a heroin needle sticking out of their eyeball. They usually start that speedy downward spiral with a little ganja. Cake is my gateway. It's usually during my sugar induced, eyes glazed over, coma like state that I wake up and find myself wallowing in a bathtub full of twinkies.

Marijuana makes you relaxed and happy. Cake makes you relaxed and happy.

No matter how much of a closet marijuana smoker you are, people always tend to just know. Its something about that skunk weed smell and the red bloodshot eyes and the fact that you can stare at a blank tv screen and laugh until you pee all over yourself. Even if no one actually sees you eat cake, that muffin top hanging over your jeans and those chubby cheeks aren't actually fooling anyone.

You can make pot brownies. Wait, brownies are similar to cake...hmmmmm. Peace out peeps, I've got some baking to do!

Once Upon a Blue Moon 306/59

It is no secret that I love beer. I especially love Blue Moon. Yum Yum Yum. I also love the water. Put them both together and I am one happy guera(thats white girl in espanola peeps). Throw in my bff and you got the perfect storm of drunken hot tubbing fun.

Happy Early Birthday Papa 305/60

Tonight, Travis, Jen, Alex and I took dad to dinner for his birthday. Even though his birthday is not until the 6th, he was going to be gone so we wanted to celebrate early.

Happy Birthday Daddy!!!

iPhone 304/61

We meet again. I have missed you. Today I finally decided that I was going to take the plunge and get another iPhone. I think the absolute best part of the entire thing....the dude totally losing his shit at the at&t store. I'm talking losing.his.freaking.mind. I was in the at&t store for an hour and a half and it felt like minutes. I was literally enthralled with this. I am only sad I couldnt kick my feet up with a bowl of popcorn and really enjoy the show. It was that good. He cried. Yes, a man about the same age as me, covered in tattoos and piercings cried at the at&t store today. I was lucky enough to get to watch from only 5 feet away. Sometimes I like to thank God for sending me these little interactions. I love it.

Swift 303/62

Nothing like a swift kick in the ass from reality. Thanks for that lovely little bitch slap you sent me today. Fuck-tard. The funniest part is that it was actually hilarious. Oh how I wish I had the guts to post this little gem of a story. Maybe I need to write an anonymous blog. I could remove the filter between my brain and the keyboard. Now that would be entertaining...as was the shit I witnessed this afternoon :)

Bleh 302/63

Today was just bleh.