Welcome to the New Year!

Welcome to the New Year everybody! I never thought I'd make it through the holidays, but guess what....I made it. I hope everyone else made it too. My holidays were great. I got to see just about everyone. I had a whole week off from work which was VERY relaxing. I started with Christmas at my house, then drove to my great-aunt's place where pretty much everyone from my mom's side of the family was there, then flew to LA to see my friends, step-sis, dad and step-mom, then drove up to my grandparents, where I also go to see my uncle, flew back home and went to Sacramento to have New Year's lunch with Brian's mom and grandparents. Whew! I then needed a vacation from my vacation. New Year's eve was so much fun with a comedy show, dinner, dancing, champagne and a balloon drop. Along with the balloons, the place thought it would be a fantastic idea to include lots, repeat L-O-T-S, of confetti which I am still finding all over my house. My entire glass was full to the brim of confetti which I almost consumed - thank god I looked before I drank it. I cam home and it was everywhere - in my hair, in my jacket, down my shirt, in my shoes - times that by too because Brian had it all over him too. I now feel I owe a sincere apology to all of my friends over the years who I have included confetti in their birthday cards and laughed my ass off when it gets all over the place. It really does stay in the carpet no matter how many times you vacuum.

So now that I know how to post photos, I wanted to share some pictures with you. We went to the SF Auto Show the day after Thanksgiving. Since then I have been drooling over these cars.

Car #1: Audi A3

What's not to love? Yes, I love VW, but Audi is a VW so there. The best part is that it has 2, yes, 2 sunroofs. Living in the Bay Area has lead to the wanting of a very expensive car. One downfall is that it is extremely small - don't let the wagon design fool you. Note: it is not a Beemer, so I haven't fully transformed into the SF Yuppiedom, but this is very close.




Car #2: Volvo V50

This is my new favorite car. I want it, I need it, I love it! I never saw myself as a Volvo driver, but damn this car is freaking AWESOME. I sat in it till somebody had to tell me to get out so they could sit behind the wheel and fantasize themselves behind the wheel, driving along Hwy 1, mountains to the right, ocean to the left, music blaring, sunroof open allowing the breeze to go through their hair friends in the passenger seat, dog in the back.......oh, what? Sorry, I must have dozed off there for a minute. Anyway, this car I can definitely see in my future.


Car #3: ZAP 4-Wheeler

Although I wouldn't necessarily call this a car, I just think this is a hilarious picture! Sameer you are my hero! This is to get you back after the last show we went to when the lady wanted to hit you! So, please don't hate me - just consider it sweet revenge. =0)







Car #4: Chrystler Phaeton

This is by far, the first car made for all those back seat drivers. If you look closely, there is a speedometer and a clock in the rear seat panel. No more annoying questions like, "are we there yet"; however, it now will create new questions like, "don't you think you're going a little too fast" or "It's the long pedal on the right - do you think I have all day". One small note to Chrystler though - this name is already taken by VW and it didn't do very well either.



Ok, enough about cars. For the girls, here's a little update on the wedding plans.

I basically decided to take a break from planning during the holidays, so now I'm starting to get back in the swing of things. We had an appointment with a florist last weekend. She was extremely nice and she's worked with the location and our cake person before so that's good. I was a little worried when the last florist we talked to flat out refused to do flowers at our wedding site. We are waiting for a quote - I rather worried though. Who knew flowers could be so expensive? Hello - they die in a few days so it's not like they last forever! Everyone, please cross your fingers. The favors have been picked out, I just need to order them. I signed on to the website to get 10% off the order so they will be even cheaper. Today, I dragged Brian out to a couple of tux shops. Basically, the three shops we went to had the same selection. Our choice was to go with the one that gave us the best deal. I had gone to a Bridal Show in Sacramento a couple weeks ago and became eligible for discounted prices. Note to those that have yet to go to a Bridal Show: #1 SSSOOO not worth it, #2 the runway shows are hilarious and awful all at the same time, and #3 DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES DRAG YOUR FIANCE TO THE SHOW! About 90% of the people at these shows are female. The 10% of males that were there all looked like they would rather be painting their fingernails. Of course I may be wrong and that maybe 1% of the 10% of the male population really did want to be there - it could happen. I've been wrong before.

Well, that's the long and the short of it. So far, this year is looking like a great year. Brian and I are finally getting married. Just a little more than 4 months to go - I can't wait! Here is one of my favorite pictures of Brian and me at Magic Mountain. Enjoy!