Caines Chatter Box: December 2012

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Christmas Extravaganza

Ok, seriously!! I have a new favorite hobby.. creating my own holidays!! Eventually I think this hobby will take out all others, it is extremely fun and I can convince Erik to do things he wouldn't normally do on a regular day but feels like he should because it a HOLIDAY!!! LOL

You should try it! Its the best.. just pick a weekend, create the holiday of your choice and then you need to do really fun activities with really yummy food and be hopped up on sugar and endorphins all weekend, Holiday success!!!

Started the weekend off REAL fancy!! Martinellis in our wedding flutes ;D Cheers!! to Christmas Extravaganza 2012!!

Then went to a super yummy restaurant/ bar on Myrtle: London Gastropub

Garlic fries are the BEST

The most wonderful mac n cheese and some greens for good measure ;)

Saturday morning began with a very important mission: Save my beloved snowlady!!! My snowlady is my all time fav Christmas decoration, I have loved her for many years! A couple years ago, I think I mistakenly threw away her cord in one of my freakish cleaning sprees :/ Last year I tried to brave Christmas without having snowlady lit up. And well, it was just too much to bear.... We HAD to go to Radio Shack to make things right!!! Christmas could not go on like this ;) Our hero at Radio Shack saved the day!! Erik seemed a little hesitant because the cord cost more than the snow lady.. but he knew what was best for everyone and we saved my snowlady :D

Funniest purchase of the day :D The woman at BevMo... said, you know we sell big bottles of this stuff, hahahha

Then we got this beautiful guy!!!

Time to decorate.. its around this point that I wonder, Why are we doing this?! But we cranked up the Christmas tunes and got busy!!!

Erik continues to win Husband of the Year.. I am so blessed!!

Annnnddd.. Taaa Daaaa!!!!

Stockings :D

This is the first year we have an angel. She is extra special and came all the way from Africa. Women in Africa make these angels as a safe, efficient way to provide for themselves and their families.

Some holiday cheer for my desk :D Giving away my biggest decorating secret.. Add a BOW on it, haha. It works for all occasions and circumstances!! LOVE me some BOWS!!

Sunday started out with an activity that was both painful and wonderful all at the same time :) 7 miles, baby!! Last week I started training for the Pasadena Rock n Roll Half marathon!! Until this point I have done all my running on the treadmill, so it felt INCREDIBLY good to run outside with the fresh air and scenery!!! The miles went by much faster!!