Mah shoes caaaaaaaaaaaaaame!

Something clever

I'm waiting on the maintenance man (sounds like the Medicine Man) to come fix my leaking fridge. I can hear him buzzing around in his little cart all over the complex.

My shoes come today. Maybe tomorrow. But I'm betting on today. And I am excited.

If you backed into a car in a parking lot would you drive off without telling or would you let the person know? A friend of mine found a note on her car that said this:
"I'm sorry I hit your car. I'm pretending to write down my information because like 5 people saw. Sorry. I hope your day goes better."
This would be the kind of thing that I wouldn't find funny until a later date.

...Maintenance man?... Nope. Another drive by.

It's a rainy day. Thought I'd let you know.

I slept two hours last night. I would try and take a nap but I know the moment I lay down the maintenance man would come. So I'll wait. I hate wait.

Did I tell you I have the chicken pox? Well, I do. Or did. I'm almost over it. Itchy. Sick and itchy. But on the plus side the relief society from my ward brought me dinner twice. So that was nice.

To the lovely person who draped Christmas lights on their balcony:
Thank you. You are truly lovely for making it feel like Christmas for me. Among my 3 foot tree you are our only Christmas decor at this complex. Wait. There is the lady downstairs who is like a crazy cat lady without cats. She has lights up too. So thank you too.

It's beginning to look a lot like....

Our darling 3' tree with little red ornaments.
It finally feels like Christmas for me.
Our darling little tree.
Fah la la la la la la la.

A few things

1. I made this head band. It's... shall we say... pink poppies. Cute.
2. Erin, somehow your sunglasses made it to California with me. Or are they your cousin's? Either way, I have them. Sorry.
3. My hair is growing.

Thanks

I've turned to blogging after fighting sleep for the past 3 hours.
Sooo here I am brewing up something interesting.
And here. we. go.

My Thanksgiving was absolutely lovely.
We drove to San Jose Wednesday night. Upon arrival were gathered up into welcoming arms. I scooped up my beautiful nieces in my arms and kissed them on the head. I love being with family for the Holidays. We talked for a bit and caught up on who-is-where and who-is-doing-what and then went to bed. I woke up to the smell of the Thanksgiving preparations swirling up from the kitchen downstairs. That afternoon I went to the park with the little ones. They taught me how to play basketball. I was impressed with myself. She still gots it ;) Our Thanksgiving meal was a mix of Tongan and your basic Thanksgiving foods. Being surrounded by family while stuffing your face is glorious. We all dozed off for an hour or two and then went to a movie. The next morning Brett, Liana, and I slipped out to go to San Fransisco to see my dad's grave. I hadn't been there since the funeral. We cleaned off the marker and put some Christmasy flowers in a vase. I loved being there with Brett. Since I met Brett I've wanted him to see my dad's grave. It felt crossing off an item on a long list of to dos. The grave site is a phenomenal view. It smells like fresh pine trees and often has subtle fog wrapping around the trees. You can see the ocean from my dad's grave. It is beautiful. Simply breath-taking.
Then we went to visit more family in San Fransisco. I hadn't seen them since my sister's wedding. After that we went back to San Jose, took a nap, and said our goodbyes and headed back to Monterey.

We are alll unpacked and the apartment is coming together nicely.
I made baked mac and cheese tonight for dinner and it was delicious. I am so proud of myself. I did it! And it was sooooooooo good! Wahoo!

I'm thinking about coloring my hair while it's growing out. Nothing too crazy. Just something fun. What say you?