Our 1st Ornament

Traditions...  I like creating new traditions.  2010 is definitely a good year to start one.  I mean everything has been going so great this year for me!  I can't believe how it's almost over.  Anyway,   NuBoo, Eli and I decided to get a special Hallmark Keepsake Ornament each year.  This year was our first Christmas together so we choose this.

Ain't it cute?  Once a year seems like a plan considering how much our first ornament was.  Major grip!  A whopping $14.95 plus tax!  Crazy but totally worth it!  I was seriously considering joining the Keepsake Ornament Club too but too bad it's like $30.95 per year.   Beyond my budget, that's for sure. Plus, I only need one ornament, not two.  Two is just too muchey.

Oh Christmas Tree...

...Oh Christmas tree
Thy leaves are so unchanging...

This year marks getting our FIRST Christmas tree together.  A real tree at that!   No fake or imitations  here!  No sir!  I never got a real tree!!!  So, this moment was extremely special for the three of us - Me, NuBoo, and Eli!  Good times!  After many attempts, we finally found the perfect tree.  My four tries picking it out from the bunch weren't as successful as Eli's single try.  Ain't it a beauty?  Nice and thick!!  

{The winner!}

Once we got home, NuBoo was so excited that he had to hug it.

{Tree Hugger}

Just Kidding!  He was just setting it up.  Looks kinda awkward, doesn't it?  Hehe!

An Irkalicious Day

Typical Monday work days.  But perhaps today was just one of them days.  I must have had my ears on bionic hearing mode.  Today's post is just a simple vent:

I'm sick of the hearing the chick 2 cubicles away burp nonchalantly.  OK, I get it.  The 1st few times were accidents but really now.  Don't make it an after a meal or snack habit.  It's quite disturbing and RUDE (might I add).  I do hear you!!

Loud finger tapping which leads to excessively loud finger nail tapping which leads to a duet of finger AND toe tapping!  Ugh!  I know you are thinking dude in the cubicle next to me but really....just stop!  It's distracting.  Your in a thinking mode but here I am in an irkalicious mode.  It's not fair at all.  How about just looking up into the cold non-operable HVAC office air.  It's a quieter technique.  That way I can actually concentrate on getting work done instead of focusing on your annoying habits. 

Next, you have the foreigners who claim they are citizens but yet constantly talk Tagalog amongst one another.  This is America!  English please.   Much appreciated.  Not only that but when they argue they have this high pitched voice that echoes throughout half of our entire floor. 

I might take up on my boss' advice and invest on some noise canceling headphones.  Shall I have the same wish list item as my son Eli?  Hmmm....Beats by Dre surely sound like a GREAT investment.  Now only if I can find some extra cash lying around, that would be great - $300?!

So Much I Wanna Do....

....Though so little....MULA!

LOL!  You thought I was going to say 'time', huh?  Do you ever just sit at home on a Friday night and think - I feel like a loser.  Light bulb finally lit up over my head and I was like."Geez, maybe because I'm broke as a joke?!"  But if I had enough funds to do what I've always wanted to do, I'd do the following:

YOGA - I want to be a yoga-terian.  You know, one who consumes yoga on a daily basis.  Haha!  I just made that word up myself.  Pretty awesome.  Have you seen the hot celebrity yoga-terians?  So freakin' toned!  Not only that, but they have peacefulness attitude that shows.  I, for one, need that sh!t.  But do you think they allow short tempered and moody students in their class?  Please change me yoga-terian teachers.  I desperately need your help to eliminate my constant stress and worry wartness that has recently taken over my entire body.

GO PART-TIME - My career has also taken it's toll on me.  I'm an Accountant and I feel like I'm always doing a month-end close like every week.  I love my job.  I just don't like the stress that comes along with it.  I don't like to feel rushed but I like the challenge.  If I were able to afford my lifestyle and go part-time, I'd be the happiest girl in the world.  I'll finally have the time to take my dog for long walks TWICE a day.  I'll be able to find time to try to sample out some kick ass looking recipes on the Food Network Channel.  I'll be able to have some "Me" time in between being a mom, a dog owner, a girlfriend, and working into becoming a professional yoga-terian.  That's right!  Ahhh, what a dream that would be!

ROAD TRIP!  - Inspired by my soul sister, Britney Spears' movie, Crossroads.  I just want to rent a car and just drive away with the girls!  Not just to Los Angeles or San Diego. Somewhere a little further down or up the way.  Maybe eastward even.  Let's just up and leave for a month or something, shall we?

BACK TO SCHOOL - Another addition to my Tabo List is to finish college with a Bachelors Degree.  I know it's going to take a long time if I go part-time.  I've always wanted to do Architecture but I don't think that will pay good money.  I could be wrong.  Maybe, I'll stick to the broad Accounting/Finance field.   Who knows.... Now, if I only can get my foot through that door to attend a class, that would be a good start to something.  As NuBoo would say, "Don't talk about it.  BE about it".  And as I would always say as a reply to that famous slogan of his "Yeah, yeah, yeah...."

Off to BIGGER and BETTER

I'm totally trying to be optimistic.  Ho la fellow readers!  Long time no blah-g!  I know, right?  I miss you all.  I hope you missed me too.

A lot has happened during the latter part of this year.  Still by far one of the BEST Years ever.  I'm very thankful for the path I've taken and excited to see what lies down the road.  Here's a lil' bit of an update: 

1. I hosted my 1st 4th of July BBQ
2. I went camping with a bunch of new friends and acquaintances during the summer in August
3. Planned and attended my family's South Lake Tahoe vacation in August, as well
4. I met NuBoo's extended family for the 1st time.
5. Learned how to be a nurse to NuBoo for about 6 weeks due to a torn Achilles in September
6. I missed out on my 1st vacation with NuBoo and Eli due to NuBoo's Achilles injury - boohoo!
7. I ate HELLA ribs in Sparks, Nevada during Labor Day Weekend.  I lost $40 playing Wheel of Fortune slot machine
8. I'm taking night classes with sissy Ryree in order to receive our Sacrament of Confirmation.  If you're not Catholic, you have no idea what I'm talking about.  Try google-ing it.
9. I Got into the NWM 2010 5 weeks prior to race day - PURE LUCK!  AND....I totally beat my SFM finish time.  Awesome, right?  I concur.
10. I got to experience the World Series first hand.  NuBoo got tickets for Eli and I for Game 1.  GO GIANTS!
11. I finally went on my 1st trip with both NuBoo and Eli and traveled to Las Vegas for the weekend earlier this month. We watched the Jabbawockeez (Eli's favorite dance group) perform at the Monte Carlo.  Lost $40 AGAIN playing the Wheel of Fortune slot machine.  Will I ever learn??
12. I perfected my Braised Short Ribs recipe in time for my family's Thanksgiving Potluck.
13. I went shopping galore during Black Friday - Approximately 75%-80% completed with my Christmas shopping list.  I'm the Bomb Diggity!
14. And now I'm doing something somewhat nomadic(if your a die hard reader of Share's Tabo List then you'll know what I'm talking about).....Stay tuned!  Like I said, It's off to BIGGER and BETTER.  And no...it's not a boob job. 

Awe....typing on Blogger feels so good!

{Game 1 of the World Series}

{Nike Women's Marathon 2010 - Start Line early in the morning!}

{AT&T Park, San Francisco - World Series 2010}

 

 

 

 

{Me & NuBoo's 1st Camping Trip with Friends}

{Eli & I grubbin' on some RIBS @ the Golden Nugget Rib Cook Off 2010}

{Taking my patient, NuBoo to the grocery store}

{Reppin' for Team F.R.E.S.H. @ the NWM 2010 with my Ghiradelli chocolate}