Aren't I adorable?

After a Christmas Turbo

On a work break

Yes, my coworker and I like to take our half hour break and go running. Doesn't everyone get breaks like this? (2 miles)

Thanksmas

Airplane tickets are so expensive, our family has just started celebrating the winter holidays when we all have the time/money. This year, my parents flew out and Josh and Courtney came down and we had a lovely weekend just chilling out and watching Xmas movies.

Even while sideways, I'm elegantly stylish

Consumed in one breakfast. Blackberry-jalapeno is awesome!

On my walk to work

Sometimes it good to remind myself just how cool it is to live here.

Pinochle nights

It's great to be able to hang out with friends and enjoy the evening. When I play with Heidi, Trudy, and Amy, we always have a fantastic time and I end up staying out far later than I really need to. Last night, Trudy had a particularly wonderful hand and I just had to commemorate the occasion.

Cocktails, cookies, and clothing party

Finally had my "C" party. We had new cocktails to enjoy, cookies to eat and clothing to exchange. It started with Facebook. Yep. Facebook. there was a post that said something along the lines of, "Forget exchanging cookies this year, let's swap cocktails instead!" More than one person commented that this should become a real thing, so... I made it so. And why not add clothing as well? Plus, I got to show off my kitchen ;-)
So, there was a lot of fun, a lot of friends who had never been to my house before, and just... a lot of laughter. I think there were 23 or 25 all together. A lot of people in my tiny house but my parents weren't here so I divided the party between the up and down-stairs. Kept it fun.