t-day in LA

okay, so it was pasadena, not LA, but i did fly in to LAX. my wonderful aunt emily invited josh and me out, and even sent us the tickets, just so she could enjoy my excellent company for the day. the flight out was pretty uneventful, and uncle dave and tom picked us up in spartacus (their minivan). my cousin john is staying in the gamble house (http://www.gamblehouse.org) for the year so that's where we had dinner.

the house was built with wooden pegs instead of nails, and had wood paneling in several of the rooms.
my favorite part was probably the coy pond

(the front door)


we were allowed to use most of the things in the house. so we ate off (i think) dior china. the silverware was a little tricky, they had pleny, it just didn't all match. luckily no one minded. there was also a view of the rose bowl from the balcony. while we were waiting for the turkey to finish roasting, we went for a walk down to see the stadium up close. when we got back everything was almost ready so josh and i took a tour of the house. we even got to go "behind the ropes"! the house has a self-guided tour brochure that we used as we walked. there was a butler's pantry, servants' quarters (this is where john lived), an attic, and a bedroom that was haunted by a dead relative. there was also a semi-secret passage that the servants used. we went into almost every room. there was a ferret in john's room, so we avoided that.

dinner was excellent and uncle dave was very attentive and getting me turkey and drinks. we even had some after dinner entertainment (see my next two posts). one of the odd things about the day was that people would just wander around outside the house, and if they saw us inside, the would try to doors. one woman actually looked in the windows while we were eating. john said this happens all the time, and they try to buy tickets from him, or ask him when the tours are, even though there is a sign right outside with that information on it.

i wish we could have stayed for more than the day, because i really enjoyed seeing everyone and visiting with them, so i guess we'll have to make another trip next year.

all we have to do is open this steam vent. no good, it's full of steam

i wish i had a steam vent. it snowed tuesday night, the flakes were big and in clumps which promised a lot of snow. this also promises morons that don't know how to drive in snow. by wednesday, the snow was still coming down, but not as hard, so i ventured out to have lunch with one of my co-workers before i had to go to work. by the time i left work, it was a steamy negative one degrees, and me without a hat!

this morning was warmer though, 3 degrees above zero, and only deposited a small amount of ice on all the windows of my car. although the roads were clearer, practically dry and clean, there was some idiot who was driving about 10 miles an hour and in the middle of two lanes. i think he didn't scrape his windshield and the glare from the sun caused him to be blind. but rather than pull over to remedy this problem, he just kept driving. i've found that this is a common problem here, it's no wonder denver has the nation's third worst traffic.

but the high for tomorrow is going to be 31, so i'm getting my swimsuit and flip-flops out of the closet.

and i am going to post about my turkey day, i just want to post a video (john liggett, this means you) and i'm holding off for that.

a pound of which weighs over 10,000 pounds

on saturday, i watched "futurama" and it had the Zap Branigan episode. it is so hilarious, i watched it twice. the next few blog posts will have quotes from zap, so they probably won't make any sense to anyone who hasn't seen it. i haven't been posting because i have been working and went to california for turkey day. (that post will be done soon)

now that thanksgiving is over, it's time for Christmas!
Josh and i went to target and wal-mart for decorations, but i didn't find anything that great. but i am still getting ready for santa. i am almost done with my shopping, just a few orders to place. then i will have time to help mom finish her shopping. but i have been listening to emmy-lou today, so i am in the christmas mood!

whoo-hoo, my life is great!

the title of this post came from swipes during a skype conversation. catherine and i have a giggle fest everytime we talk. i like talking on skype, because you can see the person you are talking to, (except catherine who doesn't have a webcam) so it's more like being there in person, but it's free, which is even better.

because i talk to my family so much on skype, i don't really think that i need to post stuff on the blog. not much happens here, so the few interesting things get passed on through skype, intstead of here. but i have a birthday party tomorrow, and a trip next week so hopefully i will have interesting things to share soon.

no news to report

before mamsis or trink harass me for my lack of posts, i'm just going to write a little blog post about nothing.
these are the things i did today(this is my first bullet post):

• slept in
• made french toast out of french bread and josh made sausages and we ate them on our new yellow plates
• went to bed bath and beyond for a crock and an olive oil bottle (also bought pretty new table cloth with complementing napkins; perfect for x-mas guests!)
• went to lunch with some work pals
• got my hair trimmed by my pal
• watched 'the lake house' with her
• ate dinner with josh
• watched 'march of the penguins'
• typed this lame post

hopefully my future posts will be more interesting