Holy crap 4 days until Christmas Eve.

This weekend wasn't as Christmassy as I would have liked. Gerry had a lot of "shopping" to do and other stuff so he wasn't around so much. We did see the boat parade which was awesome and last night we had an adventure searching for a tree that we could see in the hills from our house. It was awesome looking from far away and when we finally found it we realized it wasn't a tree but lights strung up to look like one.

• My Christmas playlist has grown. You see you have to have the music all figured out before a party. You don't want the same song to play right next to eachother even if they're by two different artists and genres. 123 songs and i realized i never uploaded my Reverend Horton Heat Christmas CD which I need to do before it gets lost with all the other CD's. Here's a song that I grew up with. 

• I have a headache. Damn ibuprofen hasn't been working. I've had a headache for like 4 days. thanks head.
• I have ONE more present to buy and I cannot for the life of me figure out what to get this person. I'm hoping that Gerry's shopping today helps out with that, because I officially need to get on with the Christmas party. It will be a busy week cooking wise. This is what i'm making this week:

i'm using my secret cheesecake recipe ofcourse, but doesn't it look pretty. This will be for my work party on Wednesday, aren't they lucky! lol.

Wednesday night I have to start the brownies, which will be decorated on Thursday like this

Part of the menu includes:

Caprese Salad Bites

pinwheels

Baked Brie with Cranberry Sauce

Cheddar Breadsticks

dang i forgot the rest...I'm officially brain dead. 

Let's see some funny Xmas food pictures!

 There's definitely a lack of funny Christmas food on the internet. lol. But it seems like people get most creative with bacon. Have a great day!

P.S. For those people who are anti pitbull, staffordshire terrier, etc....If one of these dogs are with their owners and behaving, don't get all crazy and tell them their dog is vicious. You'll find yourself degraded by your lack of education and prejudice.

13 More Days until Halloween!!!

I'm so excited. I don't even know why. We watched "the Unborn" last night. It was pretty good. We rented some movies-how 90's of us! We also got Horrible Bosses and Hanna-two great movies that I cannot wait to see! Tomorrow can't be a movie night though. 10 bucks for the person that guesses why. Here you go if you guessed right...

• I just read the news about racer Dan Wheldon and how he spent his last night with his wife before he died in a horrible crash. I don't really know anything about race car drivers, but it made me really sad. I'm so glad that he had a good life with a beautiful woman who gave him love, laughter and children. Rest in Peace. Here's the yahoo link.
• Just in case you need to look into couples therapy, look here and read about what you need to ask before you pick someone. 
• As you probably guessed i'm having second thoughts about the counselor we have. All of a sudden it felt like it's all me and nothing Gerry. We're two people and my baggage isn't the only thing holding us back. I feel a bit blamed and now rushed that I need to see someone ASAP in order to work on my personal issues or my world may fall apart. His words resonated in my head how the relationship will be as good as the work I put into it. Hey BUDDY, I've been doing most of the friggin work here-AND i've been doing a pretty damn good job. Sure I'm not perfect, but for the most part I think I've helped "us". I do agree I need to see my psych about my stuff. I just don't like the pressure. 
• LOL here's an article..it will make you think Holding a grudge against your spouse
• So baking this week. I think i'll be making some turnovers...i should make a pie too. Gerry picked some wild apples for us. So i will make him something yummy. I think apple pie, apple turnovers and I want to try this amazing looking apple caramel cheesecake. ok, this is a cookie bar recipe by picky palate. I'll probably use graham cracker crust, make my cheesecake filling, use the apples I have and layer that filling on top. I will buy the caramel candies because that will help my sanity-I've never made homemade caramel and the only other recipe I've found requires hours of boiling a can of condensed milk. Too much work. :) I'll take a picture when I have a chance, for now here's theirs....

• OH so i did shop this weekend. I bought this super cute dress at a vintage store for 10 bucks. My only problem is, I need a belt. one of those waist belts, which i've never had or wanted, but if i want to wear this dress it's the only way it will work. It's a bit sacky. i need my stylish friend Emily to help me with this, before I give up on it. The store I went to is called Magpie in Fairfax CA.
• i bought tea tree oil last night. I need to see if this Martha Stewart thing works. Supposedly if you have dish soap, baking soda, water and tea tree oil, you'll get magic..here's the link
• ugh...Ok for anyone doing the HCG diet I give you props. I may do it, but with 10 lbs to lose, I just feel like the diet isn't for me. Mentally the effect of losing weight so fast may lead me to desire an even more drastic weight loss. I know i can do it this way. exercise, portion control and a lot of water. 
• yesterday, i hiked with Bella-who was a naughty girl when I told her to come and she didn't-she'll be better today, did fast yoga-hey i had to watch a movie. I did have a large amounts of Veggies with my chicken. We all have to be honest with ourselves though. Fall and the beginning of winter are the worst times to start a diet. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. Come on...really??? I just have to stay at a nice weight so that I can fit into that damn dress. lol. 

Alrighty peeps. must boogie. Have a wonderful day! hugs thugs.

 love this doll!