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A Year to be Thankful for… November 25, 2010

Filed under: Happy,Thanksgiving — Kelocity @ 4:00 am
Tags: Happy, Lists, Thanksgiving

As I get older, I am trying to live more in the present and appreciate all the little gifts life has to offer. But Thanksgiving is the time to be especially appreciative of all the good things there are in the world.

In no particular order, here’s a list of things I’m thankful for this year:

My Husband! I fall more and more in love with him everyday. We’ve been married for 1.5 years and I still feel like a newlywed around him. I love giggling, exploring and thinking with him. He’s smart, handsome and fun.
My Knees! As they say in the “Everybody should wear sunscreen” song: Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone! I had a year of uninjured running, and for that, I’m extremely grateful. My knees carried me across the Boston Marathon finish line this year. One of the proudest moments of my life. Thank you knees!
Babies! All three of my bridesmaids had babies or got pregnant this year! It’s the most amazing thing to see your childhood friends become parents. I love my little Harper and baby boy Hudson! (And Baby Cheerio on the way!)
Family! Living 3,000 miles away from your family is tough! But I was so thankful that I got to go home four times this year!
Travel! We will never take our ability to travel for granted. We are so lucky that we both enjoy seeing new places and exploring new cities together. Half the fun is planning our adventures, I don’t think it will ever get old.
My Health! Enough said!

And some not so serious things I’m thankful for!!

Keurig Coffee Machines
Dunkin Donuts Coffee from Target
Netflix
Tetris
Rain in Los Angeles
Skype
Having my friends live so close!

What are YOU thankful for?

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Fun nights with Friends! November 20, 2010

Filed under: Friends,Happy — Kelocity @ 11:29 am
Tags: Friends, games, Happy, House Party

The past couple of nights have been filled with friends and laughter. I’m so thankful I have such great friends so close by.

Thursday night, Erika came over and we played a game of Life!

Erika did a fabulous job of playing ‘banker’. haha

Ultimately, I won, but she did end up with a sweet tree house at the end. (Have you played this new ‘Extreme Life’? It’s pretty funny).

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HOUSE PARTY

Last night, I hosted my second ‘House Party’ event. The first one was for Febreze back in the summer.

This time, the party was provided by Jolee Jewelry!

They sent me a bunch of gift bags to giveaway to friends!

They even sent me all the tools we needed to put everything together!

I turned the event into a dinner party for the girls.

And then the jewelry making began!

Each person got to make a beaded bracelet.

It was supposed to be a girls only event, but we did have one party crasher!

Hudson agreed that the bracelets were beautiful!

What a fun night, thanks for coming over, girls!!

PS.. Don’t forget to enter the contest!!! We’ll pick a random winner and will be sending them a prize!

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Happy Birthday, Laurie! November 17, 2010

Filed under: Happy — Kelocity @ 10:43 am

Happy Birthday to my little sister, Laurie!
She may live in Chicago now, but I can’t wait to see her at Christmas! So excited for the sisters to be together again! Miss you girls!

Happy Birthday Laurie!

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In Anticipation of Christmas! November 16, 2010

Filed under: Family,Happy — Kelocity @ 1:30 pm
Tags: Christmas, Family, Food, Happy

Whew! That was two full weeks of travel, exploring and adventure, but I am definitely happy to be home. Here’s a round up of what we’ve been doing since we got back.

This week, Irving and I geared up for our annual Christmas present game (we like games). A few years back, I came up with an idea to make Christmas shopping more fun and meaningful. We came up with about 100 adjectives (things like ‘Something Red’, ‘Starts with an R’, ‘Batteries not included’, etc.) And we put each thing in a bag and randomly pull out five cards. Then we have to buy gifts using three of the five cards for the other person.

This year, we flipped a coin (from Dubai) to find out who got to pick first…

Ready for the coin toss..

Tails! I go first!

Have to make sure you pick a good one!

Yes! That one is a winner! (But the cards are top secret, so I can’t reveal to you just yet which ones I picked since Irving reads the blog!)

Irving’s turn…

I think I got good ones… stay tuned after Christmas to see how it all turned out!

On Sunday, I went over to see Ashley’s new baby, Hudson! He’s adorable, I can’t believe he’s here!

Then Erika and Timmy and Irving and I went to Honey Kettle for lunch.

Dipping sauces required.

Last night, my friend Janet came over to teach me how to make real tea. I picked up this amazing tea from the Dubai Spice Market and I was dying to brew a cup.