Peg’s Journal

I’m recuperating from a glorious long weekend of feasting with family. I had only one meal today (dinner), because I’m seriously still full from the weekend. If I had lost any weight prior to Thanksgiving, I’ve already gained it back (and then some).

Right before our drive up to Norcal last Wednesday night, we had a pre-Thanksgiving celebration with Aric’s side of the family at Pat and Karen’s place. We enjoyed the traditional Thanksgiving fare (a huge turkey, mashed potatoes, cornbread, candied yams, stuffing, and cranberries) along with several chinese dishes (homemade and restaurant bought), and FIVE different desserts! Click for pics.

Thursday was spent sleeping in (since Aric, the kiddies, and I finally arrived at my parents’ house at 5am), hanging with my parents, sisters, nieces, cousin, and cousin’s boyfriend, last minute grocery runs, goofing off, overindulging in food and drinks, and feeling the love. It’s always awesome to have everyone under one roof again. Click for more pics.

Friday and Saturday was similar to Thursday…quality time with family, eating, braving the crowds at the mall for some shopping, eating, visits with friends, and more eating. Aric, the kiddies, and I left shortly after dinner on Saturday night to avoid Sunday traffic. We got in close to 3am Sunday. Click for pics.

We slept in Sunday, had lunch and met up with friends at the Spectrum, drove to my in-laws’ for dinner and to pick up Cookie, then back home in time to put the kiddies to bed.

This year Aric and I did not participate in Black Friday shopping. Last year‘s experience scarred me. HAHAHA

I don’t need Thanksgiving to remind me of what I am thankful for: my incredible family (parents, sisters, cousins, nieces, in-laws), my amazing friends, my hubby and kids whom I love more than anything. *sigh*

We had such a great long weekend…hope you did too!

Tags: family, friends, NorCal, pictures, weekend, yummy food

Wishing you a…

After picking up a few new games (Guitar Hero III, High School Musical Sing It!, and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games) over the weekend, our Wii has regained popularity in our house again.

Yeah, we had pizza tonight. hehehe
I know I’m totally biased, but aren’t my kids the cutest?!

Tags: kiddies, videoclips, wii

revisiting the past

If you ever wanted to know what I looked like in high school, this comes pretty close (although I wasn’t allowed to wear this much make up, and I had more babyfat, braces, and zits).

Over the weekend, I attended a fundraiser for Ashlyn’s school at our local golf club. The 80′s themed event was cleverly called “Totally 80′s Fall Fund-rager”. HAHAHA! I spent the last couple of weeks looking for the perfect outfit. I victoriously won my dress on eBay for $20. It’s sad finding out that clothes from the 80′s are now considered “vintage”.

My date, Marie (a fellow mom), and I had a really fun time. We went, we mingled, we ate, we drank, we bid, we danced, and we went home with some goodies. I won 3 items from the silent auction: a portait sitting, a certificate for a massage, and the birdhouse that Ashlyn’s class decorated. We don’t need a birdhouse. But I had personally invested a lot of time and energy into that project. So imagine how bad I felt when I saw that no one had placed a bid on it. The starting bid was $100 (yeah, you read that right!) and that was very hard to swallow. It’s like paying 10 times the value of an item that I donated.
All in all, I contributed about $350 to the PTO/school that night….mere chump-change compared to what others shelled out. I watched in awe as people paid thousands of dollars for framed autographed Anaheim Ducks jersey, a Platinum Suite at an Angels game, and Grand Wailea Vacation (just to name a few).

You know what I discovered?…that after nearly 2 decades, pumping up my bangs comes second nature to me. Scary! HAHAHA! Click here for more pics (happy faces to protect the innocent).

Aside from my blast to the past and a birthday party, our weekend was spent mostly at home resting. I’ve been feeling under the weather and really need to get better before our Thanksgiving trip. The hubby and kiddies have been having fun with Guitar Hero (for the Wii). ROCK ON!!!

Tags: pictures, school, weekend

Much to my amazement, amusement, and dismay, you realize they’re no longer babies when

…they can open cabinets/drawers that have child safety latches.
…they know how to manipulate the safety gates at the top of the stairs.
…they can answer the phone/cell and carry on a conversation.
…they can shampoo, rinse, dry, and lotion themselves.
…they have mastered the remote control, PC, DVD & CD player.
…they can vacuum the house and fold laundry.
…they know what you’re S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G.
…they’re full-fledged admission payers at Disneyland and movie theaters.

*sigh* wow, they’re growing up so fast.

Tags: kiddies