it is cold
temperate
retreating sun
warmth is gone
it is cozy
bundled
bedtime takes time
dreams descend
it is hot
erase the sleep
lather rinse repeat
foggy reflections
it is warm
quiet ride
sun lifts its head
smells like christmas
Copyright © 2008 N.E. Tasker
We have season tickets to see USC play football in the fall so every season we get together and either meet up at a restaurant before the game (all dressed up in the school’s cardinal & gold colors) or we prepare to tailgate and make philly cheese steaks and eat way too much dill dip.
It is a really fun time and the weather is usually decent. Here are some pictures of one of the games we went to this season.
Cobble stone streets in town
Dirt roads to home
Rickety mail boxes
Country breezes
Briskly pushing on fields of grain
Last day of school
First day of summer
Meet up at the diner
For a slice of pie
Copyright © 2008 N.E. Tasker
This is my kind of movie…
The sun sets soooooo early in the winter months, I really do hate that. I love that California has warm weather most, if not all of the year, and the sun stays up to emit enough heat to exercise until 6:00-6:30pm every night. But with the time change and the winter season approaching, it gets cooler and darker so much quicker. By the time I get home, it is 5:15 and it is already dark!
I haven’t worked out in weeks and I feel like such a slacker. At least in New England, it gets so cold that everyone can hide their winter fat under lots of fabric. But on the West Coast, the heaviest layer is probably a light jacket. So there is not a cycle of losing weight for the summer, then gaining it back at Thanksgiving & Christmas. I really hate that about California. But I guess it is a good thing so I keep myself in check and do not over-eat every chance I get.
This is me and my sister, Brady, at Disney in Orlando a few months ago.
I had not been there for 10 years, when I was 16 and then before that, another 10 years when I was 6! It was fun to get the park hopper pass and go to as many parks as we could fit in before lunch and then dinner. The Magic Kingdom had WAY too many little kids running around, all the girls dressed up like princesses. My 6 year old cousin, Brianna, was princess-for-a-day for her birthday one year. They got her all dolled up with a professional make-over and then she got to wear a gown and have tea with all the Disney princesses. Apparently she was absolutely ecstatic about it.
Here are some more pictures of our trip to Disney…
Men: I urge you to click HERE to stay out of the dog house this holiday season.
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY CALI!!!
The Cali-monster had her 2nd birthday on November 1st, along with a mini-bday party, but I forgot to post her pictures until now. Ryan and I both bought her a few gifts and she got some from her grandparents in New Hampshire. I made her a double layer vanilla cake with white frosting and sprinkles. Dogs like cake!
My first memory of music on the radio is about 16 years ago…I can still see the mini-van I was riding in, my mom is driving and we are heading to school with Country songs filling the air. We listened to nothing but Country music in the car when we were younger because my parents were always driving and they controlled the radio. I started to get into other kinds of music when I got to high school, but K-8 was strictly Country. Today, I have the only two Country stations that I can get on my radio saved as presets so that it can follow me as I drive around Los Angeles.
This is my Daddy, the Deer-Hunter. He and my younger brother, Kyle, go on this week long hunting trip every year around Thanksgiving time. They drive up north then take a tiny plane to an island off of the Canadian coast that is filled with deer. I told my mom that next year, she should wash his hunting clothes with fragrant detergent (not the suggested non-fragrant kind) to deter the poor creatures on their next hunt.
Thanksgiving is over and can you believe it—Christmas is just around the corner!!
Today being December 1st, I thought I would host a count-down to Christmas on my blog. Kind of like one of those calendars with the chocolates behind each door—remember those? My mom always got three of them for me and my two brothers. Kyle would eat all of his candies the first day, but Curt & I were pretty good about saving it up to have one each day.
There is nothing better than chocolate in the morning!
May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey be plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
Have never a lump.
May your yams be delicious
May your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off of your thighs!
