isn't it december yet?

this is going to be a rather random post, but i just have so many unrelated things to blog about right now  =)

tomorrow is my last day of work before maternity leave!  and it's a good thing, too, because those little preschool kids are totally kicking my butt.  they all got faster.  or i got about 20 times slower.  one of those.  can you tell i am excited?  well, i am!!! 

tys and i set up our christmas tree yesterday, and have been listening to christas music for the past week.  we also got some carpet remnants to help insulate our ice-box apartment.  california is so not living up to its reputation these days, with lows like 34 degrees (which is exactly what our apartment ends up being...)  here i am contemplating whether or not the left side of the tree has more ornaments than the right side.  i love our little christmas tree. 

not too long ago we had this combination birthday party/baby shower thing.  it was a party for tyson, and john (who goes to school with tyson) and our little baby (who ended up stealing the show, if you ask me)!  anyways, it was a good time, and i snapped some pretty funny shots, like this one, of tyson getting ready to bob for pacifiers.  oh boy... what a trooper! 

oh, how i miss you!

1.  AMIGOS!   we had so many crazy adventures.  like the time the boys decided to climb the poor baby pine tree, resulting in broken tree, broken pride, and hours of laughter. a must see!

2.  Messy hair that actually looked good/the ease of a short hair cut (check that teeny tiny stub of a pony tail!  so sweet...)! well, i thought so.  which leads me onto # 3...

3.  Exclamations of que rubia! as i walk by.  yes, yes, my eyes are super closed, but the hair... oh to be a blondie again!

4.   Winter, Winter, Winter!  i truly do miss the snow.  limited visiblity, icy wind, slippery sidewalks, dreading going outside, red puffy cheeks and flat wet hair included! 

5.  Fireworks.  not really sure why monterey has BANNED all firework awesomeness from the 4th of july.  PS - speaking of awesomeness, didnt tys do an incredible job with this picture?!?

6.  Fitting into a size 2.  ok ok ok... an altered size 2 (but not that much), and i may have been super uncomfortable by the end of the evening, but there's no way of knowing for sure ;)  but let me tell you, all this weight gain is totally worth it!

7.  Maine!  i heart ME!  we went there for christmas a few years ago.  my mom does an awesome job decorating (there is not an un-festive corner in the house!)