Whistler and Adam's Birthday

Adam and I had the most fabulous weekend in Whistler. Our hotel was perfect, the dinners were amazing and the skiing was awesome. I arranged for a cake and lucky bamboo arrangement to be in our room upon arrival to surprise Adam on his 30th birthday.

It snowed almost the whole time we were there. Here is a picture of us the first night in the village. After dinner Adam climbed a snow bank and played king of the hill with some kids and we got a six pack of Labatts (classy)to head back to the hotel for a hot tub. This is a picture of us at the Mountain Club in Whistler Village, were we ate dinner the first night.
We spent Adam's birthday skiing, watching the Redskins (below Adam with "rally cap"), and eating an amazing dinner at the Wine Room in the Fairmont. Adam had venison and rabbit, I had lobster, cod, and duck. It was so fun. After all the festivities and ended up dancing to a bongo playing band in the center of the village. I asked a teenage boy if he could, "take a picture of me and the boss man dancing to the tunes". He happily complied with my request as you can see from the picture.

Congratulations Joan and Chris

Just when you thought it wouldn't happen to either of us...it happens to both of us in the same year. Chris proposed to my sister yesterday and she said yes. I am so happy for you Joan! Chris I look forward to having you a part of our family. Love you both!

Let's Get Sirius...Satelite Radio!

I got sirius satelite radio for the holidays! I really love it. It is going to help the long drives to and from work a little more enjoyable. Adam always knows what to get me.

Busy, Busy, Busy

Just like everyone at this time of year, I have been so busy. I started my new job a few weeks ago and I just love it. It is so great to be excited to go into work everyday and like what you do. My new team that I am working with is awesome, my supervisor is supportive, and the pay is also better! I am bursting!

I am almost done with classes for Fall. I finished my onsite class a week ago and I will be done with my online class this Sunday. It seems to have been a long quarter. I was very disappointed with one of my instructors and feel like I didn't get very much out of the class. I am hoping that next quarter is more productive. I will be taking managerial accounting and project management. I am going to take one online and one onsite again. It seems to work well with my life style.

Adam has been gone off and on a lot since Thanksgiving and things have finally settled down a little bit for him, PLUS he is home with me now. I am looking forward to being with him.

I managed to put up a Christmas tree this year and at one point I was decorating the tree while lighting the Hanukkah candles. I told Adam that he had to hurry home because Morgan and Maverick were confused. It is however plan to see that they were a bit scared of the tree and could really care a less about the candles.

Tomorrow night we are going on a shopping spree for our holiday gifts and I am looking forward to being in the midst of the holiday shoppers! Saturday we have four appointments at various venues for the wedding. I hope that we like one or more so that we can firm up a date and get this ball rolling. Then Saturday night it is off to Chelsea and Matt's annual Christmas Party. It will be so much fun as usual.

Forgive me if I have not been in touch in a while - I have been trying to adjust to the new job and the drive.

I wish everyone a very happy holiday season. This year let's hope for peace on earth.

Much To Be Thankful For

Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Lasky for a great vacation and holiday. Thank you Grammy for making the trip to the cold temperatures to see us. And thank you Mom and Dad for saving leftovers for us upon our return. Both meals were so fabulous!

Dress, Check - Check

I found my wedding dress! How exciting is that! Well for me it is really exciting, but perhaps not so for everyone else. It is nothing I ever thought I would wear and it is really fancy, but it looks so beautiful on.

Joan, my Mom, and I went on a search on Saturday and we were successful. Maybe I should have looked around more, but the price was right, it was unique, and it was exactly what I was looking for.

So, one thing is checked off the list, actually two - groom and dress.

Baltimore!

Greetings from the East Coast!

We are in Maryland this week visiting with Adam's parents and having a great time. It is so nice to be here after all that has happened these last few weeks...FYI, I have a new job at Microsoft! Anyway, it is time to relax and that is what we are doing. Adam's parents are such great hosts.

Today we went to the National Aquarium in Baltimore. It was so beautiful and we got to see so many cool fish and birds. This is a picture of the Aquarium.

Baltimore also has a great skyline. It is a mix of old and new.

Tomorrow Adam and I are going down to the Mall in DC to see the Air and Space Museum and the Native American Museum, then we will probably do some shopping in Georgetown.