Thanksgiving in Cali

This year our Thanksgiving was spent in San Francisco and Napa with Freddo.  We had an awesome long weekend!  

 Ignore Freddo's finger, the picture is all about that phone!

 eating our Thanksgiving day turkey

 Davis had a burger

 I, of course, had turkey

 the kitchen

 oh my gosh, this was the best dessert ever!

 on the ferry to Napa

 3rd winery

 4th and final was here...

 in this awesome cave

 gorgeous

 the tasting room in the cave

yay, for ice skating in 60 degree sunny California ;)

I am so thankful for my family and friends!  We would not be where we are today without you!  You are the best!  I miss everyone back home a ton and thank my friends in Seattle for all the love, kindness, and support I need!

Where did November go?

A whole month without a post, that's probably a first.

I will tell you a little about the month and hopefully post pictures soon...
November consists of Davis' birthday every year, crazy right?  This year I threw him a surprise birthday party and it was awesome.  He was totally surprised and had no idea way everyone popped out of our closet after a minute of him talking to me like it was just us there.

We also did Napa and San Fran for Thanksgiving, what a fantastic trip!  Lots of wine and food and sleep, it was perfect ;)

Davis has been traveling a lot and I am getting ready for my last day at my current job so there's not much time to blog.

I took a kick-boxing class with the girls.  We went to see Tower Heist because it was free, we also saw Immortals which I actually enjoyed.  I still am dying to see Breaking Dawn! hint hint

We are going to Vancouver this weekend with the Guptas and I fly home in less than 2 weeks!!!

Haunted Camping

Davis decided that he wanted to be scared this Halloween and not the sit at home and watch a scary movie kind of scared, but in the middle of nowhere terrified in the woods scared so.....that's what we did.

We went to the Green River Gorge, this is a protected conservation area.  Franklin, an old ghost town was once a hopping place and the mining shaft that once kept the economy alive was the exact spot of our camping.  We hiked to the mining shaft, dropped off our gear, and went to find the metropolis of Franklin.  This is what we found...

 yes, those pictures are what's left of the town

 Mary and I set up the tent and we did a fabulous job ;)

 starting the fire

 planes flying low in the distance

we didn't bring cups so we used beer bottles

 our view while the daylight lasted

 Beast posing

the mine shaft, this is where we camped...well right beside it

 Reese cup smores, yum!

 the top of the shaft was covered with a metal grate, no worries about falling in

This is probably one of the scariest things I have ever done.  I cannot explain why or how, but if you want to be scared go sleep in an old ghost town on Halloween weekend.  I think I may have slept a total of 3 hours...yesterday I took a long nap and I still need sleep.  I hope everyone's Halloween was as spooky as mine ;)  Happy Halloween!  Remind us that we never want to do this again next Halloween, please.

 the one lane bridge view going over the green river

Punkins'

Last weekend we had friends over for dinner and pumpkin carving. We started a week early because Halloween weekend to dedicated to "haunted camping"...post to come.

 mine was rotten, I had never cleaned a rotten pumpkin, gross....

before carving

 those are some good looking pumpkings

Carly giving kisses to the finale

Ruby Room Pics

 

Hope you enjoy seeing me :)

Marchez Vous

This past weekend was a busy one....

Friday night I did a show for the YWCA, where all proceeds went to Dress for Success.  I scored some good deals as did Carly (the outfit she is in above was scored at this show).  My phone was stolen at this event :(  What a bummer!

Saturday I did an event for JGilbert and Yeardley Smith (Lisa from the Simpson's).  It was the launch of her new shoe collection, and I can vouch that they are pretty fantastic.  I was standing in them the entire day and crazy enough I put them back on after my feet starting hurting in another pair of heels at a wedding later that evening.  That's when you know you have a comfy pair of heels!  (Pics above are from this event)

Check out the article on the event
http://www.seattleite.com/marchez-vous-designer-yeardley-smith-hosts-fall-collection-launch-event-at-j-gilbert/

Sunday - I took a much needed four hour nap zzzzz.....

Ruby room tonight

http://www.rubyroomseattle.org/

Check it out!! Will post more details and pics later :)