I'm Back!!

Writing today from my room in Orange County California where I grew up. I stepped off the plane and received a hero's welcome by my sis and auntie. We drove to mom's house where I tackled my 20 year old daughter who I have not seen in over 2 months. AHHHHHH!! It's not easy being away from her. I am writing in my old room at my parents house, which is now her room, or I should say her 'office'. Where she has been studying over  the past 2 years for all of

those incredibly hard essays and college courses. She is doing soo good. I am sooo proud of her. Of course I am the only one awake at this hour seeing as I'm still on eastern coast time. I try to get rest while I am away from the Littles but that damn sun it still rises not caring what time zone I am on. Christmas with the Littles and  honey was the best Christmas ever!

  I hosted a fabulous dinner on Christmas Eve. A meal I've never had the privilege to make and I must say...if I were participating in a Top Chef  Elimination Challenge, I'd still be in the game. I stuffed a 5 pound pork roast with a fantastic stuffing made of baby bella's, figs and marble bread. YUM!! Oh did I forget to tell you that I cooked the roast inside of a pastry? I made a hunter sauce with fresh baby bellas and vidalia leeks. YUM!! 

 Roasted garlic mashed potatoes, sauteed garlic spinach, candied yams, sweetened with real maple syrup, and brown sugar, and sure I put a few figs in with some nutmeg!! OK I'll stop now....Oh and yes and there was Eggplant Parmesan.......ok now I'll stop. Anyhow it was delish and soo much fun to prepare. I look forward to doing it again in the future. I would show you pictures but as you know

 being the hostess doesn't  allow a lot of  free time to take  pictures. Plus I hadn't opened up this yet!

I am so happy to be able to take photos again. Its  been years since I opted not to switch from my 35 millimeter to digital. It took me a while to convert. Just as it had taken me a long time to convert to beloved MacBook Pro. (husband calls my computer my boyfriend and named it Ty. Ty? Why couldn't it be Scott or Tom, he likes Ty)   Since I had been taking so many pics off of my BlackBerry I guess it was my turn to follow everyone into the digital world.  Having this camera will now enable me to start that non profit organization that I've  been dying to introduce and  should be launching in 2010. And yes, YOU WILL ALL BE A PART OF IT!! Stay tuned! 

 Another thing my honey bought for me for Christmas were 2 pairs of the cutest skinny jeans! Of course he had auntie pick them out but ooohh do they make my ass look GREAT!!! Thanks honey!  I LOVE MY JEANS!! I'LL WEAR THEM UNTIL THE DISTRESSED RIPS AND TEARS 

 ARE TORN RIGHT INTO A PAIR OF DAISY DUKES!! The Littles were happy with all of their gifts, and honey received a replacement Puma sweat suit and matching Puma kicks to don over the next year. Doesn't he look handsome? (We are not broken up as he mentioned in his guest post last week!) Now it is time to celebrate with my family here in California, who I have missed sooo much and have been whining like a baby until I stepped foot back into in this house. I bought a one way ticket so my return to the farm is not planned yet. SO I imagine I will be WHOOPING IT UP, and including you in every step! 

Happy holidays everyone..I'm off to eat enough Italian food to burst right out of my skinny jeans!! Until next time, I shall be CLICK, CLICK, CLICKING away documenting my every step!!

I love you honey thank you for a wonderful Christmas, I MISS YOU TERRIBLY!!