Christmas

Christmas Eve was spent with my Mom's side of the family at our place! We had a wonderful time eating, drinking and being merry.

Christmas Day was spent with my sister's future in-laws. They have become an extra set of parents to me and I love spending time with them. One of my favorite "new" traditions is the BOX. Mongo and Debbie wrap a box in newspaper with coordinating pictures to match our personalities. This year I got a Prince Charming...still waiting on that one... Lisa, Jamie's coworker was able to spend the holidays with us and it was a pleasure to celebrate with her as well.

Busy, Busy, Busy...

Sorry for the delay in posting! This month has been very busy with starting a new business selling infant accessories. My mom, sister and I are very excited to be starting something that we are all so passionate about. If you know any moms-to-be or know someone who does please pass our blog along! Click here to check it out…ENJOY!!!

My sister and her fiancé Brad are blessed to have a photographer in the family who shot their engagement photos. Brad’s father, Mark works for the LA Times and is a very talented photographer.He was kind enough to let our family follow along as he worked fluently on the shoot. As people passed by you could hear whispers inquiring if it was a shoot for an ad or a commercial…they are such a beautiful couple! Good work Mark :).

After the shoot we toured The London Hotel which Jamie and Brad selected as their premiere hotel and where we will be enjoying the rehearsal dinner at their boxwood restaurant. If you are a guest and would like a few hotel choices for the evening of the wedding feel free to peruse the hotel selections on Jamie and Brad’s Blog.

Thanksgiving this year was spent in Las Vegas! My Mom, Step-dad, Grandma, Grandpa, Jamie, Brad and myself piled into a seven-seat Explorer for our journey to the desert. I must say you definitely get to know each other pretty well spending four hours in close proximity. My aunt prepared a wonderful Thanksgiving meal and brunch the day after! We will have to head to the Derentz Residence again soon. Thank you for the hospitality. Love you all!

Some of my best girlfriends that I met while attending Concordia University got together the Friday after Thanksgiving for a mini reunion. We all have very busy schedules and live a couple hours away from each other so it is always a pleasure to get together when we can! I am excited to be spending more time with these ladies as Paige’s wedding approaches this coming July. I had the honor of watching Paige try on her very first wedding dress at the David’s Bridal that her sister-in-law and all of her friends found their wedding dresses! I can’t wait to see what she selects as the one; she is going to make a beautiful bride.

I had the pleasure of showing my best friend around LA; she came up for a visit a couple of weekends ago. We headed to The Grove where we enjoyed a few of our favorite things…Christmas Decorations, Nordstrom, Starbucks and The Cheesecake Factory (a change from our usual Javier’s). Thank you Lauren for coming up to visit me in this CRAZY city!