The new media center

Ken and I decided to expand our media center by going up. I spent the day monday trying to arrange the accessories on the shelves so they didn't make me crazy... here's what I ended up with.

Christmas with the kids...

We had a wonderful day on Saturday. Christmas with the kids, Meg and Nick hosted us at their apartment and Meg prepared a fantastic brunch. The food was delish, and the company was fantastic. Here's a couple of the gifts I received.. a set a stemless wine glasses from Chris and Melissa. They have little Chalk Boards on each glass so you can write someone's name, or even write the name of the wine someone is drinking. Meg and Nick got me some very handy Martha Stewart kitchen gadgets.. a garlic chopper and a food chopper.. how handy is that? Thank you very much!

The INSANITY!

yes.. it's a bit insane.. but the reality is... it's the same as what we do every year... In past years we would do this same amout of shopping then pay to ship it all..then we shifted to gift cards.. much cheaper to send.. then we shifted to cash.. but where's the thrill of unwrapping a gift? so... here is where we are at this year.. with only a bit more shopping to do.. Ken for me, me for Ken.. we're heading to Indianapolis this Saturday for xmas with the kids.. then will travel to Platteville for xmas with Ken's family on xmas day. It's beginning to look alot like christmas......

North Pole News

G-pa Ken created a very cute North Pole Newsletter for Coy.....

a little sweets...

besides the homemade brownies and fudge I put together a platter of sweets.. from Trader Joes, filled chocolates, Meringues and granola chews.

Roast Beef Crostini

Sliced baguette, arugula, sliced medium rare roast beef, a dollop of horseradish sauce, topped with a 1/2 cherry tomato..

Shrimp shots

I used shot glasses, added 2 cooked, cleaned, tail on shrimp in each class, topped them with cocktail sauce and a lemon slice and you have individual Shrimp Shots... they were delish

Holiday party

last night we had a group of ken's co-workers over for a small gathering.. I had a ball getting everything prepared and pulling out all the party accessories.. the food was great.. the company was fantastic and yes.. I had a slight hangover this morning from the Prosecco..

Coy

Could this little man be any cuter????

The Christmas tree 2009

here's our tree that sits in the den.. the pics show it's transformation ...

Holiday decorations

We went with 3 christmas trees this year.. the two smaller trees in the living room are Barbie specific.. they are only decorated in our Barbie ornament collection...

sheesh! It's been along time....

so lets start with the great finds that I found while in Saugatuck Michigan... Great new holiday platter, stocking hangers and cute christmas decorations...