Merry Christmas!

Brad and I have had an awesome Christmastime so far, and I don't really feel like the feeling of this season will be over soon because we will be going home to California in less than 2 weeks! Because all of our holiday things are still in boxes (we didn't see the point of taking them all out if we are just going to move again before next Christmas), we went low tech and just decorated with the awesome Christmas cards that we got from all of our family/friends. 

Our Christmas really started on Wednesday, my first of six days off (woot!). We've been watching a new series called Human Target and being lazy and eating tons of food. On Christmas eve we met our friend Becky for a fab dinner and then went to the Christmas eve service at our new church. We then went out to a karaoke bar (classy, I know) to hang out. Brad was brave and sang "The Real Slim Shady" - he was great!

Becky and I at Woofers & Tweeters

This morning we woke up, opened gifts, and then decided to go to Ihop - a tradition for Brad's family. On the way we found this dog running near a busy street (bringing our total of dogs rescued since we've been here to 12) and brought her to our backyard until we could find her owner/take her to the shelter.

 

Christmas Goggie

We passed out "Found Dog" signs in that neighborhood, and then Brad washed her (she smelled horrible) and brought out our doggie igloo for her. Fortunately she is really really sweet and loved playing with Hank and Spencer. 

Speaking of Hank and Spencer...apparently Christmas is all about them and the gifts that they get to chew. 

 
Exhibit A

 Exhibit B

Tonight we will be hanging out with Becky again and enjoying the rest of the weekend before I have to go back to work - but not for long because we'll be California bound on December 31st!

~Steph

Live Outside the Lines #2

This picture was taken outside the same Ihop (on the same day) as the last post. It's not uncommon to see several cars parked in a cluster like this, and I'm not sure if one person starts it so subsequent parkers have to adjust...or if nobody cares. It's hard to tell in this bunch who the culprit was, so featuring them all seemed to be the most appropriate option.