I am feeling WICKED

Last night was very fun, but the weather wasn't cooperating as mother nature threw blizzard like conditions for our Downtown tour and ride home. Jim and I went down to the Opera house to test our luck in the lotto to see the Broadway play WICKED. There will be only 20 winners, who will win a pair of tickets for $25 each, opposed to $100. We arrived around 5:30 and they drew the names at 6. We were hoping to get 4 tickets so Sharon and Savannah could join us, but unfortunately, we were only chosen once. We still felt very lucky that we were the 3 rd name picked and had front row seats, which were amazing. The play was fun, creative, and very entertaining. Ultimately, we were glad that we had the opportunity to see it.

O Christmas Tree.....

This year, I only wanted a small Christmas tree. One that wouldn't take up the whole living room, so I talked Jim into buying a real Christmas tree from Costco. We couldn't see an open tree, because they were all wrapped up. I thought they were small like the sample they had on display, which was about 6 feet tall and narrow. Unfortunately, the JOKE was on us! I should have known better, when my co-worker said it was the heaviest tree he had lifted all week....lol. When we removed the wrap tie from the tree, it was twice as big as the one we own!This had completely defeated the purpose of wanting a small tree. LMAO :) But this is my very first "real" Christmas tree and after the decorations were assembled, I had fallen in love with it. It's very amazing on how a tree could bring so much Christmas spirit into your home.


Merry Christmas everybody!!!

Christmas Tea

Every year, my friend Jennifer hosts a Christmas tea party through her church. The host will sponsor a table that is decorated with the finest china and appetising finger sandwiches, scones, desserts, and tea. The event had ended with an inspirational speaker, who had lifted spirits and personal motivation which is a beginning of a great holiday season.

Thanksgiving in Minnesota

This year on Thanksgiving eve, Jim, David and I had made our way to Minnesota for a wonderful thanksgiving with the Jung family. We left for our road trip just after Jim got home from work on Wednesday, where our arrival time in Minnesota was 3:00 am. The ride out there took about 12 hours of travel time, but our ride home to Michigan had offered a bumpier ride that contained rain, hail, snow, ice covered hills, and what had seemed like an uphill battle the whole entire fourteen hours of driving that Jim had to face.

On Thursday morning while Cynthia was at work, I got up early and had prepared the turkey for the big day of THANKS. I just want to thank goodness for turkey bags, because they are a life saver.

Thanksgiving Menu:

Turkey and homemade stuffing

Ham

green bean casserole

mash potatoes and gravy

corn

BBQ meatballs

vege tray

ham roll -ups

assortment of dinner rolls

homemade pizza ( while we were playing games)

spinach dip

homemade desserts

Cynthia had some friends from church and BK's family over

We used the dining table as a buffet and had a Korean style table for dinner.

Cynthia and David

Also this year I attended my very first black Friday shopping frenzy. Jim and I got up at 5:30 and went to the local Super Target. It was so organized that we were able to purchase everything on our list. Infact, I had a incident where a lady any I had grabbed the very last Wii guitar hero at exact same time.... I looked at her and ask if she wanted to play rock, paper, scissors for it, and she agreed...and I WON...lol.

For the rest of the weekend we went to the movies, shopped at the Mall of America, visit w/ my friend Sherrie, played Korean card games and feasted on Korean food.
It was a great Thanksgiving.

frankenmuth

Every year for Jim's birthday we would head up to a cute little Bavarian German town called Frankenmuth. they are known for their famous family style chicken dinner w/ all the fixins. They are also famous for having the largest Christmas store..... I believe it's the size of a 9 football field.

It's fun to go up there in November to see all the Christmas decorations and get a early start on Christmas shopping.

Happy Birthday Lovey!!

today is my husband's birthday and I wanted to wish him a very happy birthday .

ALL ABOUT LOVEY SURVEY:

1. He’s sitting in front of the TV; what is on the screen? news, how i met your mother, or any detroit sports

2. You’re out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad? always ranch

3. What’s one food he doesn’t like? mustard...he hates it

4. You go out to the resturant. What does he order? he's not very picky....whatever he's in the mood for

5. Where did he go to high school? East Detroit High

6. What size shoe does he wear? 12

7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be? if we were rich, i would say Boats, but mostly he collects fishing equipments

8. What is his favorite type of sandwich? chicken sharawma ??

9. What would this person eat every day if he could? ribeye steak

10. What would he never wear?wife beaters and thongs...lol

11. What is his favorite sports team?The Detroit Tigers or Red wings

12. Who is his best friend?He should say me, but he’d probably say his brothers

13. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn’t do? be more polite when it comes to bodily functions....lol and playing on the computer

14. How many states has he lived in? one and only...Michigan

15. You bake him a cake for his birthday; what kind of cake?carrot cake

16. Did he play sports in high school?no, he couldn't due to his car accident

17. What could he spend hours doing?fishing, fishing, fishing and talk about fishing....also lately playing pool.

I miss the 80's

We're going to the Zoo, Zoo, Zoo...how about you, you, you.......

Last Thursday, we had a beautiful warm sunny November day so my mother -in-law and I wanted to take advantage of the situation and went to the Zoo.

The best thing my far was the polar bear exhibit........the polar bears were entertaining the audience the whole time. It was amazing and we had a great time. I guess you are never too old to enjoy the zoo :)

Spending time w/ the AZ Dosdalls

Sorry it took me so long to post this, I have been so busy since I have been back from Arizona. I had so much fun visiting w/ John and Jayme and the boys....and it was really nice to hang out w/ Jaymes's family.

dylan ( din-din) is always happy long as there are food in front of him

jacob is the sweetest boy

another turkey leg picture....running joke at work

John's family in front of the ferris wheel

I don't know who had more fun...jayme or jacob

this is the only 2 home store that costco own, ones in Mesa and the other one in Seattle

On Sunday, Jayme mom planned a huge halloween party for her family. we BBQ, carved pumpkins, and played many games w/ lots of fun prizes.

jeff and beth

Jacob and his cousins

John the master cook.. or he think he is...lol

dirt cake

the mummy game