happy belated new year!

ok..2006 definitely ended with a bang and 2007 started with a bang. my intent when i started this blog was that i would at post at least once very 1-2 weeks. well that just goes to show you how crazy my december and january was! since my head literally feels like it's about to explode, i'll just post some highlights:

* december
---> i hit some major holiday discounts on my shopping spree this year. i use to buy clothes for the kids but they are all at a point where they want stuff to play with...so for the last couple of years it has been a toyfest shopping spree. last year i filled the suv so much i had to go home, unload the stash and go back for second round. my head wasn't on straight in december this year so the suv wasn't as full and i ended up making multiple trips to the store throughout the month.

---> 2006 marked the first christmas celebrated in the U.S. by my aunts and uncles on my dad's side. weekly dinners are usually funny with all of us trying to eat family dinner at the same time. did i mention that there is about 21 of us attempting to sit all together...hahaha! annual christmas party at my parents was fun! lots of great company and lots of funny memories. tobey got pretty much everything he wanted thanks to his uncles, aunts and grandparents. he got this pretty cool drum set from jenn and edison and by the end of that week he had formed a band which would later perform at the family reunion and new year's eve..=) check it out!



---> did i mention that we spent the last week of 2006 packing and moving? yes, we moved! that will be another posting but for now all that needs to be said is that man, that was a tiring week!

* january
---> we spent new year's eve in san jose...our last new year's eve in the city i've lived in most of my life. well, i guess i really shouldn't say "last" because it's not like we won't be back. the party was at my parents house - a house full of old flips drunk on san miguel and just enjoying the company of family..hahahaha. i met my cousin who i've never talked to before so that was pretty cool. it was definitely an unforgettable new year's eve celebration! what a great way to ring in 2007!

---> 1/1/07 - first night we spent at our rental in mountain house. that's where we'll be until our house is ready. the whole month of january was pretty much a blur as we are selectively unpacking, getting use to the commute and adjusting to a city quite different from the one we just left. we still get to see our family and friends - it's been great having them be 1 hour or less away. mel's adjusting faster than i am but i know in time i'll get there too...=)