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&. K E L .
Kel. 28. Lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Graduated from UC Berkeley 2001. Has a small obsession with TV. Enjoys chick lit and teen movies. Major shopaholic. Blogging since January 17, 2002. &. N A V I G A T I O N .
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November 25, 2007 It's been an awesome Thanksgiving weekend so far... until yesterday morning when I woke up with a massive headache and sniffly nose. ARGH. Rob and I didn't really have any plans yesterday but STILL. It sucks being sick during a long weekend. So what else have I been up to? On Wednesday after a completely useless 3-hours at work (our network and internet were down so I ended up cleaning my desk and filing the entire time), Rob and I had a "His and Hers" movie night with our friends Ruby and Jason. Ruby and I watched Enchanted and the boys saw Hitman. :D Enchanted had its cheesy moments (of course) but overall, it was a really sweet movie. And Amy Adams was *perfect* as Giselle. Loved her. For Thanksgiving we went over to Rob's brother's new condo in the city where we stuffed ourselves silly with food. Rob's sister-in-law Susie made turkey, the BEST stuffing ever, cornbread, green bean casserole, asparagus wrapped in ham, mashed potatoes with gravy and we brought over candied yams, pumpkin pie, and Rob's special maple chicken wings. WOW... it didn't seem like a lot of food on the table but now that I listed everything... it seems a little obscene. Besides eating, we watched a lot of football, played with our dogs, and ate some more. :D It was a lazy day. Just the way I like it! Then of course the next day was Black Friday shopping madness! It's become a tradition for us... Rob and I scour the ads on Thursday night and then wake up early to hit Best Buy, Circuit City, Target, and K-Mart. This year we were specifically looking for a digital camera (ours broke a few weeks ago) and a printer (I need one to print out miscellaneous wedding stationery, like programs, etc). The camera we wanted turned out to be least expensive on Amazon so we didn't even have to brave the crowds for that purchase! Surprisingly though, we didn't really encounter any insane lines or crowds. But then we didn't head out until about 8am so we missed the craziness for the big ticket items. Anyway, we managed to get some Christmas shopping done -- a GPS system and iPod Nanos for Rob's parents, DVDs for friends, this HP Photosmart C5280 printer for only $80, and the Justin Timberlake concert DVD and The OC season 4 DVDs ($14.88!) for me. Phew. Yesterday we bought our Christmas tree! We got a small one this year (roughly 6ft) because we don't have much room... but it's so cute! As soon as we get our new camera, I'll post pictures. Now I'm savoring the last few hours of the weekend. After such a great few days, I really don't want to get up for work in the morning. Nooooooooo. *sigh* Posted by Kel at 09:24 PM | Comments (4) November 24, 2007 So last week, I headed down to Southern CA for the second annual Girls Weekend in Palm Springs with my best friends, Carmen and Robyn. But before we made the drive down to the desert, we spent most of Friday visiting bridal salons in LA. :D We started off bridesmaid dress shopping... we hit Bella Bridesmaid (thumbs up -- we found some pretty silk shantung dresses in lots of different styles) and Renee Strauss (thumbs down -- they had TONS of dress choices but they weren't very... stylish. Their wedding dress selection looked much better). I had an idea of what I envisioned for them prior to our appointments but I wanted to make sure they were comfortable and liked what they would be wearing. So I'm pretty sure I'm going to pick the designer, fabric and colors of the dresses and my bridesmaids will choose their own styles, be it strapless, halter, v-neck, etc. Yay, they're going to look so pretty! Our last stop of the day was the Monique Lhuillier salon where I wanted to show them my top 2 dress choices. They're both very different "looks" so I was having a tough time making a decision on my own. My cousin (aka Maid of Honor) and aunt joined us for this appointment and all 4 of them unanimously voted for the same dress. I'm planning a big dress post soon and I'll share THE DRESS then. :) After all that, we finally headed down to Palm Springs for our weekend at the La Quinta Resort & Spa. We woke up on Saturday morning to a beautiful day -- warm but not overly so. I think it was in the high 70s/low 80s. Definitely a welcome change from the frosty weather in the Bay Area! I hit the gym to start my day (I am *really* trying to be better at this) and then we lounged around the pool for a few hours before finally ending up at the SPA! I had a milk bath, massage, and facial. Mmmm. We ended the day having a yummy dinner at Azur, one of the resort's restaurants. The next day we leisurely woke up, got ready, and headed to Desert Hot Springs to visit our friend Errikka from elementary school who we'd all lost touch with until recently. I haven't seen or talked to her since high school (more than 10 years ago!) so it was great to hear what she's been doing since then and also to meet her husband and kids! It's amazing how far we've all come since we knew each other way back when... And that's my very belated recap of my Palm Springs weekend. I'm already counting down the days til the next one. :D Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Posted by Kel at 01:50 AM | Comments (3) November 18, 2007 I just got back from a relaxing and much-needed trip to Palm Springs with my best friends. I'm so bummed it's over. At least it's a short work week (yay Thanksgiving!) I'll write all about it once I get back into the swing of things. :) Posted by Kel at 11:19 PM | Comments (5) November 11, 2007 Is it just me or is this TV season kind of... blah? I haven't been excited to watch my shows in the same way I used to be. I think the only show I really look forward to each week is Gossip Girl. I mean, Chuck and Reaper are solid but don't really inspire the same giddiness I used to have when watching shows like Alias or Buffy, Heroes and Grey's Anatomy just aren't the same anymore, and let's not even talk about Smallville. And with the writer's strike taking place and reruns to look forward to for an undetermined amount of time... I just don't see the season getting any better. HOWEVER. One Tree Hill is coming back in January as a mid-season replacement and I am *ridiculously* excited, especially after finding this season 5 preview about Brooke. :D I think the "fast forward" is going to be AWESOME. Posted by Kel at 09:25 PM | Comments (5) November 10, 2007 It's a lazy (and rainy -- boo) Saturday... I really should take this opportunity to do some cleaning around the apartment but instead, I've chosen to spend the whole day doing absolutely nothing. :D It's pretty awesome. So I have a Diesel update. He's finally learned how to roll over! Awww. I uploaded a couple of videos to YouTube and of course, I have to share them here as well (please ignore the glimpses of my messy apartment)... HEISSOCUTE. Posted by Kel at 05:38 PM | Comments (3) November 5, 2007 I am SO not feeling Heroes this season. :/ It's really disappointing. In other Kelly news, I went to the doctor last week for a physical and she told me I have high blood pressure. Great. Well, at least now I *really* have the motivation to exercise more and eat healthier now. She thinks it might be more closely tied to stress and anxiety, though, so I guess that means I have to start working less. :D Posted by Kel at 10:04 PM | Comments (3) November 4, 2007 Our Nintendo Wii has been collecting dust... until today. Rob and I went to Target and came home with both Guitar Hero and Dance Dance Revolution. (And we're supposed to be saving money. OOPS). I haven't tried Guitar Hero yet but I completely suck at DDR. HEE. :P Posted by Kel at 11:54 PM | Comments (3) November 2, 2007 I just found a new 24 trailer on YouTube. I honestly don't know what to think. See for yourself... plot and casting spoilers are revealed so beware... What is Tony doing back from the DEAD and why is he BAD??!!! Argh. Don't mess with Tony. GRRR. Posted by Kel at 11:06 PM | Comments (4) |
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