Here are some long overdue snapshots from my holiday season…

First, there was a holiday dinner for my work, which was much more subdued than Rory’s. Just dinner and smiling. Here I am with some fellow teachers and with Sheila, our founder and CEO.

After the S dinner, Sheila and I went to a birthday party at a club in Hollywood. I stayed for about 25 minutes before I was ready to leave. Big, Hollywood clubs aren’t really my thing, but it was fun to celebrate Vicki’s birthday! The first photo is of me with Vicki and the second is of the rest of the group…

Later in December I headed to my parents house, which was lovely and restful! One day I drove down to my hometown and got to see my dear friend, Amanda. I finally got to meet her son, Rex. Look how cute and mischievous he looks…

We went out for lunch, stopped for cupcakes and then I got to take a tour of her home…

I wish I lived in Northern California so I could see them more often!

Back at my parents house, Christmas rolled around and we made a flaming cocktail drink that my Dad saw on television. See the flame? It was fun to make, but I didn’t love the taste of it. Mom did, though!

After Christmas, I returned home to LA where R and I had a little Christmas celebration of our own. Here is R modeling the jacket he got from my parents and posing with the new book of short stories by his favorite writer, Kurt Vonnegut.

R gave me a pair of short, black UGGs. Finally, I fit in in LA and my feet stay toasty.

He also got us season passes to Magic Mountain!!! We went last Sunday and had a blast. We heart roller coasters, so season passes to go ride them whenever we want was a brilliant gift.

All in all, it was a great Christmastime!
{New Year’s Eve coming soon…}
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