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A Very Wicked Thanksgiving...

Just kidding...it wasn't a very wicked thanksgiving. I just couldn't think of anything else catchy that encompassed everything I've done since my last blog.
For my birthday (Nov 17th) my friends and I went and saw Wicked here in LA. People had said that it was amazing, but "amazing" doesn't even come close. It was fantastic. The sets, the songs, the costumes, everything is astounding! I'm hoping to go again with my mom when she comes to visit for Christmas! Unfortunately, my dad and husband are not interested at all in going. *sigh* Where are all the cultured men?! :)
Then came Thanksgiving. I was sick. That pretty much explains how I spent all of Wednesday through Sunday. Bummer, huh? But, I am glad that I already had those days off of work. I just slept. Usually I can't stand being in the house for too long, I have to get out and do something, so Dave knew that something must have been wrong with me! :) What a patient husband I have! Dave even made half of the Thanksgiving meal (since we were splitting it with another couple). He was the brawn and I was the brains, I pretty much just directed what I wanted him to do and he did it, and it turned out WONDERFULLY! I'm contemplating cooking another turkey b/c I couldn't really taste the one that we had on Thanksgiving! Sad!
Anyways, the countdown to Christmas begins, and since this will be the first Christmas we've spent with family since we've been married we are both SUPER excited! We are going on Sunday with some friends to cut down our Christmas tree. I can't wait!

Me and Dancer (or Prancer or Vixen...)

Dave and I had the greatest weekend! We went to Disneyland to celebrate my birthday. I took off Friday from work and we spent the weekend down there. It was fabulous!

Dave surprised me by taking me to a character breakfast on Staurday morning. It was so neat to be eating breakfast and have the Dinsey characters randomly come over and give me a hug. My FAVORITE part was watching the characters interact with all the little children that were there. It was neat to hear them squeal with joy when they saw their favorite character.

Of course, we got to the park bright and early, because we're nerds like that. There was a sign near the entrance of the park stating that they were filming for their Disney Christmas Special. On the sign it said that they would be filming Josh Groban singing at the castle. I practically dragged Dave (actually I did drag Dave) though the whole park til we got the the castle. It was neat to see Josh Groban so close, there were only abut 50 people there. He sang Silent Night a couple times - it was beautiful. When he went to come off the stage, I sort of lost my presence of mind and may have rushed at him. :) I couldn't help myself. I got pretty close, but his body guard stood in front of him to block him from people like me! :) I'm sure Dave was MORTIFIED. :) He just stood back and took pictures.

Anyways, it was a great time. I'm so thankful for my husband. He did a great job planning this weekend.

Me 'n Martin

Who knew Luther married a cowgirl?

Last night my dad got the biggest wish of his life fulfilled. He had a red-headed daughter. :) Dad, this picture is for you.

Some friends of ours had a reformation party where you could dress as a reformer (or anyone else). Dave decided to dress as Martin Luther and I dressed as a red-headed...something...

This is the story. So, we hadn't thought about what we were going to wear until - oh - about four hours before the party. We ran to Walmart and scanned the aisles desperate for something to wear - anything! Pretty much everything was gone. Dave got the bright idea that he could be Martin Luther, so we ran over to the fabric dpt and got oodles of brown fabric and a rope for him to tie around his waist. We searched high and low and all we could come up with for me was a red wig. It was pathetic.

We headed home, and Dave spent the next while cutting up and sewing his "Luther" outfit, while I tried to decide what to wear. I ended up with a red flannel shirt, jeans, and a cowboy hat. I ended up looking more like the Wendy's Hamburger girl, though. Dave made a great Luther, and I was so proud of him for sewing his garb all by himself! Next time his pants need to be hemmed or a button needs to be sewn back on, he can't pretend like he doesn't know how. I have proof! :)