Sorry I’ve been so absent lately, but December has come and gone like a whirlwind of insanity. Between shopping, decorating, wrapping, cooking, visiting family, and trying to make the most of my off time – I got lost in the busyness of the season and it ended too soon. So to bring you up to speed on my December, here’s a short review in pictures 🙂
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Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, NYC
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Our fabulous, eclectic Christmas tree
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My favorite ornament, of course! We bought this at the Dole Cannery when I was in Waikiki to present my thesis at the Hawaiian International Conference
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Sasha, helping untangle the Christmas lights
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I am totally helping.
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Maybe it will help if I eat them.
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Doesn’t taste very good…
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Why are the lights moving!?
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I’m going to go inside the lights.
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I am so fab-u-lous
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FAB-U-LOUS!
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Sasha – in the Christmas lights 🙂
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Sophia, captivated by the idea of ornaments hanging on low branches
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More consideration of ornament consumption
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Yupp, edible.
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Sasha sitting pretty on the tree skirt. Of course I couldn’t resist the opportunity for a photo shoot.
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Why is this bear touching me?
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Now there are two bears touching me…
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This is the worst day.
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Why are you torturing me like this?!
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…
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HELP ME
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Disgusted by the degenerate company of these bears.
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Begrudgingly posing with bears
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Only slightly irritated
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Maybe I can escape that way.
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Oh, I saw what you did with Sasha. Don’t even try it.
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Or I will eat the bear.
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Spending time with friends in NYC
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Boyfriend and I in NYC
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Caught texting at the table… busted!
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The construction of a sweet cubicle castle.
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And a fancy cat tree for the most spoiled cats around.
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General happiness for being alive 🙂
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Spending lots of time with this guy <3
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More sashimi
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And, nothing is complete without neurotically written Christmas cards!
Mahalo for stopping by and talk to you in the new year! Aloha!