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happy birthday mom!

i am glad we were able to spend a cold, rainy day in palm springs together! i wish i could beat you at dominos and scrabble. i wish that when i bought pants i had the problem of them being too short rather than a foot too long. i wish that our toffee was on martha stewart and not toffee that tastes ng (no good)! i wish you a happy, happy birthday.

i love you. i am glad you are my motha!

xoxo tar

thanksgiving.

this year thanksgiving didn't quite feel like thanksgiving. maybe it was because i didn't have to wake up to the smell of turkey roasting in the oven (very thankful for that.) or because it was warm in las vegas. or because we had a small crowd to feed, justypie, my parents and me. or because the jw marriot was booked out for dinner, and every other restaurant was serving a 'special' thanksgiving menu. when your first choice is dark or white meat... mcdonalds starts to sound pretty tasty. had mcdonalds been open i think i would have gotten a filet-o-fish. but, it wasn't. we found a papa johns and a panda express ( i don't think you can add turkey to chinese or pizza... something i was thankful for this year.)

i didn't know this but apparently my mom doesn't think panda is that bad and was ready to eat there... but justin piped up and said he would rather eat a mayo sandwich than panda. so papa johns it was. delicious. nothing like eating pizza in a hotel room and watching lock up.

water on the moon.

i will preface this story with the fact that i have always hated space. i think it stems from second grade. Alphabetically i was between two scotts. they loved space. they wore stained shirts with galaxies and planets in orbit. they also always wore sweatpants. pudgy kids should not wear sweatpants. i thought they were weird. so naturally i thought space was weird.

this all brings me to last night. justin and i were driving to fashion place and i brought up the fact that water was found on the moon. so, i asked justin if people actually want to live on the moon. he told me yes in a round about way... i even learned that people are willing to die to go to mars.. they are willing to die because apparently any trip to mars is a suicide mission because there is no way home. i was in utter disbelief. some people are nuts! but, back to the moon. i explained to justin that there may be water on the moon... but there are no trees! how would people build things?... i am serious.. who would want a house that looks like a rocket. how would they even stick to the moon? and doesn't the whole moon look the same. so you just pick the prettiest crater and that is your 'view.'

obviously the moon is some peoples cup of tea. it will never be mine. i am thankFUL for the earth. and i like gravity.

the guac queen and other weekend meals.

my first free weekend in a long time was jam packed with dinner parties! cyndi came in town.. so we had a feast and game night at the quists. it seems like i haven't seen them in forever. they are still fun! cyndi seriously made the best guac and salsa i have ever had. it was so yummy... i wouldn't mind some right this second. and of course she made her famous cookies. i love hers more than mine.. even though i make her recipe. i guess food just tastes better when all you have to do is show up and eat. marilynn's fruit trays always deserve a shout-out... justin calls me a fruit bat... and if i really were a fruit bat i would request to reside with marilynn. her fruiting skills are incredible. and coleybug is cute, big and charming. he talks so much. my dad taught him to have dinosaurs bite my mom on the bum.. cute dad... let's hope he doesn't do that to the girls in his play group! mexican train dominos is a game all should play for a good time. thanks quists! you sure know how to throw a party.

saturday was moving day. well kind of. we have one couch {actually in our living room and dining room there are three extra couches... with no homes.. leaving us no space} that we are trying to move... and it will not fit through any door in our house.. so we figured off to grandmas it would go... turns out after an extremely valiant effort that it would not fit there either.. so back to our house it comes. so, i pretty much have couch claustrophobia. on a happier note justins brother nathan and his wife came and surprised his family. he recently moved back to the US from italy. they are living in vegas. i think justin is happy to have his brother close again. there was a bbq at dave and jess' last night.. it was fun to sit by the fire and chitty chat with the gang.

on sunday i decided i should have a birthday dinner for my dad.. since i didn't get him anything for his birthday. i came up with a yummy appetizer that all should try.. {bacon, blue, cheese and caramelized pear on french bread.. toast them till the cheese melts.} and a chocolate bundt cake, with bananas foster and coffee ice cream. delicious.. and filling... but then toffee time it was. we got six of the 180 pounds made. i think we will have more toffee days ahead. on a side note.. i think i have the best mom and dad... they are great friends to have. and i am glad i am an only daughter so i get them all to myself ( you know what i mean.. in the girly ways...)

hope everyones weekend was as tasty as mine.

bad hair cuts and laundry.

i am a week late but last saturday i came home to a clean house and my seemingly sweet husband in bed taking a nap. i wanted to wake him because i hadn't seen him all day. i look at his {usually} cute little face... and he was "sleeping" with a hat on.. how odd. turns out he wasn't asleep.

justin: "don't be mad."

taryn: "huh."

justin: "don't be mad. i did six loads of laundry.... it was a mistake."

taryn thinking: {he bleached all my clothes.... no remove the hat... Shock, HORROR, i left curlylocks and came home to baldy!} "you look like demi moore in GI jane!"

justin: "it was a mistake.. i am mad too"

you betch your buns it was a mistake. a mistake we will live with for the next six months. lucky us.

tuesday delight.

today was a good day.

i woke up about an hour before i usually do... leaving me plenty of time to sip hot chocolate and surf the web.

lunch @ rio with these cute ladies, plus linds, my mom

and dad. kiko is fun and funny. she likes black beans and is

more than happy to dip her way through a meal. grandma is always a pleasure. she makes me laugh and always has some good, witty advice. she will stick with the salad

at rio... the usual for her is better than the adventure of coconut shrimp tacos.

work went by fast. and i mean real fast. i guess an unlimited supply of candy helps. i didn't eat so much candy when i used to diet coke... but i guess you win some, you lose some. candy is more tasty.

indian for dinner. too spicy for me... i guess if i could eat rice i could have handled it... if your chutney went moldy like mine, apricot jam kinda works.

to top it all off coffee ice-cream for dessert.

i wish for more days like these...

happy birthday pops!

i hope you had a fabulous birthday. i am sorry you had to work all day and pick out cabinets... you should have gone golfing. i am also sorry that justin was the only one who actually knew your age. no matter how old you are, you still have great hair. (apparently that is one of dave's favorite things about you... who knew) it is not one of my favorite things... i mean i like your hair, but i love how you can make me laugh. and how you try to make me stop crying in front of homeless people at maccas.

i love you.

xo,

Bear