this weekend was a ton of fun, and flew by a bit faster than i expected! on saturday james, erik, and i went to the cal game. i felt so badly because i was really craving a pretzel, so i asked james to get up when the game felt like it was dragging on and on. of course that's when cal decides to get all fancy and bust out a flea-flicker. james missed it live, but i guess saw it on the tv as he was buying my snack!! hee hee!! sorry!!

after that, we grabbed a lite dinner of salad and garlic bread at tomatina and then headed to deanza college to watch a pink floyd laser show. i know...how random!! james loves pink floyd, and really, why not hang out and watch a laser interpretation inside a planetarium. hehehehhehe!! it was pretty cool, and i'd totally do it again. they have other bands they do shows for like U2 and the beatles, so that will be on my to-do list at some point. :)

yesterday, i started the day with a bagel with james, shona, and kynan, and then off to mani-pedis with shona and the roomies!! such a nice way to pamper yourself, and i decided to go bright pink for the wedding reception, not a boring french manicure. it's my party and i'll pink it up if i want to!! :) after that, we had a very delicious meal at a thai restaurant in downtown mountain view that i haven't tried before. luckily shona's been to thailand like 8 times, so she said this one was the most authentic. it wasn't that spicy even though we did ask for it, but everything was very fresh, and my mouth still tastes like cilantro.

this week, i'm doing a few last minute things for the reception, and then halloween on friday!! i've also got to fit packing for the honeymoon in there, but i know it will all work out!! after saturday's big party, james and i will be gone to hawaii for two weeks!! i'm pretty sure i won't be updating this thing very often, so sorry i'm gone for a bit!! i can't wait for a tropical vacation, and i'm spoiled by james to be gone for so long, and have NO idea what we're doing while we're there!! that boy loves his adventures, and i'm sure i'll have really fun stores when i return.

oh, and what are you all doing for halloween? i think i'm dressing up as linda richman from coffee talk, and having a few friends over for halloween movies/treats. i'm not going all out and having a huge party like i thought i'd try to pull off, just with the reception the next day and all. i've got my halloween candy treat bags ready, and i'm making caramel apples and halloween cupicakes later this week. izze has cute halloween cans, so those are chillin in the fridge, and i'll probably have a few easy snacks for the evening. oh, and i need to carve my pumpakin, but i'm not sure what i want to do yet. hopefully a bit of inspiration comes my way in the next day or two!!

see you all in a bit!!

something that i'll actually watch on tv is sports. of course i'm a huge football/baseball/hockey fan, and i love going to games in person, but something has been different this past year or so. i haven't been excited to watch the a's or giants in person, let alone more than a few innings. the same goes for hockey. i only went to one game last season, as opposed to my usual 10-15.

i still enjoy cal football, and i wonder if it's just because i know they'll never make it to the rose bowl. i have faith in my other teams, and just seem to feel really depressed after they choke in the playoffs. i wonder if i'll ever get back into it like i used to be.

as i mentioned in a previous post, i'm a big halloween nut, and am bouncing that it's coming up!! the apartment and desk were covered in my fun decorations a day or two before october started. gotta get the most use out of it as i can!! :)

i am putting together candy bags, baking halloween cupcakes, and making caramel apples. i was going to have a little par-tay, but thought it might be over the top as my reception is the following day. :) i WAS going to pass out all the goodies at work, but i have just found out that google no longer wants to continue the vendor recruiting program that i was a part of, so i'm out looking for a new job!

it's sort of happy and sad at the same time. i've loved working for google for these past 2 years. i've made amazing friends, eaten foods i've never tried at delicious cafes, and of course, met my wonderful husband here. the opportunity has been great, and on the other hand, i'm a little frightened to throw my resume out there as it seems everyone is being laid off or trying to find something new and exciting.

i'm convinced that something will work out, and until then, i can only do my best to apply apply apply everywhere. i can't wait to see where the next chapter of my life will take place. :)

november 28th - espresso truffle

sounds ah-may-zing!!