.it's beginning to look a lot like christmas...MOVIES.

The Santa Clause

Jingle All the Way

Jack Frost

Home Alone 2

All I Want for Christmas

Elf

A Christmas Story

Home Alone

These are not the typical holiday movie classics. But these are my Christmas movie classics that I try to watch every year during the holiday season. I can't wait to start watching! They are not all award winning movies, but they do serve their purpose of making me laugh.
It leaves me with the warm Christmas spirit and simply reminds me of my childhood.  

My all time favorite Christmas flick is the movie with Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, and David Huddleston called Santa Claus.  I must've watched this movie every single year since 1985.  I even have it on DVD for my future generations :)

Santa Claus the Movie

Let the holiday season begin. 

God bless us everyone ;)

.el peluquero.

Property of Nickelodeon

This is one of my favorite Dora Characters!

In an episode of Dora the Explorer, they go on a journey to get to "el peluquero" (hairdresser/barber). And the el peluquero happens to be a good looking guy. Haha. Not only is he a good looking barber, but he can also sing. Maybe that's why I have a school-girl crush on him. Nonetheless, the episode is so fun and amazing...especially the song!

.fun to be a kid.

I was just going through my photos and came across this picture of my cousin's daughter, Juliana.  I saw it and just started to laugh :)

This was taken in the Philippines in the back of her family's car. We were just sitting and waiting for my cousins and she decided that she wanted to hang off of the car ceiling bars and bounce around the seats. She was having so much - dancing, bouncing, swinging, and laughing while I sat and watched her.  Kids are just so unpredictable and always find a way to have fun regardless of where they are and what the situation is. 

I'm going to take it from Juliana and just "hang from bars and bounce on seats." Have fun and make due with what we have. Life is too short to actually just "sit still."

.baby giraffe diaper cake.

 

I recently made this gender-neutral diaper cake for my coworker's sister-in-law.  She provided me with the Sophie Giraffe Teether for the topper of the cake.  It's a pretty cute toy and it squeaks!  Making diaper cakes are always fun for me.  But the best part of making this cake was the reaction my husband had about the giraffe.  He really really liked it and wanted to keep it. 

Just some background info, my husband has a collection of random things from Pez dispensers,  little green army men, to an awkwardly big BIGGIE doll. And he keeps this collection on top of our TV.  So, when he saw the Giraffe he wanted to add it to his collection. He even put a post-it note in the area where the Giraffe should be.  

I obviously wasn't going to let him keep it (since it technically didn't belong to me).  But I did promise him that as soon as we get pregnant, I will order him a Sophie Giraffe to add to his collection of chotchkies. 

Here's to getting pregnant and adding to his collection :)

.the back up plan.

So, I came to the conclusion that I am slightly obsessed with the movie, The Back-Up Plan. Every time it's on Showtime or any of the premium channels, I find myself watching it.

For someone who is trying to get pregnant and not having any luck, I find this movie reassuring.  It'll happen to us one day soon (i hope!).

.scallops with risotto.

 

John and I had our "date night" - a term that he hates hearing and/or ever using.  But of course, I still use it just to annoy him. Haha  Well, we went out to eat at one of the local food chain restaurants (Houlihans).  John of course, got his signature Stuffed Chicken Breast.  And I tried something different.  I had their Scallops with Asparagus Risotto.  It was absolutely delicious!  The scallops were cooked perfectly.  Other times that I have had scallops, they were either too tough or too soft and slimy.  But this one was perfect.  The asparagus risotto went well with the dish!  I rarely give reviews on meals, but this time, I just had to share a good thing!

.sandals with socks.

I am far from being a fashionista, but Socks with Sandals is definitely a fashion faux pas (well at least I thought it was). But weirdly enough I see it everywhere from runways, magazines, tv, and everyday life. So maybe it isn't a faux pas after all. I guess Fashion is what you make of it.  So for all the Sock and Sandal wearers -- More power to you!