Happy Birthday to Me!

So, my birthday is really on Christmas Day, but of course, it's a little hard to go out and celebrate it on that day. So yesterday, Kelly, my mom, nino, aunt Diane and I went to The Clubhouse at South Coast Plaza to celebrate. We had a yummy dinner and even snuck in some shopping afterward. What a better way to celebrate my birthday?!

We're off to Las Vegas tomorrow morning to ring in the New Year. So, Happy New Year everyone and we'll see you in 2009!

Merry Christmas!

Kelly and I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. We had a great day and hope you did too. Below are some pictures from our Christmas Eve dinner and Christmas Day celebration. We were lucky to spend the holiday celebrating with our families. Now we're looking forward to ringin' in the New Year...and it looks like we'll be doing that from Las Vegas. Oh, and thanks to everyone for all the birthday wishes! 

Our Christmas tree full of presents

With our niece Alexis & nephew Jake

Christmas Day with the Munoz family

Tis the Season...

For shopping, wrapping, decorating, celebrating and eating! And we've been doing it all. I've sequestered myself in the house today until I finish wrapping all the Christmas presents. Of course, I took a little break to go to Knott's Berry Farm. I know, I've never been very disciplined! But we got in for free and we met up with some of my family to eat yummy chicken dinner. It was so crowded, way worse than a few weeks ago when Kelly and I went during the week, that we didn't stay too long. So, I'm back home trying to finish wrapping gifts. I still need to run out and buy a few more, but that will have to wait until tomorrow. Thanks to everyone for the wonderful Christmas cards you've been sending...we love receiving them! Here are some Christmas pictures we want to share with you...

Another Year of Bragging Rights...

So by now you know that USC beat UCLA last weekend...YAY! We had a great time tailgating, listening to the USC Marching Band perform, and of course watching the game. Kelly and I sat with my uncle Cefe and cousin Ray in the UCLA Alumni section. Luckily, there were a few other brave Trojans sitting there too, but we didn't care, the seats were amazing. I wanted to be up close watching USC kick UCLA's booty. With that win also comes the sadness of the end of the football season. What am I going to do on Saturdays? Oh well, at least I have the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day to look forward to...

Tomorrow's the Big Day...

It's the USC vs UCLA game at the Rose Bowl! Anyone who knows me, knows how crazy my family and I are about this game. We wait all year for this game, just to have bragging rights for a year. As a Trojan fan, I'm hoping we keep the bragging rights again this year. We're starting the morning early with a tailgate. People will be crack-up as they walk by and see USC and UCLA people hanging out together...but that's why we love this game. May the best team win...Fight On!

A Thankful Weekend

This year's Thanksgiving was a fun-filled weekend that made us realize how many things we are thankful for. Kelly and I spent Thanksgiving with both of our families. We started the day with lunch at my aunt's house, then ended it with dinner at Kelly's uncle's house. We were very thankful to spend time with both our families and see people we don't get to see very often. The next day was black friday, and my mom and I started shopping at 6 a.m. Yup, we were amongst the crazies at Target, Costco and Best Buy! But that also means we're 95% done with our Christmas shopping. Then on Saturday my mom and I went to the USC vs Notre Dame game, along with the rest of my family that always goes. Although we were freezing by half-time and sitting in the Notre Dame section, we had a great time eating kettle corn and watching USC beat ND. Our fun-filled weekend ended with our first annual tree trimming party on Sunday. We invited our immediate family over to help decorate the Christmas tree and get into the holiday spirit. We all had a great time and vowed to make it a family tradition. I hope all of your Thanksgivings were as wonderful as ours!