Five on Friday

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1. Rich is finally done with the semester! I am more than excited to spend this weekend with my sweet hubby! I have missed him. We celebrated the end of his first semester at our holiday party last night - yes, it was amazing! More to come, soon!

2. This is a long, but totally worth it, read /// Oh, how I love San Francisco /// Talk about talent /// The US is full of such beauty these spots /// the video on number 2 is just too good, actually, this whole article /// Planet Money explains how t-shirts are made - fascinating (all alpha gams should buy a shirt!


3. This is fascinating! Nothing we don't already know...

"In a widely-read study, Harvard Business School students were given a case assignment on Heidi, a real-life successful entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. But there was a catch. Half of the class randomly received their case with one teensy tiny change made: The name "Heidi" was changed to "Howard." Afterward, the students were surveyed, and though Heidi and Howard were found equally competent (as they should have been because they are the same person), the students found Howard much more likeable. The following ad pretty much sums up why." ~Upworthy

And here is a TED talk that talks about this topic too! Wow, it is amazing!



4. Miracles really do come true!

 5. This type of message has been all over the internet for several months now, if not years, and every time I see a different rendition, I am compelled to take a look. Maybe it is because I want to see what the models in the magazines and the adds actually look like.

AGD Holiday Happy Hour 2013

Delicious Drinks. Family. Sisterhood. Friends. Happy Squirrels.

 The tamest white elephant gift exchange in the history of the game.

Toasting. Laughing. Chatting.

Happy Holidays to all of my beautiful Squirrels out there!! Sending lots of hugs and love!

Momma's Birthday

My beautiful mom had a birthday last Saturday and I was fortunate enough to spend the entire day with her! We started the celebrating on Friday night with happy hour and dinner in SF with 2 other friends. And on Saturday we sipped champagne which enjoying pedicures and then we were off to lunch.

On Saturday night we got a big group together, including my brothers, and we headed to SF for a night of bowling. Sadly, there were no open lanes, so it turned into appetizers and drinks and then ended with us heading back to the east bay for deep dish pizzas!

Overall, I am pretty sure my momma had an amazing birthday! I am blessed every day to have such a great relationship with my mom and I am so grateful that we now live close to my family! 

5 on Friday

1. I would like to take a minute to honor Nelson Mandela, and anti-apartheid icon and the first black president of South Africa. He passed away yesterday; his vision and his life work will live on forever. What an incredible role model he is. His passion and world work meant that he had to sacrifice his family and his freedom for the freedom of his fellow black Africans. I am currently a little over half way through his book, A Long Walk to Freedom, and what he did and how he dedicated his life to fighting for freedom for black citizens in South Africa is truly inspiring.What an inspiration to us all to fight for what we believe in and to fight for what is right for this world.
Read more here.

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2. This video

Take a few minutes to watch it. It will make you think. This is beautiful.

3. This artwork is amazing!

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How in the heck?!

4. Good thing I already got married! And at 23! Wow, these kids really know a lot! Kids sure say the darndest things! Read here!

5. If this doesn't get you into the holiday spirit, I don't know what will!

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Not-so Black Friday

The day after Thanksgiving I spent the morning watching helping my mom clean up and then spending some quality time with my girlfriends! We made some arts and crafts and we went for a walk! It was a beautiful day!

I have never shopped on Black Friday - nor the night before - nor do I ever plan to...

As an annual tradition, my mom and I spend the evening after Thanksgiving in San Francisco going to the Ghirardelli Tree Lighting Ceremony. This year, we went to the Union Square ceremony. It was a bit more crowded but beautiful nevertheless.

After the ceremony, mom and I went to a few restaurants for drinks and food! It was a fun evening that I love to spend with my mom!

{Post} Thanksgiving

This year there was much to be thankful for! We live near family and old-time friends and have the chance to live in one of the most beautiful places in the world. Rich and I are both healthy, happy and just as much in love. I have landed an awesome job and Rich is loving law school (as much as you can love law school). We are constantly surrounded, whether it be physically or just spiritually, by so much love and happiness. We are two blessed people enjoying life together!

Like every year, the food was amazing and the company was even better!

The table is always decorated to impress and the conversation always starts with a prayer and everyone says what they are thankful for - mom always goes first and grandpa always goes last :-)

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. There is no pressure to find the perfect gift or pressure to have the right reaction when you are receiving gifts. It is a night to enjoy the people you love and the people who love you and to be thankful for all that makes you smile in life!

I hope everyone had a marvelous Thanksgiving! Cheers to one more month until 2014!
(Seriously, where has the time gone!?)

A Few of My Favorite Things: Under $100

I love my Issey Miyake! I am running out of my perfume!

$99 is under $100...ha! Eau de Toilette and the Perfume! (yes I use both...)

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Moisturizing Body Lotion

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And there is stick deodorant?! Yes. Please.

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Linked up with Elise at Cheers Y'all and Jen at  Down with the Dearmores

Happy December!

Happy December!

Wishing you all a happy and healthy holiday season!