Nicole Wilker

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The season can now begin!

Nov 30

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Thanksgiving is over, the dishes are done, the carcus is bubbling on the stove (well not mine, but if you have one you want to donate I’d be happy to share the soup)…

So now it can begin!
 

Our tree is up, the lights are on, the skirts is around the base and there are even presents underneath! The first batch of chex mix has been made and eaten, 3 types of cookies have already been baked, and it has snowed… So yes, Christmas may begin!!

 

The cookies are headed for the freezer so the family has some snacks when they are here!

(coconut oatmeal chocolate chip, snicker doodles (2007 version), and chocolate cocoa slices)

We will be decorating the tree this evening and I can’t wait! The grinch will be playing and maybe even my new movie that hubby got me – frosty the snow man (think he’s trying to keep me from playing the grinch on repeat?)

 

We got phillip a chrstmas kerchief and he sure will look dapper! Had it on him for practice earlier today!

 

If you need me today I’ll be wrapping more presents, doing chores and maybe a bit more baking!

 

Happy holiday season to all!

Turkey Day in the mountains

Nov 29

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Hubby and I headed to the mountains for turkey day!

We ate really well, rested tons, skiied some every day and just really enjoyed each others company!!




Today we headed home and i guess i haven’t recoved from the accident last year so my adrenalin was sky high the entire way down. It was snowing up a storm and had been for a couple days so the roads were covered and people were all over the roads.

Hubby did fabulous – it was my vehicle’s first trip to the mountains!!

 

 

Happy Thanksgiving to all and to all a good night!!

Nov 27

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Hubby and I decided to spend the long weekend up in Breckenridge!

We got a cool condo close to the base of peak 9 – our favorite place to start our skiing day!

We drove up late on Wednesday night and arrived with enough time to unwind and have some chips and salsa from a bowl in the cute little kitchen that came with out “condo”

We awoke Thursday morning not well slept, and feeling like spending the day lounging around! Eventually we needed caffeine and wandered out to find the one Starbucks in town and do a smidge of Christmas shopping! (those visiting will enjoy their welcome baskets!)

We got hubby some fleeze pants to wear under his ski pants since he forgot his while packing for our weekend away!

We eventually returned to the room had a little nap and then decided to hit the slopes. Yes it was like 2 pm by then, but hey what are season passes for anyway eh?

The snow coverage was pretty weak, there was about 1 run available from out lift, but that way hubby and I got to ski together which thrilled me to death!

We skied about 1.5 hours! Kinda like a work out, eh?

We had a fabulous meal – check out Yelp if you want to see where and what I neat now!

It was a lovely thanks giving! No sushi but still a great day!

Christmas Survey – Friday Feast

Nov 26

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Chrsitmas Survey – Friday Feast

Well it feels like a friday..

Feel free to play along in comments or on your own site, just put a link in my comments so i can read them!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags ? Anything!I love doing the wrapping with paper as opposed to sticking in a bag. I love putting on the ribbons and bows! But as far as receiving, i’m game for whatever it arrives in!


2. Real tree or Artificial?  Artificial. Savethe tree farms! Well not really, but it’s easier to get him and setupand take back down. No needle dropping issues, not smoking up a vaccumcleaner with needles…

  3. When do you put up the tree?  The day after thanksgiving and not a moment before!

 
4. When do you take the tree down? Depends. Shortly after new years though
 
5. Do you like eggnog?  Ick
 
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Snoopy dress up doll, my dollhouse that my dad made to look like our house (i’m sure there is more, but it’s not coming to mind!)

 
7. Hardest person to buy for?  Dad- i always get him slippers, but besides that it’s kinda hard! This year i have a theme and i’m pretty excited about it!

And hubby. We’ve not been together that long and he tends to just buy what he wants or give a list, but i am never able to go too far off the list cause we are still learning about each other!


8. Easiest person to buy for?  Mom and sister!

 
9. Do you have a nativity scene?  yup – cool one with no real faces.
 
10. Mail or email Christmas cards?  Mail!I love writing out my Christmas cards. I love taking the time to personalize each one. I get annoyed when i receive ones with just a signature, but i like having cards in the house, so i guess i have to be happy i got any at all!
 
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? don’t recall right now

 
12. Favorite Christmas Movie?  The Grinch – duh!

 
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas?  July
 
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?  Don’t think so…

 
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? ALL of it!
 
16. Lights on the tree?  Duh!

17. Favorite Christmas song? Anything from Manheim Steamroller or Bombazo Navideno – puerto rican christmas carols – not my hubby’s fav since they came from the time i spent in my past lives, but i love them! I wiggle all around the house to them!

 
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Most of my christmas’s are traveling. When I moved to CA I was always goingback east. Once I got married and found someone to make my christmas’s just as special i put my foot down and we spend one at home every 3years! This year everyone and i mean everyone is coming! His side and my side in one house! Should be fun!
 
19. Can you name all of Santa’s reindeer’s?  donner and blitzen, and commet and cupid and rudolph…  5 out of 7 aint bad…
 
 
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Elephants holding a star!
 
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? One present Christmas Eve and the rest on Christmas morning
 
2. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Can’t go near the mall.
 
23.Favorite ornament theme or color? I have a ton of elephant ornamants, but will put most anything on my tree!

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Creamed onions, canned peas, crescent rolls, honey baked ham store ham, mom’s ham sauce, squash (orange, frozen block kind), apple pie and whipped topping!  
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? AWii Fit (which apparently requires me to get a Wii…. sigh). New turtle necks. And everyone together and enjoying the holiday!  BloodyMary’s -  marc? 
 
26. Who is most likely to respond to this? Unknown
 
27. Who is least likely to respond to this? Unknown

Week of beautifying and pampering

Nov 20

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Old Elephants!

Nov 19

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This and that!

Nov 17

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Thursday 37

Nov 13

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  1. WHAT TIME IS IT?

2:23 P.M.

  1. What are you most afraid of?

Fire – like the house catching on fire

  1. What is the most recent movie that you have seen in a Theater?
    Blindness
  2. Place of birth?

  1. Favorite meal(s)

Sushi, seafood,

  1. What’s your natural hair co

Brown

  1. Ever been to Alaska ?

no

  1. Ever been toilet paper rolling?

no

  1. love someone so much it made you cry?

yes

  1. Been in a car accident?

yes (unfortunately – it wasn’t my fault, but the fella owned up to it)

  1. Croutons or bacon bits?

Bacon Bits

  1. Favorite day of the week

Thursday

  1. Favorite restaurant(s)?

PF Chang, any thai place, Hapa sushi

  1. Favorite Flower(s)

Purple tulips

  1. Favorite sport to watch?

none

  1. Favorite drink?

Tea, coffee (cinnamon dulce latte, with non fat milk and sugar free syrup), diet and Malibu, a good glass of wine, mai tai

  1. Favorite Ice cream?

Moose tracks

  1. Disney or Warner Brothers?

yes

  1. Ever been on a ship?

yes

  1. What color is your bedroom?

White – for now

  1. How many times did you fail your driver’s test?

None

  1. Before this one, from whom did you get your last e-mail?

mom

  1. What do you do when you are bored?

Read… or computer

  1. Bedtime?

10:30pm

  1. Who will respond to this e-mail the quickest?

not applicable

  1. Who is the person you sent this to that is least likely to respond?

don’t know

  1. Who is the person that you are most curious to see their responses?

all

  1. Favorite TV show(s)?

CSI, Unit, Army Wives

  1. Last person you went to dinner with?

Hubby

  1. What are you doing right now besides being on the computer?

Supposed to be working

  1. What are your favorite colors?

Red, pink, purple, blue

  1. How many tattoos do you have?

0

  1. How many pets do you have?

Right now, just one

  1. Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

chicken

  1. What do you want to do before you die?

See the pyramids

  1. Have you ever been to Hawaii ?

Yes (twice – I like Oahu better than Maui)

  1. Have you been to countries outside the ?

Yup

Born in , lived in , did a semester in , on honeymoon, Galapagos to see the turtles, to eat

Wordless in Seattle

Nov 12

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Lazy Bear Holiday Party Re-cap

Nov 11

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Last week Lazy Bear Pottery joined a fabulous group of women for an annual holiday shopping party! It used to be at my house when we had a too big house down in Highlands Ranch. But my friend Judy of Callie’s Barkery was kind enough to open her house for everyone to join us!! We had a fun time, with lots of

Judy makes home made dog bisquits that my bubbah loves! LOVE!! I tend not to get the most popular peanut butter cause phillip’s tummy boycotts that, but the breakfast scones – oh yeah! He eats those up fast! There are a number of different shapes and flavors! Some for small dogs and some for big dogs and some for birthdays and training. I love them!

Recycle Fashionably is a company started by my good friend and her daughter! They hand sew different size yoga bags (made for sweaty bikram clothes), as well as lined grocery bags! They are fabulous! I have one to carry all my stuff in addition to my matt and I love it! Fabulous and fun colors, machine washable and just so versatile! They last a long time! The original pattern was from 1970ish and that bag is still kickin!

My friend Jessica (jnaumann85 at yahoo dot com)was there doing free chair massages! Oh My Gawd fabulous!

I used to go to Jessica all the time when I lived down south. Unfortunately I’m way down town now. I do tend to work it so if I am down there I try and see her as well! If you need a masseuse, check her out, she’s great!

My other friend Dawn was there selling Silpada Jewelry. I LOVE Silpada. I am addicted to it. I usually know the catalog forward and back and have a list a mile long of what I’ll buy next! I’ve cut myself down to 1 piece a party… Sigh… So sad. Such great stuff! But I guess I only have 2 ears, 1 neck and 2 wrists…   (if you want to see her personal site you can email her – silversky0806 at yahoo dot com

Traveling vineyard was also there supplying us with lovely tastes of goodness! There are some definite finds at Traveling Vineyard! So great! There is a Reserve Merlot that is just amazing. And a Moscato that just fizes your nose at desert! I have enjoyed some other wondrous choices and can’t wait for my case of yummies to arrive sometime soon!

We also had Tish there with her Salt City Candles. Mmmmmm! Love them too! Can you see why I started doing the multi vendor party in the first place? Such great stuff that I love! There were some new scents for Christmas that I picked up, can’t wait to light them up! They are all soy- so no icky black smoke. And she has some great accessories, a candle wick dipper to put it out and a candle wick cutter to keep it under control! Love it! Make sure to get her contact info from me since buying from the online site leaves her in without any sales! She does a ton of shows in the Denver/Colorado area and just smelling these things will make you fall in love!

 

So if anyone needs some christmas presents, check out these fabulous ladies!