Holiday Fun - Even at Work

Holiday festivities are pretty common this time of year - even at work. A couple of weeks ago, Frank's company had their Holiday Party at a place in Santa Monica called the Buffalo Club. We had a great time celebrating the holiday season with his co-workers. Here are a few pictures of the night -

Not to be outdone by the festivities, my department at work recently participated in a Holiday Cart Parade. Basically, each division has the opportunity to decorate their cart in a holiday theme and we parade around campus like crazy people. Our cart was themed "Gingerbread". Here are a few pictures of the fun -

Frank's Favorite Holidays

Frank's favorite holidays are unquestionably Thanksgiving and Halloween. There's something about eating until you're sick and dressing up like a crazy person that he enjoys. If you've ever seen Frank on any of these holidays, you know what I mean.

This year, we were lucky enough to be invited to Thanksgiving dinner at the Nakabayashi's. The spread is amazing - roasted turkey AND deep fried turkey, dressing AND stuffing, cranberries, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, ham, and of course, homemade crescent rolls. Needless to say, we ate too much and could barely walk afterwards. But it was well worth it! We actually brought our camera with the intention of taking a few pictures to post, but once we got there, food was all we could think about!

Halloween 2007 was also very festive and spent with the Nakabayashi family. Because it fell on the Wednesday before Brian and Shye's wedding (which just so happened to be in Las Vegas), it was guaranteed fun. What we dress up as for Halloween is a constant debate. This year, Frank was a criminal, complete with orange jumpsuit. Appropriately, Brett and I dressed up as his security team. It was quite a spectacle, but luckily, in Las Vegas, there are far crazier people than us! Here are some pictures of us in our costumes...

Bruins vs. Sun Devils

Yesterday marked our first collegiate football game in California - UCLA vs. ASU at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. We went to the game with a couple of Frank's co-workers, Nishi and Nicole. Here's a picture of us having some pre-game fun at an Italian restaurant.

When we arrived at the game, we realized they do things a little differently at UCLA compared to NU...for one, they had what Frank called a "hype man" who led the crowd into a synchronized cheer, complete with clapping and fist pumps. There's no shortage of school spirit at UCLA...but if I hear the word Bruin one more time...

Movers and Shakers

We like change. That's been pretty well established. In the last 4 years, we have called 4 different places home. We've gone from the attic apartment, to the Andersonville apartment, to the HB apartment, to the new, wonderful El Segundo apartment. In the meantime, we've also had a total of 8 jobs between us. Finding your niche is never an easy thing, but I think that after all the shifting around, we've finally done it. That is, of course, for now!

Here's a picture of Frank enjoying our newest home.

Here we go...

When I asked Frank if he wanted to create a blog a few weeks ago, he responded with an expected, "Why would we do that?" Of course, there are many reasons - to provide an outlet for our thoughts, to keep friends and family updated on our lives, to keep up with the rest of the 21st century...Despite my prodding, he actually gave in. Though, I'm sure that 90% of what is posted will be coming from me on behalf of the both of us. Not too surprising...

So here it is...a peak into our lives. I hope it's entertaining and not too scary!

Btw - Love and Happiness by Al Green was our wedding song. We tossed ideas around for a while as to what we thought the title of our blog should be. It's not as easy as it sounds...I guess when in doubt...go with Al Green.