Life Plus Two

Sunday, February 27, 2011

I Got A Pocket, I Got A Pocket....

So randomly last month or so there was a long weekend and the day before it began, Dan said "Let's go to Vegas". So we grabbed some friends and went to Vegas. I had never been to Vegas before. Excepting once when we ate there on our way to Disneyland. And of course the infamous time which forever made me terrified of Vegas when my dad made us lock all the doors when we drove through. I was perhaps five.

Anyway, in my first experience I will admit that watching Easy A in our hotel room was probably the best part, followed closely by eating pretty much every meal at Cheesecake Factory. But there were many other good things too. Prepare yourself for some pictures.

Yep, I was stuck in this hotel room with these...cough...gentlemen.

But that's okay because we're pals.

And they're pretty entertaining.

They channeled some of the greats in entertainment.

Yay Seinfeld!

And the men from Ocean's Eleven

I didn't, I just watched.

Perhaps they're channeling Oliver and Dodger?

Dan got hit on by some chicks while being a lion.

Some awesome gambling wins happened. (I believe it was 10 cents)

Jake creepily stalked

And for those of you who have ever been on Tower of Terror with me,

you will understand my face here.

Anyway, it was fun and very nice to lay out by the pool in January. I'd probably go again if for nothing else but H&M.

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Lately

So despite the lack of evidence before now, Dan and I have actually been doing things in the last three months.

My husband is a smart hottie. For his senior project/job he is working on developing ways to transfer power wirelessly. Specifically right now, he's working on making a light bulb light up wirelsessly. In December they had a senior presentation night so I went with the Bronsons to look at all his cool stuff. They were judged and asked questions and stuff all official-like and he and his partner actually won the first place prize for their project. What a hottie.

Sheri being amazed at how cool Dan is

Dan explaining smart things

Dan and his partner, Ryan

We're Too Legit

There were some basketball games happening. At one game they gave us all blue latex gloves to wear as if things in The Spectrum are not loud enough. Biggest headache ever.

Oh and don't worry that we went to Firehouse before that game and girlfriend and I got what we always get: our own dinner specials. Janae came and got her own two. We enjoyed all the looks of shock and disgust as people walked by and saw us all with our own giant pizzas and loaves of focaccia bread. Our waiter thought we were cool.

Last week I went with my younger sister to my older sister's house for a visit. I took the ingredients to make these yummy Oreo truffles that girlfriend taught me how to make. So I grabbed all the kids, except Tyson, who is 15 and finds poker on his Ipod cooler than us, and of course the chubby little baby, Jersi, and we made truffles.

Licking the bowl while waiting for the dipping chocolate

Oaklee helping

Kyndi wasn't so much a helper as an eater and mess-maker

Don't leave any bit of chocolate behind. Even if it's on your elbow.

I think this is probably when I told her she couldn't have any more.

I believe Tate makes up for my weird face by his saucy one.

And this uglier one.

Sam and Baby Jersi

Sunday, January 9, 2011

New Favorite Passtime.

So for several months Dan would occasionally ask me, "Are you sure you don't want a Wii?" My answer was always that yes, I was fine. I'm just not one who can sit and play video games for all that long. (Unless of course it's the N64 Mario Kart with several people.) Until one day, all that changed...

For Christmas we accumulated a Best Buy gift card or two or three. Their Wiis happened to be on sale. And then there was the kicker; they had a game that girlfriend loves, on a demo. We played. I was sold. So now we own a Wii as well as Just Dance II! It is my new favorite passtime. I play all by myself. But it's more fun to play with others. I also enjoy all the new Wii Resort games as well. But let's focus on Just Dance. You pick a song and have to mirror the dancer on the screen's moves. It is wonderful and I highly recommend it for fun, for learning sweet moves, and for some serious sweating.

(Note-A lot of my pictures are pretty fuzzy. Our front room doesn't have the best lighting plus the battery has been on it's last leg since Oaks and Dayton danced so maybe that has something to do with it...)

My sister Stefanie and some of her family were up here staying with their grandpa for New Year's Eve. They came over and Stef and the two little ones danced with me while Dan and Kamron mocked and Tyson died of boredom

Oaklee and Dayton. They didn't like to hold the remotes.

Dayton took this picture. And I am well aware that at least one of us is doing the wrong thing.

Evidence of Tyson's boredom.

Oaklee was amazing at this game. She didn't mirror the man on the screen but she copied as soon as she could and she did it well.

Dan is not the biggest fan of the game but I can usually talk him into some playing every couple of days. Our friend Jake came up and liked it quite a bit. So Dan danced with him.

Not sure why Dan is trying to be so pretty.

Jake too...

I like the difference in how into it they are.

Yesterday my dad called and asked if he and my mom could come up and take us to dinner. He very seriously mocked me when I told him my only possible plans were maybe dancing about with Nicole and that Dan was just planning on being lazy before school starts Monday. So, since they were here, they had to dance. My dad was not excited but he got into it eventually and was hilarious to watch as my mom kicked his tush.

My mother was quite willing to try it out and did very well as you can see.

My dad gave in after watching the fun and wasn't too confused.

Then he and Dan did a little Viva Las Vegas.

Then came my parents turn together...

I think this is my favorite picture. My mom doing great and my dad yelling at the tv in confusion.

This is actually the fencing game on Wii Sports Resort. But I had to show it because my dad just kept getting lower and closer to the tv. He even grabbed hold with two hands for a while.

Now, my favorite dance is Hey Ya. I really have to dance that one everyday. The best part is the shake it part. Here is a nice comparison of Dayton and Oaklee (ages 2 and 3) and my parents both doing the last part of the song (including shaking it).

Don't worry that girlfriend-Nicole texted me after my parents left to let me know that she does her best dance moves late at night. (By late at night we mean 10:30 because we're teachers and general bedtime is 10:00.) Girlfriend has this game and so we were in tight competition. But mostly she just beat me a lot.

This was a very serious move as evidenced in our faces.

After Nicole and I were a bit danced out, Dan actually decided he wanted to dance to Viva Las Vegas again. So he did a little solo.

Love this face

I'm gonna go dance now.

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Christmas Eve's Past

So at the Williams' house, it is tradition on Christmas Eve to get together. We have dinner, and a talent show (sometimes), we do the nativity, and Santa comes. Now, my family is a bit weird...

At some point, and my guess is 1997 from looking at the picture, that Christmas Eve became a quite a ridiculous time, as you will clearly see in this the picture I refer to as "The One That Started It All."