Christmas Pictures

Mark and Julie gave Alex and I a new camera!! They gave it to us on Christmas Eve so we could take pictures on Christmas! Aren't they the greatest? We had been without a camera for 4 months! I absolutely love our new camera but I'm still trying to figure out all the awesome things it can do! Thanks guys for such an amazing camera! You are too good to us!!

Koali looking adorable in her jammies!

Akex kept taking random pictures of everyone but I thought this one of Julie was so cute! I couldn't resist putting it on!




Christmas morning at Moms! Mom looks adorable! (She is actually smiling for a picture!)





Becca and Megan. Becca always is looking grumpy in pictures and Megan always looks so cute!

Alex and I! Al had to work Christmas morning and luckily got off work a bit early and got to have Christmas at my Moms! I was so excited!! Christmas totally sucked with out my boy!!

The kids looking very grumpy in our reindeer antlers! Mom always makes us do something silly every year!

Mom and Unca Dan in their antlers!

My sweet Sammy girl on Christmas! She looks so cute! I had to put this picture on!




Alex and I hanging out right before our little Christmas with my dad!




My dad in front of our little, but beautiful tree! Thanks Marky!! It was the perfect size for our tiny house!!





Sammy opening a present from Mark and Julie! They are so cute!! They always get our naughty girls a present!!




My cousins, Shazi and Jens at my grandparents! Christmas isn't the same without Ada there!!


Sammy and Lilly in front of the Christmas tree in their CUTE scarves! We had such an amazing Christmas this year! It was so much fun spending so much time with our families!

Angel Food Cake

Today I made my first gluten-free angel food cake! It tasted pretty good but was very dense! I wanted it to be light and fluffy and sadly it didn't turn out like that at all! I am determined to get it light and fluffy next time! My uncle told me to beat the egg whites longer next time or to add more! Does anyone else have anymore suggestions?

Sherlock Holmes

Today Alex, Marky, Julie, Koali, and I went to see Sherlock Holmes! I thought that it was pretty entertaining! Alex wasn't too impressed! He fell asleep for half the movie! I loved Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law! I thought that they were very funny together!! It was a pretty good movie, not my favorite but worth seeing!

Merry Christmas!!

Done!!

Somehow I managed to get all of our Christmas shopping done in 2 days! I finally finished today! I spent 9 hours yesterday shopping! The crowds were terrible! Next year I am planning ahead!!

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

I just finished watching The Grinch! I loved this story when I was a kid and it is so fun to watch it over and over again! It is up there on my list of favorite Christmas movies! Such a good one!!

I'm Dreaming Of A White Christmas!!

It snowed non stop yesterday! I really want a white christmas this year! The weather man stays that snow is not in the forcast! Cross your fingers and hope he is wrong!!

Love Actually!!

Yesterday Sara and I watched my favorite Christmas movie Love Actually! It is such a great movie! I watch it every Christmas at least once! I absolutely LOVE it!! Alex for some reason refuses to watch this movie! He just needs to give it a chance! If you haven't seen this movie you really have to! It is so wonderful!!

The Nutcracker!!

Last night Julie, Koali, and I went to see Ballet West's The Nutcracker! It was so amazingly good! I absolutely loved it! It was so fun going out with the girls to see a ballet! Alex will sit through ballets if I force him so its nice to be able to go with just the girls! Alex's little cousin Whitney was in the ballet (one of the party girls)! It was so fun watching her throughout the entire first act! She was absolutely adorable! I loved it so much and can't wait to go again next year!!

Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances

Last night I finished reading Let It Snow!! It was so cute! I thought it was such a fun Holiday/Christmas book! All 3 of the stories intertwine with each other! They are such cute stories! The 3 stories take place in the same town on Christmas Eve! I really liked it a lot! I might have to read it again next year to help get me in the spirit of Christmas!

R.I.P.

Sad!! I just heard that Brittany Murphy died yesterday! I really liked her! I LOVED her in Clueless! I can't believe she was only 32 when she died! So sad! I will really miss her! She was a funny and entertaining girl! Rest In Peace!

The Holiday!!

I wasn't feeling too well yesterday so I decided to have a lazy day in bed! I watched The Holiday! I absolutely LOVE this movie! I think that it is so cute!! I have a confession, I watched it twice yesterday! I am such a nerd but I wasn't in the mood for anything else! I love the story of this movie and can watch it over and over again! It is so great!

Gluten-free Crepes!!

The other day Al made me some delicious gluten-free crepes!! They were so amazingly delicious! I couldn't get enough of them! I keep asking him to make them for me again! I am totally in love crepes right now! They are so yummy with cinnamon and sugar! They are so good and so easy to make!!

Holiday Inn!!

Last night while Alex was at work I decided to watch Holiday Inn! I had never seen it before and I LOVE Bing Crosby! I thought that it was so cute! I love old movies when they sing and dance!! It was so good! Definitely worth owning someday!

Procrastinate Much?

This is the worst I have ever procrastinated! I am so naughty!! Christmas is in one week and I haven't even started my Christmas shopping yet! I hope that I can get it all done! I swore last year that I wouldn't be out shopping on Christmas Eve and once again I'm sure I will be! I am seriously starting to panic!

America's Favorite Dancer Is...

RUSSELL!!

Alex and I loved Russell from the very beginning of the show! He is such an amazing crumper! I was so happy when he won! I loved Jakob, he was seriously amazing but Russell was just so sweet! I love it when my favorite wins!!

Happy Birthday Julie!!!

Today is Alex's mom, Julie's Birthday!! I am so lucky! I have the greatest mother-in-law in the entire world! Thank you so much for being so amazing!! We love you so much! I hope you are having a great b-day at Disneyland! Happy Birthday!!!

A Christmas Story!!

Today Sara and I watched another X-mas movie! We decided to watch A Christmas Story! It's one of my favorites! I was so shocked when I heard that Sara had never seen this movie! So naturally, I forced her to watch it with me! I love this movie so much! It's tradition that I watch it every Christmas! I am getting more and more in the Christmas spirit! All the Christmas movies are helping!!

Christmas Wish List

Every year Alex and I write up a Christmas List for my Mom to help her with her X-mas shopping! Here you go Mommy! I hope that this helps and gives you a few ideas!

Britt's Christmas Wish List

I'm dying to own the new Harry Potter dvd!


I LOVE getting new socks!! The more the better!

I would love a new book or 2! A Barnes & Noble gift card would be greatly appreciated!!

Alex's Christmas Wish List

Alex loved The Hangover and really wants to add it to our dvd collection!

Al LOVES getting new socks as much as I do!

Alex would love a new video game and a gift card to GameStop would be amazing so he could go pick out what one he wants!

Sad!!

Today we got some terrible news! Breathe Day Spa is closed!! It is our favorite place to go get a massage! I hope that they can re-open their doors once we are out of this recession! Cross your fingers that they open again soon! I have given lots of family members gift cards there and I hope that they used them!

New Phone!!

Over the weekend Alex broke his phone, again. That was the last of our phones so we had to get him a new one. Al bought the new blackberry curve! It's so pretty! He decided that it made more sense for me to have the new phone and him take my old blackberry pearl! I am much more careful with my phones and don't break them nearly as often as he does! I am loving my new phone and having fun trying to figure out how to use it! Thanks Al for the NEW phone! I love it!!

Yummy Potatoes!!

Al's mom, Julie makes the best potatoes! I asked her for her recipe and tried my hardest to make them taste half as good as hers! I offered to bring the potatoes to Sara's and Jon's Christmas party last night! I was so nervous but I thought that they turned out so good! I had a big plate full and by the time I went back for seconds they were gone!! So I guess that means everyone else thought they were pretty delicious too! Cooking gluten free foods can be kind of tricky sometimes but the potatoes turned out amazing! Thanks Julie for the recipe!!

Peppermint Hot Chocolate!!

I am in love with Peppermint Hot Chocolate right now! I have had a cold for the last week and a half, (thank you, Alex) and all I have wanted to consume is hot chocolate! It is so good! The last few mornings have been really snowy so I've made my self hot chocolate and gotten back in bed to read for a while! It's been so nice!

To Catch A Pirate

I just finished To Catch A Pirate last night! I loved this book! It was so cute! It was so fun reading about pirates! It was such a quick read! I read it in 2 days! I couldn't put it down! It was so addicting! If you love pirates half as much as I do, I bet you'd love this book! It was great!!

White Christmas!!

Today Sara and I watched another Christmas movie to get us more excited for Christmas! We watched White Christmas!! I love this movie! It's one of my favorites! It is so good! If you haven't seen this movie, you have to! It's so good!

Oh, Christmas Tree!!

The tree is finally decorated!! I got it up a bit later than I had wanted! I love having my tree up with the lights on! It just makes my house look so cozy! I am getting so excited for Christmas!!

The Beach House

I just finished reading The Beach House!! I absolutely loved it! It was such a cute story! I love that it ended happy! It was a really good book! It would be the perfect book to read at the beach! If you want to read a really good book this one was so cute! I loved it!! I didn't want it to end! I wanted to read more about all the characters I loved!

Pearl Harbor

The attack on Pearl Harbor was 68 years ago today. Have you ever been to the Memorial? It is a really powerful place to see at least once in your life. It is such a sad place but surprisingly peaceful. It is such a huge part of our history as Americans. I don't think that anyone will ever forget the loss of all that died that day!

Pizza

I LOVE pizza! I have decided it is my favorite food and the food I miss most not being able to eat wheat! I have tried to make gluten free pizza and it never turns out that good! Yesterday we had the Neff family Christmas Party, Lights On! Al's adorable grandma made me the best gluten free pizza I've ever had! Now all I can think about is pizza, pizza, pizza! It was amazing!!

Howard Jones Greatest Hits!!

Have you heard of Howard Jones? I hadn't ever heard of him till today! I am loving his greatest hits!! Thanks to Mark and Julie, they let us borrow this cd! I was shocked that he had so many amazing songs in the 80's and I didn't even know his name! What Is Love is my favorite right now, but every song is good!!

Nightmare Before Christmas!!

Sara and I decided that we are going to watch at least 1 Christmas movie every week until Christmas! This week we watched The Nightmare Before Christmas!! It is one of my favorite Christmas movies for sure! I love all the songs! Zero is my favorite, he is so cute!! If for some insane reason you haven't seen this, you have to watch it! I love it!!

Th1rteen R3asons Why!!

I just finished reading Th1rteen R3asons Why!! I absolutely LOVED this book!! It was so good! It was so sad though! I cried a little bit throughout the entire book! This is a book that I will want to read over and over agian! There are so many characters that are all intertwined with each other and sometimes it was hard to keep track of them! If you want to read a really good book you should read this one!! It's definitely one of my favorite's now!!

Angels and Demons

The other night Trevor came over to watch Angels and Demons with us! I read the book about 5 years ago and same with Alex! I was surprised that I really liked it! I thought that it would totally suck. I was disappointed in The DaVinci Code but this movie was so much better!! If you haven't seen it, its worth watching!!

24 Days Till Christmas!!

It's finally December!! I love the month of December! I have a lot to do to get ready for Christmas! I still have to decorate and start thinking about Christmas presents! I have already been listening to lots of Christmas music over at Sara's house! (Alex hates it!) I am so excited for this Christmas season!!