Murray the Penguin

Rockhopper Penguin by su neko (suneko)

Question/Thought of the day from Plinky: Pick a wild animal to keep as a pet.

I've always wanted a penguin. If I had one I would give it a designated cold room, buy a crap load of fish and constantly visit winter destinations. Thus, changing my lifestyle completely leading me to lose my brown coloring. Maybe it's not so great of an idea after all.

His name would be Murray.

One more Holiday Greeting

I've been playing around with 12seconds.tv over the past month and I'm starting to really like the short video burst format. Today my sister and I recorded a greeting with a planned pop-in by Tom, but an unexpected one from my dad (audio only).

My Dad (a die-hard Lakers fan) watches the annual Christmas day game featuring his favorite  team. He's just a bit passionate for the game of basketball, and decided to watch the game upstairs. It's very faint, but I think you can still hear him, no?


Merry Christmas from our family on 12seconds.tv

Anyone in your family yell at the TV while watching their favorite team?

Tom & Eileen Sept 20, 2003

Tom & Eileen Sept 20, 2003

Originally uploaded by EileenRose


Looking at this photo my first thought ,was that I probably would not be able to fit into that dress today. But that's not the point of this post - heh.

Today is a good day. I'm on vacation, with Tom (and Jango!) confirming that what we did 5 years ago was not a fluke, and the best decision we've ever made -- so far.

Cheers!
E

Happy Holidays

Off La Rambla

Originally uploaded by EileenRose


I used this photos as my Holiday Card this year. Moo printed amazing cards for me and I recommend their services. I finally updated to a Flickr Pro account and as a free gift I get 10 Moo cards. Can't wait.

This year Tom & I are will be spending the holidays with friends and family in California. I hope you have a great holiday season.

E

End of summer in sight - hooray!

I love summer, but time passes and it must end.  I'm personally looking forward to Fall.  Barcelona in November, will obviously be the big highlight for me, but I honestly look forward to wearing my comfy sweater and the crisp cool air.

A few of my friends will be adding a new family member (Sarah & Rachel) , and my sister will start a new job! Hooray! I can't wait to see what the future holds for her :)

Maybe I'll finally organize the chaos that is called "the office". Maybe "work" will no longer be a four-letter word to me.  Maybe I'll be content after travelling.

In other news - I have finally separated my chocolate reviews from this site.  You can now find them exclusively at eloveschocolate.com. It's definitely still a work in progress (can you say, I need a new header?), but it'll do for now.

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PS - My renewed passport came in the mail a day after my panic attack blog post.  Barcelona is officially on! Que Bueno!