A Crappy Beginning to the New Year

2012 did not start off well....We learned from our landlord of 18+ years that we had to move.  That set us both in a tailspin that we haven't recovered from yet.  Moving sucks large.  And going through 18 years of "stuff" that has atomic dust all over it is no fun!

You don't know what atomic dust is?   It's one level under nuclear dust.  Nuclear dust  is the absolute worst dust EVER!!

Atomic dust is the sticky kind of dust that latches on to everything and even if you can keep up with your dusting it's just never enough.  After a while you need scrape it off and it takes forever!

Sorry about that.  I'm off to pack, toss, and scrub more "stuff".
LW

Christmas Day at M.I.

Welcome to the Alhambra Suite!

When we first opened up the suite it was a little warm inside so we opened the front door and the door to the balcony to cool off the place a little. This picture below is the front door before we opened it up. There were so many people walking around the Inn after brunch that they started peeking into our windows and the door. So we decided to let people in to tour the suite. We probably had close to 30 people who came through. It was really funny!

This is the great room off of the dining area. It was such a beautiful room. The door on the left goes into the bathroom and the door on the right goes into the bedroom. I didn't get any shots of the bedroom but it had the coolest little reading nook overlooking the courtyard.

And we had the grandest Christmas tree in the corner right by the dining room table. It was magical! And all the poinsettias were such a nice touch!

And speaking of nice touches...this huge arrangement was on the dining room table when we walked in. It was from Limo Man and it took my breath away.

Oh, and there was another arrangement of flowers with a special vase from a shop in Laguna Beach which I'll post next.

Christmas Night at M.I.

Christmas night around 5pm we decided to take the camera outside and go for a walk to enjoy the festival of lights at the Inn. They actually had carriage rides and horse drawn buggies you could rent. I think this guy was a little pissed because we just wanted a picture instead of paying for a ride.

Good grief they even had reindeer!

On the back side of the Inn was this train. It was on the top of the parking structure behind the Inn.

If you click on this picture and get a good look at all the lights you can see that the blue and smaller white lights say "Mission Inn Festival of Lights". This is the entrance to the Inn and is a must see during the holidays!

One of the toy soldiers at the entrance walkway to the Inn.

A Christmas tree with packages and elves.

This is the view of the courtyard dining area where we had brunch earlier and the walkways around the Inn from our balcony. We were on the 4th floor in the Alhambra Suite. Very SWEET!!!

It's always so much fun staying out at M.I. You should definitely try it!

A December to Remember...

Santa came a little early this year and boy was he good to me! He surprised me on Thursday, December 15th by coming home and giving me a beautiful card. Santa wrote in the card that he had a special gift for me with Lexus logo drawn on the card. I looked up at him teary eyed and said "WHAT DID YOU DO?" He said "Let's go see" and proceeded to take me outside to show me my new ride. He actually traded in his beautiful Tahoe to get this for me. After telling him that I wanted him to take it back and get back the Tahoe (because he loved that gas sucking car) I resigned myself to the fact that it wasn't going to happen and the Lexus wasn't going anywhere. The only problem? It wouldn't fit in my stocking.

But that's okay because we are having the best time getting to know the newest member of our fleet!

That Limo Man (I mean Santa) spoils me rotten! And I am the luckiest girl in the world!

A Little Perspective if You Please...

Every once in a great while Limo Man will bring a vehicle by the house on the way back to the barn. He likes to have his picture taken with some of the big coaches.

Needless to say Limo Man is 6'4".

This view of the beast makes him look really small....I'm just sayin....

The BEST Christmas Party

On Thursday December 1st we went to the BEST Christmas party down in Newport Beach.   We had the BEST time!  I got to see some people that I knew from the company and I also met a lot of new folks.  The harbor cruise was the BEST!  The food was the BEST!  And the company was the BEST!
Thanks to everyone that made the Christmas party the BEST!
Now, can you tell I had a good time?
Look out because next year I'm bringing my camera and will be posting on L. Dub.

The LA Auto Show - 2011

Limo Man is up in LA today driving the Mazda peeps.  The LA Auto show begins tomorrow.
Can you believe the size of this thing? And doesn't it look like there are 2 vehicles parked next to the coach? This coach is actually wrapped with the Mazda logo and information on the CX-5. The same image is on the other side of the vehicle.

So the question is....Is Limo Man driving 1 vehicle or 5?