HOUSER HACIENDA: It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (how many times will I use this title in the next month??)

The week of Fred's visit got off to a super fun start! Friday night we went with Rebekah and Candice/Morgan to Braise... a newer restaurant on East Sixth... OMG. SO. GOOD. The ceviche was a little weird... served in a wine glass and kind of oily, but the rest of the food was AMAZING... and the best part is they give you the option of ordering a full or 1/2 plate entree... the full plate is like 8-10 ounces of protein, and the half is like 4-6... oh, and three words: French. Onion. Soup.

Saturday, I went to an all ladies champagne toast party for Katie F. I wonder how many bottles of wine and champagne (and cigarettes) we went through between 20 girls in the span of 4 hours. Hmmmm. The fact that we are all in our thirties (or pretty close to it) made no difference. Awesome.

I ended my weekend with... you guessed it... Christmas Decorating!!! The stockings were hung... (yay, I finished Corby's stocking in time to hang up this year!)

The tree is still a little sparse, but we are adding new ornaments every year! I refuse to put a bow or a ribbon on my tree (or anything popcorn related).