new year's eve

even though this blog stresses me out a lot of the time, i've decided to continue blogging in 2012 'cause it forces me to be positive everyday. i also love being able to read back on everything i did throughout the year. 2011 was pretty big for us. although i suffered two extremely difficult losses (my kitty and one of my dearest friends), i also enjoyed many blessings. we bought a house that i absolutely love, took a lot of fun trips with family and friends, welcomed baby russell into our lives, and finally decided that we are ready for a baby of our own. we are looking forward to another good year!

so anyway, we had a good new year's eve. we started the celebration with the mejia side of the family. we had dinner with the fam out in encino.




around 9:30, we rushed out the door and sped over to carson because i wanted to catch the minnesotans on skype for their countdown (which is two hours earlier than ours). we made it JUST in time.



in carson, my dad bought a bunch of wings from wingstop, so we ate again! we hung out with the family for a bit. rianne even curled my hair!





and thennnnn, for the first time ever, we left before midnight!! we usually spend the countdown at home in carson, but i wanted to spend it at our own home since it's our first year in the new house. we spent it pretty much the same way we would if we were in carson. we put money in our pockets, shook containers full of coins, and jumped up and down laughing when the clock struck 12. haha. super lame. my mom even made us a fruit bowl to take home. i hope our cheesy traditions bring us good luck! (=