New Pictures

The silver leafed table I did yesterday. I am very happy with how it looks and so is Adam. Yea! It's like having a new table.I was feeling a bit crafty one day and made a pillow. It was somewhat of a pain considering I don't have a sewing machine. Maybe I will get one someday. I like how it looks but I am afraid that it will come apart at the seams someday soon.

The view from our balcony on Monday the 28th, in between the rain.

I made some amazing blueberry muffins a couple weeks ago. They looked so good I had to take a picture.

Here is the recipe: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/To-Die-For-Blueberry-Muffins/Detail.aspx

I did follow some of the suggestions in the reviews.

Rain, rain, go away!

Well life in Cali has been very wet lately. It has been raining and raining for the past 3-4 days. It stopped a little bit yesterday and Adam and I ventured out. We went to the local farmers market and got some good vegs and fruit. I really enjoy going to the farmers market on Saturdays. There is always something new, good, and cheap. Later that night we went out to dinner with another couple that we knew from Michigan that also live in the area. We went to an amazing Indian restaurant in Santana Row called Amber. After dinner, we decided that we were so stuffed from all the butter chicken that we would skip the bar and go home and watch Planet Earth. It was a nice and relaxing evening.

I hope it isn't raining tomorrow. I have a project I want to do but need to do it outside. I bought a really cheap side table a few weeks ago at Ikea and I want to silver leaf it. It is a cream color and just looks very boring. There was a mirrored table at Target that I have had my eye on for months now waiting for it to go on sale but it never does. So I have decided to make my $9.99 table go the distance and make it shine! But for this to happen, it needs to stop raining!! I have to sand the table and then spray the adhesive on it out on the balcony. If this happens and it looks good, I will try and put a picture up.

We will be leaving the rain behind this week! Adam and I are flying to Michigan on Wednesday! We are very excited to see everyone. I am also excited to be back in the snow for a bit.

New Friends

This last week, we have had the pleasure of hanging out with some new friends for the first time in a long while. It has been pretty rough meeting new people around here, so it was really refreshing finally being able expand our circle of friends.

I (Adam) had hit it off with a guy named Nathan at a Saturday men's conference and we had kept in touch a bit over the last couple months. Then a couple of weeks ago, Nathan invited us to a bi-weekly couple's bible study at their house with his wife and another couple. Then today, Joel, Court, and I visited the church they go to and then went to lunch with them and a different couple. It was a great day full of good conversation, good company, and good Red Robin burgers! We will probably visit again next month but in the mean time, we are looking forward to some Tuesday bible studies.

New TV

We bought a Wii for Christmas and after a few weeks of playing on a 27" TV, we decided to take the plunge and buy a big TV. I (Adam) went looking around and decided that the Sharp Aquos looked the best to me. The picture quality was great and the brightness was a big plus too. We were originally thinking about getting a 42" but after looking around, we decided that we should go big or go home. We took a look at the 46" Aquos at Best Buy and it looked just amazing, but weren't sure if it was too expensive. I decided to do some research online and see if there were any better deals available online. Eventually I came across a post in a forum with an advance copy of the Best Buy and Circuit City ads for the next day. It turned out that if you were to buy any Sharp Aquos 42" or bigger, you get a free Blu-Ray player!

The next morning, I took a look around all of the area stores and it became pretty obvious that circuitcity.com was the best deal: it ended up being about $200 on top of the free $400 Blu-ray player. We have had the TV now for about a half of a week and it is amazing! Here is a picture of the TV:



The TV supports up to 1080p resolution and has 3 HDMI and 2 component inputs. The speakers on it look small but were surprisingly powerful. And it's light too! Only about 60 pounds. We have Dish Network but can't reach the correct angle to get HD programming but one of my coworkers let me have an antenna he isn't using. After messing around with it for a while, we ended up having a decent over-the-air signal from CBSHD, ABCD, and PBSHD which is good enough. The HD channels look pretty good, but nothing really compares to watching a movie on Blu-ray. The disc selection is a bit disappointing at times, but the picture quality is just beautiful.

Speaking of PBSHD, Court found out that they are running the complete Jane Austin series on PBS Sunday nights, so she is pumped that we get PBSHD over the air. As a result it looks like our Sunday nights will be filled for a while.

Court's Finger

So as some know I cut my finger pretty bad a while ago. Well it is doing great and I thought I would post about it. But really, I just had these pictures and wanted to use them. Beware some are a little graphic!

Well it happened December 12th at about 6:30pm. I had just got home from a day of Christmas shopping in San Fran and was doing some day old dishes in the sink. I was in a rush and snapped a martini glass right were the stem meets the top. At first I was just really upset that I broke to glass but then I realized that there was blood everywhere. I grabbed my finger to stop the bleeding and started pacing. I didn't know what to do. Adam was not home and about an hour drive away. We had no first-aid things either. So I called Adam and told him to get someone to me! Luckily his friend Joel had just moved out and was close by. He brought me gauze and tape and I wrapped my finger up tight. At 10pm Adam finally made it home. I was really hoping I wouldn't have to go to the ER and thought if it had stopped bleeding it would be ok. I checked it then and it gushed blood as soon as I let the pressure off. So off to the ER we went! Then about 3 hours, seven stitches, and 3 x-rays later we were home.

This is what it looked like two days later. I was concerned about the big white area so I sent a couple pictures home. My parents said that that area might just fall off. Yea! It was I thought might happen too.

This is what it looked like about 5 days later. Much better!!! The white spot was gone. The body is amazing!

I got my stitches out the day after Christmas. And this is basically how it looks now. It's doing great! It is still a little numb around my nail but getting better everyday.

Holiday Recap

Adam and I had a busy holiday! We flew from Cali to Mich on Friday the 21st. We arrived but our bags did not :( Adam's bag arrived the next day but I did not get my bag until the 26th.
While in Michigan we went to a piano concert in Bay City, had family Christmas, and then spent Christmas Eve in Belmont with my mom's side of the family. It was a lot of fun and very relaxing (besides the lost luggage).

Adam and I then flew on the 26th to Chicago to be with his family. While in Chicago we went to Wicked, did some shopping, and had the Gross family Christmas at Adam's aunt and uncle's house. We also went out for New Year's Eve to a comedy club and then to the Signature Room on the 96th floor of the John Hancock building. It was a great time in the windy city!

Cutest Puppy Ever!!

I miss Reese. She likes to do the dishes. Maybe she could come to Cali and do my dishes :)