diamond year

A year has passed and we are ready to say good bye to Diamond Bar. This house has been good to us and there are a couple things I will miss that the new place cannot compare.
The kitchen was the seller for me. The second we stepped into the house and I saw the kitchen I immedialtely thought to myself, "I will be living in an Ikea catalog". This kitchen has inspired the both of us to cook more and hopefully it carries on to the new place.

And the amazing view of our backyard. I hate the large trees growing in the backyard and the bug festival that it contributed, one big thing I will not miss. I did however love the space and the great view of the hills. Sunsets were always amazing, watching the animals (horses, cows, and their babies) play was such a treat, and listening to the train and planes quietly pass were actually soothing, and I will never forget them it always warmed my heart. Plus, Toby and Maddy will miss getting to run free in so much space morning and night.

I will appreciate my last few days in DB. I did not appreciate what this city had to offer until I lived here. Thanks for the experience!

cupcake game

I found this game from the cakewrecks blog and thought I'd share with my readers. You simply try and guess what game these cupcakes are trying to portray. The best part of this game is seeing the creativity and talent of the baker. Amazing!

http://www.steelheadstudio.com/100cupcakes/

avatar imax 3d

After a yummy lunch at Domenico's we finally went to see the movie Avatar IMAX 3D, it was amazing. I was nervous about watching a 3 hour movie in 3D because I was scared it would make me nauseated or I would walk out the theaters with an bad imprint on my nose from the 3D glasses, but I got over it once the movie started. Some of the storyline was predictable, but the graphics were so amazingly beautiful that I wish I lived on Pandora now. It's a definitely a go see movie!

christmas recap

The holidays are finally over and I wanted to post my favorite Christmas picture from this past year.
Above: Our Christmas decorated living room. I was gift wrapping so the coffee table was a little cluttered, but I still think the living room felt very comfortable and cozy. Below: These are the cupcakes I made to give as Christmas gifts for my cousins. Surprisingly, the cookies and cupcakes I gave my cousins came out looking and tasting nice, but I do not think I will do it again as I spent the whole morning and day cooking- it was exhausting.

Above: Maddy wearing a pretty red bow for the Holidays. Below: Toby enjoying his new Christmas presents from his Mom & Dad. He never stops playing with his new bone and the gingerbread toy is always in Maddy's mouth.

The last picture I remember sending to Mike while he was at work. The dogs were knocked out from playing around the house all day and I was just relaxing at home before my payback. Working on holidays suck because you sacrifice sleep to spend time with family, you still feel like your missing out on family time when you have to leave to go into work, you miss sleep to prepare things for the holiday, and after spending all day awake with the family you still have to spend all night awake working. This picture makes me think of the "calm after the storm" of the holidays, after all the craziness it's nice to just sit back and enjoy the holiday season with quietness.

Goodbye and Hello

It's been forever since I've posted on my blog, forever being it's already the new year! Much of what has recently happened in life is moving from the apartment to the Diamond Bar house. Last week, Mike and I went to turn in our keys, clean up, and say good bye to the Glendale apartment.
Look how lonely the bedroom looks with absolutely nothing in it.

Above: The living room looks so much smaller with nothing to fill the space. Saying goodbye to our amazing mountain view of Glendale. Below: Our kitchen was probably my favorite thing about the apartment, I was in love with the counter tops and sink.

Now on to the new. The Diamond Bar house is pretty impressive in itself, I adore all the space inside and out and it feels much more comfortable than an apartment. No more worries about noisy neighbors, parking spaces, or common areas. Oh and no more of Mike worrying about Billy the Rodeo, he is back in Pasadena and we have a new car. I have not given a name to my Honda Insight, but looking for any clever suggestions.