9 strangers and a baby.

bridget and i ran around the city and snapped some of these.

a few people said no. one said yes, though he didn't seem very happy about it (guess which one). and one guy gave me his e-mail address so i could send him the finished product.

altogether, it was hilarious. i wish i had brought a video camera along as well.

original idea by: ellen ugelstad
assigned by: nicole
with a little added inspiration from : joanna

off to play in san francisco.

happy weekend :)


xoxo.
jana

dear holidays,

i am so sad to see you go. really, i am. when i realized christmas music was no longer playing on the radio i died a little inside. a lot more took place than i could fit into my 12 days of christmas, so here it is... a holiday brain dump, if you will. [thanks, shauna, for the idea]

first of all, i realized that the 12 days of christmas are supposed to lead up to christmas, coming to an end on christmas eve. oops.

i spent lots of time with some of my favorite cousins [plus my aunt and uncle]








i've always wanted to ice-skate in an outdoor rink and i finally got to! we went to san francisco on christmas eve and didn't let a little, or a lot, of rain stop us from skating our little hearts out. now i can look forward to the christmas i spend ice-skating in rockerfeller center in new york.


by the way, christmas eve is a fabulous day to go check out the city - most everything closes early, so the streets are nice and empty. but it is kind of a pain when the restaurant you want to eat at tells you the wrong closing time on the phone. good thing in n' out burger never lets you down.


i've been on a steady diet of sugar for about 3 weeks now. really, i made 3 different batches of sugar cookies this holiday season, staying up past 2 in the morning each time. i'll have to learn to be more efficient in baking next year. and, the 50 boxes of see's candy we received at work didn't help with my sugar diet either.

sometimes i love my grown up job. for example, the week of christmas i worked exactly 6 hours, but got paid for a full week of work. [i used 2 of my paid vacation days, our office was closed 2 days for the holiday, and the one day of the week i showed up for work, the office closed early]. hooray for being on salary! this week, our office is only open 2.75 days. hopefully i don't have a hard time adjusting when i have to start working a 40-hour week again.

i am also in love with the temple at christmastime. i went twice this year.

i'm kind of in love with taking picture in mirrors. maybe it's because those are the only kind of pictures i can take myself and still be in them.



and i am in love with the new taylor swift cd. if it had her song "i'd lie" on it, it would be perfect.

i found the cutest pair of flat boots for $50 and bought them for myself as a christmas present. my dad said they remind him of the cat's boots on shrek. my cousin said they look like pocahontas boots. at least no one has said that they're ugly.

i did miss this family on christmas, though, and can't wait for them to come back. and i'm a little jealous that their christmas was white. the only white christmases i've had, i can't remember. but i'm sure i'll have one before i know it.

well, holidays, as much as i'll miss you, there is still a lot to look forward to.

like the new year, for example :)

until next december...

jana

on the eleventh day of christmas...

we pranced around the city in these.

quite literally, we pranced...

dear san francisco,

i heart you.  i really do.  sometimes i forget how much i do until it has been a while since we have seen each other, but usually it only takes a few minutes with you to refresh my memory. this weekend my mom and I decided to visit you - ride our bikes around the city and watch the blue angels fly. unfortunately, it wasn't the greatest reunion for the two of us.  mom's bike got a flat tire, followed quickly by me taking a graceful spill off of mine.  don't worry - you're not to blame, and no serious injuries were sustained.

luckily, we met up with ryan, melissa, and the boys and it was smooth sailing from there. 

jack was plugging his ears in 99% of the pictures i took.  jets are loud.
and every time i would take a picture close-up he would say something cute instead of cheese like "i love my jana."  hence, his mouth being open.
probably my two favorite pictures of the day.  love nate's bum shot.



yes, my sister-in-law is a total babe.  love you melissa!


i was so surprised nate didn't just dive into that thing.  we love you mr. ghiradelli.

pizza and crab-filled ravioli. yum.
the bump on the left is a lot bigger in real life.  and the ouchie on the right hurts a lot more in real life.
hope to see you soon san francisco..  maybe next time we'll drive.

with love,

jana

p.s.  i'm loving my nikon baby.  only one of these pictures was at all photoshopped.  bet you can't guess which one.