Retail , Christmas and Pies.

So it's the first Christmas, and we decided to put the tree up today because of the impending retail madness, it started off a bit rough... we had to read the directions...well not really, I just wanted to make fun of her with the totally Charlie Brown tree. In the end after stringing up lights together and then I started cooking for our local family Thanksgiving dinner, I've decided I need to work on my pie technique... I should have blind baked the crusts even though the directions didn't ask me to do it. They're pumpkin pies with a pecan crumble topping... I hope they taste better than they look! I also made two kinds of stuffing, a box from Trader Joes for Tracy and Co. as well as my favorite, a Chorizo and Cornbread stuffing. Although, somehow I made it home from the grocery store without carrots or celery, I made it anyway.

Tracy continued with the tree and our combined ornaments, it looks great. Things are tight in the house, but should be a very nice first Christmas!

Looking forward to a nice Thanksgiving in Plymouth and the rest of the holiday season!

Shaun and Tracy.

Showers are done, Off to San Fran, need your help!

So all the showers are done, and I have to say we are both very thankful for everyone who was able to attend and for all the gracious gifts that we received, we are really just enjoying being with everyone. My surprise visit between photo gigs on Saturday was a laugh and was great to meet a few new people and touch base with a few I've already met on some other occasions. AGAIN, can't say thank you enough to our hosts (Anne, Pat, Judy and Milburn, Jeannette, The Bartling Family, Joe and Kaye, Carolyn, Amy and Julie and to everyone who has traveled far and wide to celebrate with us.

Tracy is now off on more Xcountry ON biz, so I'm solo til Wednesday and well, We are needing your help. A big decision here and Tracy is having a hard time deciding! :*)

Which would be the best pooch to make Wrigley a new brother? Lots of choices with over 300K pets on www.petfinder.com, but here's a start! Please e-mail Tracy and give her your choice(s)!!!

Tank - black lab
Gus - horizontal Yellow Lab
Jed - Yellow in Kennel
Redford - Chocolate

Thanks, Shaun :)

A week at home, and the final of three surprises!

So, the week started with the drive home from Minneapolis on Monday. Just imagine
me as personal driver for Tracy as she conducted work from her mobile office. This week and next were non-traveling for Tracy. But looming on Friday was an event that Tracy didn't know about. I played it as a the last of three big surprises, the first being a new iPod touch for her, followed by remote start for her car, so she can always have a toasty warm car this Winter. So as the week went by, the anticipation was building and on
Friday night it was almost thick like humidity on a summer day in South Texas.

Was it a dog as I had been hinting, something else? Two dogs? (she'd have killed me), nope,it was ballroom dance lessons! If you know her... she dropped ballroom dance in college. So the moment built into a pretty funny situation, but she took it well! Our first dance...well, like the wedding dress, will be a secret, but it's down to three songs, but I'll give you one small hint... the lead singers name is "Paul" "Hope" or "David... but be uses a stage name" :*)

Next week...lots of small things to decide, but it's getting close....

Cheers, Shaun.

PS. Special thanks to Elise Wise of Arthur Murray dance for shooting the pics with my camera!