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| Jackson's first cowboy boots |
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| Trace Adkins sang the National Anthem |
I was also lucky enough to spend some time with my friend Ty, he lives in Hawaii but was in Vegas for business...we spent some time at the Conservatory at the Bellagio and got to see it decorated for winter, we also went to dinner at Firefly - one of my favorite spots, delicious tapas and bartenders and waiters who are just fun to look at
I went to dinner with my friend Kimberley recently, we celebrated the holidays at PF Chang's and then we went to see the "Holiday of Lights" in Del Mar, it was very cool to be able to actually drive around the racetrack. A few days later I got to catch up with my friend Cheri who I had not seen in 7 years. Cheri has recently moved back to San Diego and I am looking forward to seeing her more often! We have been reliving some of our old adventures at the Wyndham Emerald Plaza...geez, I feel old!
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| Holiday wine at the Hotel Del Coronado |
Most of the rest of the month was spent in Vegas celebrating the holidays and Jackson's first birthday. Jamie and Nate had a lovely 1st birthday party for Jackson, monkey-themed of course. We went a little nuts with decorating for the theme but really - would you expect any less when you have a teacher, a pastry chef and a "crazy craft lady" (sorry mom) planning the shin-dig?
1st birthday cake, decorated by Mimi
We made it through the birthday and settled right into Christmas. We spent the morning at Nate and Jamie's house watching Jackson open his gifts.....he is not a ripper with the wrapping paper and he wasn't all that interested in the whole process but I think we will see a bit of a change next year.
As 2011 comes to a close I look back over the last year and I am so grateful for so many things. I am blessed with fantastic friends who always go out of their way to make sure I am included in as much as possible. I have re-connected with a friend whom I was afraid was gone from my life, looking forward to adding new memories of adventures with Cheri! I took a trip to Arizona to visit my friend Heather, she had a girls night full of food and fun so I could meet her fabulous group of girlfriends. I have gained some strength back from my dedication to the gym and the tricks of my fantastic trainer. I was finally allowed to have the surgery that alleviated the pain in my left shoulder. I have lost 25 pounds (thank you Weight Watchers) and hope to loose a little more, I approach food in a different way now, I see it as fuel for my workouts yet I haven't lost my taste for the finer things and I still love to try new restaurants and new foods...I just steer clear of the fried cheese these days. I would also like to mention my family for being one of the things I am most grateful for this year. I am blessed to have the support of wonderful people and Nate and Jamie added to the family, giving me just one more reason to fight to keep on getting better. If you had asked me a year ago if I ever though I would fall in love again the answer would have been a resounding "NO", yet one look at my nephew and that decision completely fell by the wayside - who would have thought that the love of my life would be short and bald?. XOXO
May you all have a fantastic 2012, keep loving one another and keep taking care of one another! All my love and much aloha, Nikki
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