The Black Widow

I was wandering around our itsy bitsy front yard last week and I saw a web in the flowers, with a giant spider in it. It literally looked like one of those Halloween spider rings so I thought someone had created this disgusting sight. I take a closer look. Pretty sure this was real. 

I freak out, take a picture, and call Cameron. I'm frantically telling him about the black widow and all he can say is "There is no way there is a black widow in our front yard, you have no idea what they look like." I say, "Um, I'm pretty sure I do." 

Cameron gets home from work and says, "Huh, I guess that is a black widow." Men. Here is the massacre of the black widow. 

Bittersweet

I don't know what to do today. For the past 5 years I have driven to Lafayette to teach pilates to my awesome clients. Last Tuesday was my last day. I've decided to relax, not work a million jobs, and just be. That is very hard for me, but I did it after months of thinking about it. Saying good bye to the people who I have known since I moved out to Cali, who have been through everything with me, and who I consider family was really hard!! But hopefully it is not goodbye and I'll see them at fun places like restaurants! Now I'm going to go vote {let's PLEASE get this election over with}. 

Halloween Recap

This was exciting as our Halloween got... witnessing one doctor perform CPR on another. It was very dramatic. 

Brooke reserved the game room at their condo so we all had fun  

eating pizza and salad,

socializing,

watching the boys play an intense game of fussball,

watching the winners rub it in everyone's faces,

reenacting make believe Halloween scenarios, 

and making out.
What a great Halloween. Hope yours was happy! 

Welcome To The Fam Al

My sister got engaged engaged last night! I'm so sad I can't be there to see the ring, hear the details in person, and give you and Alan a hug! But Congratulations and we love you guys!!! Alan planned such a cute engagement and what's not fun about a carriage ride in the rain?? Congrats!! 

Dell' Osso Farms

Saturday we headed out to Dell' Osso Farms for some good ol' Halloween fun. If you haven't been there and plan to... be prepared for lines like at Disneyland and Ikea. Who knew this place was so huge? It was seriously awesome though, especially since we carpooled in the April's parent's suburban. We were all having high school flashbacks. 

First up: pumpkin blasting. This made the boys feel very macho and manly. We try to encourage self-esteem boosting activities as much as possible. 

How do you blast pumpkins? First,  you load the pumpkin in the barrel.

Next, you concentrate.

Aim, blast, and do it again. It's hilarious.  

After we were blasted out we pretended to get scared in the not so scary haunted house. 

And then we attempted to get scared in the very large corn maze. Look at Cam trying to scare us with a ghost story... it's not working.  

 HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! 

Double Header

So kickball got a little intense this weekend- we had a double header. Who knew we would all be sore from 2 kickball games.... thats a bit embarrassing. But now for the juicy details. 

{Taleo's, I hope google picks up this post because this one is for you}

We were kicking up our feet after our first win and were waiting for the second game to start. We knew it was going to be a good one because out of the corner of our eye we saw this... the banner was back. 

Then we hear (from the opposite team), "Who's the blogger? Who is Shannon?" Check out Shelley totally calling me out. 

Turn's out that Taleo gets an email whenever there is a blurb about them on the internet. Turn's out they read this post about our first game. Ironically, the Taleo sponsored team is in fact the employees of Taleo. Point of this story: I'm going private (kidding). 

Anyhow- the game was a blast, Teleo is still competitive (but hey, who's not... it's kickball), we won (sorry Taleo... you guys are awesome and fun to play) and championships are in 2 weeks. We are SO going to win those t-shirts. 

And now for the game highlights: 

I Promise, I'm Really A Natural Blonde

So this is what my hair typically looks like at work. I know, I'm no fashion model. 

Yesterday a woman walks up to me (who I see regularly) and says, "I barely recognized you, you died your hair brown!" I say, "Um... no, it's just been 2 months since my last highlight." Awesome. 

League Standings

Does it get much better then being number 1 in the kick ball league half way through the season? I think not. 

Mini Pumpkin Mold

Every year I buy mini pumpkins to decorate. 

Every year I love them for about 5 days 

And then I see this... 

It makes me want to scream.

Bonding In The Car

Things to do on a Sunday:

1. Drive to Pacifica for a birthday party 

2. Stare at all the other people driving with you into the city for Fleet Week and the 49'ers game while trying not to get annoyed (that did not work for me, big surprise). How can you not get annoyed when it takes 2 hours to get there and 2 hours to get back? 

3. Entertain yourself by taking pictures of your hubby

4. Continue to entertain yourself by taking pics of you and the hubby (Cameron is not entertained)

5. Check out the sweet views of the city

 

4. Meet cool new friends in the Peninsula that we wished lived closer to us. 

{Note to self: avoid driving into the city whenever possible}

Have You Ever...

gone into a nail salon for a mani-pedi, picked out your hot pink nail color, and then dropped it on the floor to watch it splatter all over the rug, counter, chairs, and other people's clothes? I have, it's awesome. 

Thats What She Said Vs. Taleo One Kick Wonders

So we showed up for our kickball game on Friday night and we should have known we were headed for some trouble. 

First: The Taleo One Kick Wonders were already warming up in their matching and very official looking jerseys. 

Second: They were equipped with a banner. Next thing you know they were busting out matching hats. 

To scare them off we had Carson lead us in some pre-game stretches wearing our non-uniforms. 

And then the game started. Taleo One Kick Wonders proved to be very competitive and would quote from the rule book whenever they thought we were breaking a rule. My thoughts on that? This is a city league kickball game. Look at the Teleo Stompers fighting with the refs... are you kidding? Maybe the pressure of the matching uniforms made them take the game so seriously? 

Check out Matt running for the big, red ball. V for victory on this game!!  

One Year Ago

craft night was started. One year ago I went to Brittany's house with people I barely knew and then I left with friends... the craft was just the bonus. 

Craft night typically just means hang out night with the girls... but we have busted out a few really cute crafts. To think it all started with the Halloween banner (thanks to Nicki)

and a year later the "trick." Wood, mod podge, and paper make me very happy (get the details how to make this here).