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Went to Las Vegas and left with more money than I came with

Had all four impacted wisdom teeth removed

Purchased our first new couch

Started a new job at the same company

Bought a new blue Scion tC which now has 3k miles on it

Had vacation plans waylaid by Hurricane Emily

Flew first class for the first time

Flew internationally for the first time

Vacationed in Playa Del Carmen

Went snorkeling for the first time

Continued to remain smoke free (it will be two years in June)

Visited Jacksonville, Florida; our potential future home

Discovered my thyroid was lazy

Three years ago today I married a smart, handsome, and amazing man in a city known for bright lights and famous headliners.

Today we checked out of our hotel and went home. I was happy to see Kitty again!

Darrell opened his presents:

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We spent Christmas Eve at Hotel Valencia on the Riverwalk. Ever since the Valencia opened I had wanted to spend a night there and was thrilled to find a special Rackspace rate of $89 per night, the same room is normally $149. Check in was easy and we enjoyed our modernly decorated room and even found a copy of San Antonio magazine in which has an article about Rackspace and a picture of Darrell.

We had reservations for Boudro’s at 5:30pm so we set out down the river. It was such a beautiful and unusually warm (in the 70’s) day we asked to sit outside. I ordered a tasty Prickly Pear Margarita:

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I noticed the Jones Soda National Holiday Pack on the clearance rack at Super Target so I picked one up to give as a white elephant gift for our Team’s holiday party. I thought it made for a pretty good gift and went back for one of my own the following weekend.

Tonight we decided to open the bottles and have a few sips of the following flavors:

Brussels Sprout with Prosciutto, Cranberry Sauce, Turkey & Gravy, Wild Herb Stuffing, and Pumpkin Pie.

It also came with a serving spoon (spork), moistened towelette, and wine list.

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I suck at making rice. I can boil an egg perfectly and make a mean cheesecake but when it comes to rice I am completely helpless.

Tonight I attempted to cook two cups of brown rice to 2.5 cups of water in the rice cooking basket contraption within my steamer. I set it to cook 45 minutes and there was still water to be absorbed so I let it cook another 20. After twenty minutes there was *still* water in the bottom of the basket. I turned off the steamer and thought draining the rice would be a good idea. Well, it wasn’t!

I tasted the rice and it isn’t done!

Ugh!!

Update 12/13: Oopsie! I think I messed this up because I mis-read the instructions.

I have finished and found good homes for my wreaths this year…
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Today my team made the move to the former Racker Rec Room to make room for the growing teams upstairs. Here is a picture taken today of me and my new area:

Today for Ian’s Birthday I made a special cake!