gift exchange...☆！

so alon likes gnomes♥
(i looked up her wishlist she sent out at work)
hee hee they're cute! they remind me of the movie "Amelie"
so i went out looking for gnomey stuff but i thought this was the best.
it's the ATTACK of the gnomes!
this book does not cutesify them--instead it talks about how you should protect yourself from gnomes attacking your home and garden!! but in a way, that's what makes this book so cute♥
hahahah i found it at the bookstore and HAD to get it for alon--quirky goodness

alon made me an earring pin-up board and 2 earrings♥
it's funny--when i hung out at her place i noticed in the bathroom how she pinned earrings on a cork board and i thought "what a neat idea!"
it's been on my mind for some time but i never tried it out
my earrings are still stashed in a wall pocket thingy...and they get tangled all the time :'(

voila!!
now i have my earrings paired up~!
she used a super antique art frame (circa 1970)
the date is still on the back so that's kinda cool!
this might be the oldest item i have in my new aparment♥

baby gabriel is here...!

*katie and gabriel*

connie's baby, baby gabriel came for a visit on Friday♥
he's already grown so much from his first visit! a couple weeks ago!
aww he's so precious and a quiet one too

*o? is that him smiling?? (^o^)*

it's hard to get work done with a baby around!
(o_O)

my secret santa revealed...!

squee!
so Katie was my secret santa this whole time!
this is embarrassing... because for days i've been going to Katie asking
about who my secret santa might be!
"i wonder who got me~!" "i hope i don't just get a gift card~!" "who do you have, Katie?"
oy... i'm so silly.. i don't know why i assumed she didn't pick my name...
anyhow, i love what she got me!
on my wishlist i noted "fuego" as my favorite store and she got me the cutest shirt♥

complete with candies!! and a cupcake lip balm♥
♥LOVE LOVE♥

(AP dept) holiday breakfast...♥

YUMMERS!!!!
so every year the AP dept holds its own holiday breakfast get together where we exchange our secret santa gifts. mmm!
traditionally we would go to Pesos for breakfast but now that our department has almost doubled in size, we made reservations at a larger restaurant. Tolouse Petit♥
o my goodness... hello breakfast happy hour!
i loved that their coffee was served in a french press.
i was drooling just reading their menu--i opted for the eggs benedict (never had it before)

look at this dish! go ahead, drool away!
eggs benedict--hollandaise sauce over poached eggs, roma tomatoes, avocado and biscuit.
served with potatoes...mmm!!!
i am definitely coming back with erika and jamus for breakfast.

(o, and to give you an idea of how delicious the menu is, here's alon literally fainting of hunger after reading their online menu!)

company holiday partay 2010...!

so these first few pics are from alon & sam ☺

this is undeniably the best photo of the night!
yes, what the heck are alon and i doing?!

molesting the mr. claus...! why not?!

i found a secret nook!

holiday luncheon! sadly, no one from our table won any raffle prizes... BOO!!!

uh...alon?! wake up!

aaah now that's a good shot!

some white wine for lunch♥ (hey, it was free!)

the salmon was mighty tasty and the mashed taters?! super yum!!

dessert♥ miniature cups of sweetness

the yearly after-party is held at the 'kell's irish pub' in pike place market alley

alon is totally (O_O) !!!

it was nice seeing caleb out! he just had a baby~

*kaPOW*
( i wanted to photoshop some spit flying out of his mouth)

*BWA!*

dude, epic facial expression!

sally came out and joined us--sally and alon together is a recipe for goofiness- i love it!

*muah*

umm..sexy i suppose..??

rapper!!

it didn't get too crazy (at the after party) --i think a lot of people behaved this year compared to last year.
the catered food was pretty good but i'm kinda bummed i didn't win any raffle gifts :'(
but the gifts were so-so... the wii would've been cool but i already own one.
the grand prize was the karaoke machine... meh, don't think i should have one in an apartment complex. maybe the GPS would be cool? but i don't drive too often...
lotsa fun photos though!