Mama E Turns 60!!!!

Happy 60th Birthday to my Mom on the 23rd! ... We went out to dinner at Wildfire. One word...YUM!
The birthday girl!
Scott and Sara
Mario and Traci

I Did Bake For Mario!

I was really mad that I couldn't quite get the candy cane pieces to spread out evenly on the sides... what the heck?

30 Weeks Down and 10 To Go... Eeeck!

So here I am entering into my 30th week! I cannot believe that I am at the point where I have to go to the doctor every 2 weeks...that to me is crazy! Time has gone by so fast.

Side note- I have currently gained 28 pounds...which is what I should have gained TOTAL. They say from here on out I should gain a pound a week. If that is the case then I am doomed :) Hmmm, better work on that! I keep telling Mario that is why I have not baked him any holiday goodies yet...because I am afraid I will eat them all.

Tonight Mario wants to order a pizza while we watch the Vikes game. I said NO...I will be eating an egg white omelet and he can have left overs.. haha, what a grouch!

The Baby Came Early!!!

Looks like the baby came early!!! Oh ooops, that is our first baby Bella! Mario put the crib up in less than an hour....WOW I was so proud. He guessed it would take him 2 hours and I guessed it would take him 5. Great job dear! We will post more pics when the rest of the furniture arrives and we complete the paint job!

Edina Realty Holiday Party!

Danni Lynn, Connie, Toni, Eryn and myself at the Edina Realty Holiday Party!

Afterwards at GUESS WHERE??? Mainstreet!

We Got Some Practice In!!

We watched Marcus last Saturday night while Mom and Dad went to a holiday party downtown! This little man is remarkably well behaved... MAN, whatever you two did Mike and Tricia, we would like some pointers!!!
"Where is my mommy?"
Watching Planet Earth!
Hello, Domino's??
Listen guys...I know that you are new at this...but I REALLY need my diaper changed. Here, I went and got it for you...now you just need to put it on me.

Bath time! What a good helper!
Did you really need to dump the water over my head?? I don't like the water in my eyes...
Can't this water come out any faster??

The Infamous Ravioli

Many of you have heard me talk about how Mario's family makes ravioli for Christmas Day instead of a turkey or ham.. MAN did I marry into the right family! I thought I would share some photo's of the process. We typically get together the first Sunday of December and hand make the ravioli (half meat and half cheese) and freeze them until Christmas Day. I believe we made somewhere around 700 this year. There are many different "jobs" in the process and you have to be committed and serious about your post.... The first year I was "boxer"...the second year I was "counter", then "forker" and I even made my way up to "stuffer" before I decided that this year I would be "photographer"..
A small sampling of the ravioli..

Rick as "counter"
Tommy and Grandpa are rolling out the home made dough...
Gina and Mark as "stuffer's"
MaryJo as a "forker"..

MaryJo and Mario... "forker's"..
Mario and Tommy resting after a hard day's work...ahhh, it will all be worth it when we get to eat them in a couple of weeks!!
"Eeeck, Grandpa, what the hell is THIS"..

"That is a Brandy Manhattan"

"Gross, I am sticking to beer"..

Traci and Emma....

Holiday Party!

All the peeps below I met when I first began the real estate gig! We all worked together and a large part of my success has been because of them! With the exception of Deb, they have all moved onto other companies... I miss them, but it is so awesome that we all keep in contact!
JoAnn and Deb
Barb and Tom
Billy and Susan

Yes, we do the White Elephant exchange and every year it is quite amusing!
Billy picked this box because he thought it was liquor...surprise it is your very own magnifying glass.


No No Dick...those are EAR rings!!
I think Dick's gift was quite fitting.. "Sex, Death, Money" book, "The 40 Year Old Virgin" Dvd and a box of condoms!!
Dt was lucky #13.... I'll second that!!
Ryan received a foot massage...with it's own Sony remote control??? We thought it was a bit strange until we heard JoAnn yell out "Holy CRAP...that is where it is.. I have been looking for that EVERY WHERE!".. she accidentally wrapped the remote in with the gift.

Tom liked the bag more than what was inside!!
JoAnn is Mainstreet's new MINGO caller.. she is bringing this gift to the cabin where I am SURE we will all be invited to play :)
Last year Beth got a candy bra...this year she gets chocolate body frosting... I sense a theme here!

Ahhh, The Last Vacation For A While :(

The Saturday after Turkey Day we headed off on a little vaca! The 6 of us went to Vegas for 3nts of F-U-N! Here we are eating breakfast at our favorite greasy spoon, 'Bill's'...formerly and will always be 'The Barbary Coast' to us!




In front of the Wynn...where we didn't WIN! The weather in Vegas was sunny and 60, so no complaints... Unfortunately none of us were big winners...but after being up and down the entire 3 days I ended up walking away from Vegas with only $59 less than I brought. Not bad Nicholas...not bad!

After Las Vegas, Mario and I rented a car and drove 2 hours north to my Mom and Step-Dad's place in St. George Utah for 4 nights. It was beautiful scenery.. We spent 2 days hiking in Zion National Park (pictures below)... the last 2 days we got massages and watched many a re-run of Law and Order on TNT!